LEADER 05127nam 2200685 450 001 9910463813203321 005 20200903223051.0 010 $a2-487-50066-2 010 $a1-78441-107-8 035 $a(CKB)2670000000575639 035 $a(EBL)1840434 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001413179 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11790948 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001413179 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11411668 035 $a(PQKB)11713132 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1840434 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1840434 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10978423 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL660764 035 $a(OCoLC)895047467 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000575639 100 $a20141118h20142014 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aPolitics and the life sciences $ethe state of the discipline /$fby Robert H. Blank [and four others] 205 $aFirst edition. 210 1$aBingley, England :$cEmerald,$d2014. 210 4$dİ2014 215 $a1 online resource (294 p.) 225 1 $aResearch in Biopolitics,$x2042-9940 ;$vVolume 12 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-78441-108-6 311 $a1-322-29482-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters. 327 $aCover; Politics and the Life Sciences: The State of the Discipline; Contents; Editorial Advisory Board; Preface; CHAPTER 1 Biology and Politics: An Introduction; Politics and the Life Sciences; Historical Development of Biopolitics; Organizational Foundation of Politics and the Life Sciences; Entering the Mainstream; Framing an Interactive Paradigm of Political Behavior; The Brain Is Not a Black Box; Epigenetics: Complicating the Model; Rational Choice Theory; Biology, Health, and Behavior; The Life Sciences and Public Policy; Organization of the Book; CHAPTER 2 Biology and Political Theory 327 $aPioneers in Biopolitics: The First GenerationEmpirical Biopolitical Theory: Paradigm Change; The Nature of Politics and the State; Normative Biopolitics; Impact of First-Generation Biopolitical Theory on Mainstream Political Science; Second-Generation Biopolitics; Genopolitics; The Next Frontier; The Future of Biopolitical Theory: Bringing the Generations Together; Conclusion; CHAPTER 3 Introduction to Methodological Issues in Biopolitics; Biological Approaches to Understanding Human Behavior; Politics, Political Science, and Biological Explanations 327 $aMulticausal and Multimethod Approaches to BiopoliticsObservable Measures of Political Behavior; Cues; Signals; Measures of Political Behavior That Are Not Easily Observed; The Central Nervous System and Brain Scans; Measuring the Autonomic Nervous System through Psychophysiology; Hormones in the Expression and Development of Sociopolitical Response; Genetics; Personality, Politics, and Changing Interpretations and Indicators; Conclusions; CHAPTER 4 Comparative Politics, World Politics, and International Relations in Biopolitical Perspective; Coalescence of Fields and Subdisciplines 327 $aComparative Politics and Comparative Political AnalysisPolitical Evolution: The Case of the Origins of the State; International Relations, World Politics, and Biopolitics; The Case of Ethnic Conflict and Recurring Wars; Conclusions; CHAPTER 5 Biology and Political Behavior; Biological Bases of Political Behavior; Health Status and Nutrition; Health, Disability, and Leaders; Biological Bases of Leadership; Social and Cultural Neuroscience; Herding in Humans; Social Trust; Empathy; Aggression and Fear Center; Implications for Policymakers; Emotion, Cognition, and Decision Making 327 $aEmotion and CognitionImplications for Policymaking?; Political Ideology and Political Attitudes; Personality and Political Attitudes; Political Groundings; Voting Behavior; Conclusions: Biology and Political Behavior; CHAPTER 6 Biopolicy: Social Issues; Shortcomings of Current Social Policy Analysis; Social Policy and Ethics; The Case of Obesity; Integration of Complex Information Sources; The Case of Public Health; Biopolitical Perspective: Energy Policy and Hydraulic Fracturing; Benefits of Fracking; Risks of Fracking; Conclusions: Human-Centered Biopolicy 327 $aCHAPTER 7 Ecology and Environmental Issues at the Global Level 330 $aThis book examines the development of biopolitics as an academic perspective within political science. It reviews the work of the leading proponents of this perspective and presents a comprehensive view of biopolitics as a framework to structure political inquiry. 410 0$aResearch in biopolitics ;$vVolume 12. 606 $aBiopolitics 606 $aPolitical science 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aBiopolitics. 615 0$aPolitical science. 676 $a320.01574 702 $aBlank$b Robert H. 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910463813203321 996 $aPolitics and the life sciences$91888819 997 $aUNINA