Handbook of Biology and Politics

Steven A. Peterson, Albert Somit (Herausgeber)

Buch | Hardcover

560 Seiten

2017
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-78347-626-8 (ISBN)

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Moving away from the long-established paradigm which holds that all political behavior is learned via socialization, this Handbook assesses the contributions of biology to political science, illustrating that behavior is in actual fact shaped by the interplay between learning and biological influences. Describing how a more biologically-oriented approach expands and enriches political science, both conceptually and in terms of its research capabilities, key chapters focus on general biological approaches to politics, biopolitical contributions to mainstream areas within political science, and linkages between biology and public policy. Providing specific examples of how Neo-Darwinism can contribute to more successful public policies, the Handbook further emphasizes the close ties between a realistic understanding of human political behavior and the likelihood that our species successfully resolves the problems that now threaten its welfare.

Original and thought-provoking, this Handbook will prove an enriching read for political scientists starting to consider the value of biological factors in influencing political behavior, as well as for behavioural scientists in other areas experiencing the same paradigm shifts. Biologists will also find further grounding for their research into biological and behavioral science.

Contributors include: K.Blanchard, Jr., R.H. Blank, D. Boisvert, E. Bucy, K. Butts, P.A. Corning, D. Couvet, A. Fletcher, B.J. Foster, J.M. Friend, A. Friesen, O. Funke, A. Ksiazkiewicz, M. Latner, V. Lemm, L. Liesen, J. Losco, R.D. Masters, A. Mazur, G.R. Murray, W.J. Patzelt, M.B. Petersen, S.A. Peterson, A. Somit, R.H. Sprinkle, P.A. Stewart, B.A. Thayer, J. Vaske, M. Vatter, R.F. White, T.E. Wohlers

Edited by the late Steven A. Peterson, formerly Professor of Politics and Public Affairs, Penn State Harrisburg and the late Albert Somit, formerly Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, US

Contents:

Part I: Introduction
1. What Is Biopolitics?
Steven A. Peterson and Albert Somit

2. The Organizational Structure of Biology in Politics
Robert Hunt Sprinkle

3. Believers and Disbelievers in Evolution and Climate Change
Allan Mazur

4. Michel Foucault’s Perspective on Biopolitics
Vanessa Lemm and Miguel Vatter

Part II: Biological Approaches to Politics
5. The Evolution of Politics: A Biological Approach
Peter A. Corning

6. Genes and Politics
Aleksander Ksiazkiewicz and Amanda Friesen

7. The Brain and Politics
Robert H. Blank

8. Evolutionary Psychology and Political Psychology: How to use Evolutionary Psychology to Theorize about Political Psychology
Michael Bang Petersen

Part III: Biology and the Fields of Political Science
9. Political Philosophy: An Evolutionary Perspective
Albert Somit

10. Biology and International Relations
John M. Friend and Bradley A. Thayer

11. Comparative Politics and Biology
Werner J. Patzelt

12. Research Methodology in Biopolitics
Albert Somit and Steven A. Peterson

13. Political Ethics and Biology
Kenneth C. Blanchard Jr

14. Political Behavior and Biology: Evolutionary Leadership and Followership
Ronald F. White

15. Mass Political Behavior and Biology
Gregg R. Murray

16. Public Administration and the Life Sciences: Pathways Forward
Joseph Losco

17. Media Biopolitics: The Emergence of a Subfield
Erik P. Bucy

18. Biopolicy and Policymaking
Odelia Funke

19. Observational Research Methods and Politics
Bobbie J. Foster and Patrick A. Stewart

Part IV: Biopolicy
20. Policy Implications of Biosocial Research
Danielle Boisvert and Jamie C. Vaske

21. Genetic Modification of Food: A Comparative Examination of Policy Environments
Tony E. Wohlers

22. Toxins, Health, and Behavior: Implications of Toxicology for Public Policy
Roger D. Masters

23. The Science of Human Nature and the Social Contract: A Biological Frame for Public Policy
Peter A. Corning

24. Climate Change and Environmental Security: Implications for National and Homeland Security
Kent Hughes Butts

25. The Ties That Bind: Policy Implications of Evolutionary and Developmental Perspectives on Women and Their Children’s Reproductive Strategies
Laurette T. Liesen

26. Darwinian Democracy? How Evolutionary Theory Informs Constitutional Design
Michael Latner

27. Engineering the Future: New Frontiers for Biopolitics
Amy L. Fletcher

28. From Biodiversity to Policies to Politics
Denis Couvet

Part V: Reflections on Biology and Politics
29. Controversies in Biology: Implications for the Study of Biology and Politics
Steven A. Peterson and Albert Somit

30. The Crystal Ball: Biology, Political Science, and Biopolitics
Albert Somit and Steven A. Peterson

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Erscheinungsdatum	01.02.2018
Verlagsort	Cheltenham
Sprache	englisch
Maße	169 x 244 mm
Themenwelt	Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Lexikon / Chroniken
	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Theorie
ISBN-10	1-78347-626-5 / 1783476265
ISBN-13	978-1-78347-626-8 / 9781783476268
Zustand	Neuware