The World of Biology and Politics
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The World of Biology and Politics

  1. 250 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
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The World of Biology and Politics

About this book

This volume describes (a) the present academic and institutional status of Biopolitics and (b) the wide range of research areas that have emerged within the field. The Introduction puts into perspective the major differences and similarities between Biopolitics and more traditional approaches to political science in terms of basic concepts, scope, research methodology, and the resulting implications for public policy. The next two chapters focus on the institutions and organizations that have significantly influenced the structure and direction of the "movement." Chapter 4 describes how and why evolutionary theory has had an increasingly influential impact on political science. Chapters 5 through 9 are "case studies" of how biological perspectives have been productively used in several of the discipline's established "fields." Chapter 10 is a measured critical analysis of the enterprise and Chapter 11 looks at where biopolitics as a field might be moving.

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Yes, you can access The World of Biology and Politics by Steven A. Peterson, Albert Somit, Steven A. Peterson,Albert Somit in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Politics & International Relations & Political History & Theory. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. FRONT COVER
  2. THE WORLD OF BIOLOGY AND POLITICS: ORGANIZATION AND RESEARCH AREAS
  3. COPYRIGHT PAGE
  4. CONTENTS
  5. LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS
  6. EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD
  7. CHAPTER 1 BIOLOGY AND POLITICS: AN INTRODUCTION
  8. CHAPTER 2 BIOLOGY AND POLITICS AS AN ORGANIZATIONAL ENTERPRISE
  9. CHAPTER 3 GRADUATE EDUCATION IN BIOLOGY AND POLITICS
  10. CHAPTER 4 ON THE EVOLUTIONARY ROOTS OF THE SOCIAL SCIENCES
  11. CHAPTER 5 NEUROPOLITICS AND POLITICAL SCIENCE: PROVIDING A FOUNDATION FOR THE STUDY OF POLITICS
  12. CHAPTER 6 THE BIOPOLITICS OF THE GREAT APES
  13. CHAPTER 7 BIOPOLICY: CAN IT PROVIDE A NEW PARADIGM?
  14. CHAPTER 8 ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION AND PRESIDENTIAL ACHIEVEMENT: THE CASE OF RONALD REAGAN
  15. CHAPTER 9 TOWARD AN EVOLUTIONARY SYNTHESIS OF INDIVIDUALIST AND COMMUNIST ANARCHISM: THE EVOLUTIONARY BASES OF COOPERATION
  16. CHAPTER 10 SUCCESS OR FAILURE? A CRITICAL BUT OPTIMISTIC EVALUATION OF BIOPOLITICS
  17. CHAPTER 11 THE POLITICS OF EVOLUTIONARY THEORY AND BIOPOLITICS IN THE FUTURE
  18. ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTORS