Recent Explorations in Biology and Politics
Will be published approx. on 18. November 1997
Book
Hardback
432 pages
978-0-7623-0271-0 (ISBN)
Description
The study of biology and politics examines the linkage between the life sciences (broadly defined) and politics. Among biological areas from which these linkages are drawn include: human ethology; socio-biology; ethology; genetics; evolutionary theory; neurosciences; biotechnology; and, bioethics amongst others. These knowledge arenas are used to illuminate policy choices (biopolicy), political behaviour, leadership behaviour, international politics, and political philosophy, amongst others. Topics covered by this volume include human nature in the theory and practice of modern international relations; decision-making under uncertainty; political culture and AIDS policy; and, emerging political leadership in young adults.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Emerald Publishing Limited
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 28 mm
Weight
810 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7623-0271-0 (9780762302710)
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Content
Part 1 Biobehavioural research: oral argument in Supreme Court decision-making, Glendon Schubert; Marxist guerillas, Francis Moran; the Balkanized global village, Elliott White; birth order and female federal judges, Albert Somit et al; the evolutionary critique of culturalism, N. Patrick Peritore; insights on distributive policy from an analysis of the NIH research budget and from biocultural science, Arlen Carey and Lauressa Nelson; human nature in the theory and practice of modern international relations, Vincent S.E. Falger; health status and political behaviour among the elderly, Steven A. Peterson and Robert J. Maiden; decision-making under uncertainty, Patrick A. Stewart; emerging political leadership in young adults, J. David Ivers; comparing approaches to human coalition behaviour, J. Michael Tweed. Part 2 Studies in biopolicy: bio-political economy, Peter A. Corning; biopolitics in Russia and prospects for the future, Alexander V. Oleskin and Roger D. Masters; political culture and AIDS policy, James N. Schubert; school-based AIDS involvement and street level bureaucrats, Steven A. Peterson and Amy M. Brofcak; a biopolitical view of workplace diversity, Vidu Soni; will Canada and the USA break up like the USSR?, J. Philippe Rushton; eugenics - economics for the long run, Edward M. Miller.