Biology and Political Science

This book demonstrates the increasing convergence of interest of some social scientists in the theories, research and findings of the 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 biopolitics, and presents a coherent view of biopolitics as a framework for structuringinquiry across the current subfields of political science.

Robert H. Blank is currently Chair of Public Policy at Brunel University. Previously, he was Chair of Political Science at the University of Canterbury at Christchurch, New Zealand, and Professor of Political Science and Associate Director of the Program for Biosocial Research of Northern Illinois University.