Biopolitics

The term "Biopolitics" or "Biopolitical" can refer to several things:

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• An axis on the political spectrum that reflects positions towards reproductive technology and genetic engineering.
• Political advocacy in support of, or in opposition to, reproductive technology and genetic engineering.
• Public policies regarding reproductive technology and genetic engineering.
• Political advocacy concerned with the welfare of all forms of life.
• The application and impact of political power on all aspects of life.
• In the work of Michel Foucault, the style of government that regulates populations.
• As a field of the academic discipline of political science, biopolitics is also known as politics and the life sciences.

The Association for Politics and the Life Sciences was formed in 1981 and exists to study the field of biopolitics.

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Northern Illinois University offers undergraduate and graduate courses in the Department of Political Science in the field of Politics and the Life Sciences.

Related Topics:
Northern Illinois University - Political Science

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