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Format: Online-Ressource (294 p)

ISBN: 9781784411084

Series Statement: Research in Biopolitics v.12

Content: This 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

Note: Description based upon print version of record , Cover; 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 , Pioneers 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 , Multicausal 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 , Comparative 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 , Emotion 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 , CHAPTER 7 Ecology and Environmental Issues at the Global Level

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Additional Edition: ISBN 9781784411084

Additional Edition: Print version Politics and the Life Sciences : The State of the Discipline

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Format: 1 online resource (294 pages).

Edition: First edition.

ISBN: 9781784411077 (e-book)

Series Statement: Research in Biopolitics, Volume 12

Additional Edition: Print version: Politics and the life sciences : the state of the discipline. Bingley, England : Emerald, c2014 ISSN 2042-9940 ISBN 9781784411084

Language: English

Keywords: Electronic books.

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Format: X, 283 S. , Ill. , 24 cm

Edition: 1. ed.

ISBN: 1784411086 , 9781784411084

Series Statement: Research in biopolitics Vol. 12

Language: English

Keywords: Biowissenschaften ; Biopolitik ; Aufsatzsammlung

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Format: 1 online resource (294 p.)

Edition: First edition.

ISBN: 2-487-50066-2 , 1-78441-107-8

Series Statement: Research in biopolitics, v. 12

Content: This 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. The book's chapters present a range of analysis, critique and recommendations for the current study of biopolitics. Coverage includes; the implications of biopolitics for political theory and the need to re-evaluate basic assumptions of the prevailing political science paradigm; an analysis of the methodological concerns of adopting a more biology-based approach to political science; the current state of knowledge of the genetic and neurological bases of mass and elite behavior; and biopolicy issues and the proper role of the life sciences in informing our understanding of them. The concluding chapter restates the case for a paradigm shift toward an interactive model, arguing that, rather than lead to biological determinism as denounced by some, this inclusive paradigm allows us to counteract deterministic protestations more effectively than by continuing to ignore or minimize biological influences.

Note: Description based upon print version of record. , Biology and politics : an introduction / Robert H. Blank -- Biology and political theory / Joseph Losco -- Introduction to methodological issues in biopolitics / Patrick Stewart -- Comparative politics, world politics and international relations in biopolitical perspective / Samuel M. Hines, Jr. -- Biology and political behavior / Robert H. Blank -- Biopolicy : social issues / Odelia Funke -- Ecology and environmental issues at the global level / Samuel M. Hines, Jr -- Toward human-centered political science / Robert Blank. , English

Additional Edition: ISBN 1-78441-108-6

Additional Edition: ISBN 1-322-29482-8

Language: English