ABSTRACT

This book demonstrates the increasing interest of some social scientists in the theories, research and findings of life sciences in building a more interdisciplinary approach to the study of politics. It discusses the development of biopolitics as an academic perspective within political science, reviews the growing literature in the field and presents a coherent view of biopolitics as a framework for structuring inquiry across the current subfields of political science.

chapter 1|15 pages

Biology and politics

chapter 2|20 pages

Biopolitical theory

chapter 4|30 pages

Methodological issues in biopolitics

chapter 5|20 pages

Biology and behaviour

chapter 6|29 pages

Biopolicy I

Decision-making and societal issues

chapter 7|16 pages

Biopolicy II

Ecology and environmental issues at the global level

chapter 8|6 pages

Towards human-centred political science