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Biopolitics at 50 years : founding and evolution / edited by Tony Wohlers and Amy Fletcher.

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Format:
Book
Contributor:
Wohlers, Tony, editor.
Fletcher, Amy, editor.
Series:
Research in biopolitics ; Volume 13.
Research in Biopolitics
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Biopolitics.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (241 pages)
Place of Publication:
Bingley, England : Emerald Publishing, [2023]
Summary:
Biopolitics at 50 Years: Founding and Evolutionexplores the study of biology and politics through the prism of fifty years of experience presenting current research that illustrates the nature and evolution of biopolitics.
Contents:
Cover
BIOPOLITICS AT 50 YEARS
RESEARCH IN BIOPOLITICS
BIOPOLITICS AT 50 YEARS: FOUNDING AND EVOLUTION
Copyright
Dedication
CONTENTS
ABOUT THE EDITORS
Introduction
References
Political Science and Biology: Then, Now, and Next
Abstract
Then
Now
Neo-Darwinism
Organizational Aspects
The Current Literature
Next
Reflections
Politics in Evolution: The First 5 Million Years, and the Next 100*
Introduction: Defining Politics
The Synergism Hypothesis
Explaining Political Evolution
The Emergence of "Leadership"
Synergy Goes to War
The Evolution of Complex Societies
The Synergism Hypothesis Revisited
The Future of Politics
A Future for Hope?
A Conclusion, and a Beginning?
The Remerging Foundations of a Biopolitical Science
Gregarious Animals
Political Animals
Moral Animals
Domesticated Animals
The Familial Animal
The Biopolitical Science
A Multidimensional Understanding of Human Nature in Moral, Political, and Legal Philosophy1
A Multidimensional Understanding of Human Nature Based on Biology
A Four-Part Framework of Analysis
A Cosmic Perspective
Some Perspectives in Neuroscience Have Changed
Medical Ethics
United States Constitutional Democracy
The Declaration of Independence
The United States Constitution
Legal Philosophy
John Austin (1790-1859)
H. L. A. Hart (1907-1992)
Lon Fuller (1902-1978)
John Finnis
Ronald Dworkin
Judge Richard Posner and the Holmes Lectures of 1997
Summary
The Biopolitics of COVID-19: Repercussions for International Relations
The Biopolitics of Crises: Security Perspectives.
The International Relations Perspective: Sovereignty and Governmentality
New Biopolitical Inequalities
Biopolitical Challenges to Regionalism
Foreign Policy Analysis: New Facets of Biodiplomacy
Toward Global Biopolitics: Institutional Dynamics
Concluding Remarks: The Biopolitics of Liberalism, Post-liberalism, and Illiberalism
Human Nature and the Policy Process: Expectations from Biology
What Do We Know About Humans?
How Humans Think
Cursory v. Elaborate
Learning and Beliefs
Experts v. Novices
Control
Prone to Mistakes (Heuristics)
Instincts and Gut Feelings
The Role of Emotion
The Power of Interpersonal Relationships
People Matter
Context Matters
Gossip
Mind-Reading
The Power of Belonging to a Group
Affiliation
Cooperation and Conformity
Stereotypes and Prejudice
Fairness
The Power of Competition for Status
Implications for the Limits of Policy Success
Citizens
Policymakers
Policy Targets
Policy Analysts
Implications for Politics
The Role of Information
The Structure of Institutions
Conclusion: How Other Models of the Policy Process Fall Short
Neurotoxicants and Behavior: Implications of 'Toxicogenomics' for Public Policy
Introduction: Neurotoxicants and Behavior
Lead Uptake as a Factor in Poor Educational Outcomes
Heavy Metals and Violent Crime
Multiple Toxicants at Sites of Abandoned Mines
Study of Oujé-Bougoumou Cree
Results of Preliminary Study of the Kanesatake Mohawk
Implications of the Cree and Mohawk Samples
Conclusions: Neurotoxicology and Public Policy
Acknowledgments
Study of Oxytocin in Biopolitics
What Is Oxytocin?
Endogenous Oxytocin
Exogenous Oxytocin.
Oxytocin in Different Disciplines
Biology and Psychiatry
Economics and Psychology
Oxytocin in Political Science
Other-Regarding Policies
Partisan Behavior
Concluding Remarks and Recommendations
Reproductive and Genetic Technology Policymaking and Citizenship Rights
Medically Assisted Reproduction: When and What to Regulate?
French Reproductive Technology Policy
German Reproductive Technology Policy
Conclusion
Neoliberal Governmentality of Immunization: A Biopolitical Perspective on the Vaccines in Turkey
Background
Immunization as a Technology of Governmentality
From the Governmentalization of the State Toward the Neoliberal Governmentality: Vaccines in Turkey
Operating "Governmentality" in Public Policy Analysis
Findings
Governmentalization of the State (1963-1979)
Neoliberal Governmentality: Relocating the State (1985-2002)
Neoliberal Governmentality of Immunization: "How?"
INDEX.
Notes:
Description based on print version record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Other Format:
Print version: Wohlers, Tony Biopolitics at 50 Years
ISBN:
1-80262-107-5

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