Biocracy

Public Policy And The Life Sciences
1. Auflage 2020
ISBN: 978-0-367-16371-6
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 246 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 362 g

This book shows how biology is affecting popular beliefs and behaviors and is therefore becoming a force in public policy. It helps the reader see the presence of this force in today's world and realize why the influence cannot be suppressed and must rather be understood.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Caldwell, Lynton Keith

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Biopolitics: Science, Ethics, and Public Policy 2. Social Response to Advances in the Life Sciences 3. Health and Homeostasis as Societal Concepts 4. Biological Relevance of Historical Experience 5. Life Sciences as Problems for Politics and Law 6. Biocratic Interpretations of Ethical Behavior 7. Biocracy and Bureaucracy: Coping with Conflict 8. Biotechnology: Options, Benefits, and Risks 9. International Consequences of Applied Biology 10. Biocrats and Democrats: Allies or Adversaries?

Über Autor(innen)

Lynton Keith Caldwell is director of science policy studies at Indiana University, where he is also professor of public and environmental affairs and the Arthur F. Bentley Professor Emeritus of Political Science.