Biopolitics and (Non-)Modernity. Population Micro-Policy, Expert Knowledge and Family in Late-Communist Poland
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20513745 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Barbara Klich‐Kluczewska (0000-0002-0198-262X, Jagiellonian University, corresponding author), Barbara Klich-Kluczewska |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 115 |
| Pages | 151-174 |
| Publication date | 2017-11-24 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Acta Poloniae Historica (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0001-6829 • E-ISSN: 2450-8462 |
| Publisher | Polska Akademia Nauk (PUBLISHER • PL) |
| DOI | 10.12775/aph.2017.115.06 |
| OpenAlex | W2768201116 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 12 |
| References cited | 1 |
This article seeks to investigate the problem of modernity in post-war communist Poland (People’s Republic of Poland, Pol.: Polska Rzeczpospolita Ludowa, PRL) through the prism of concepts and ideas of model family and possibilities of shaping it, as promoted in the expert discourse and guidance practices. On the interpretation level, it is important to refer to modern – that is, rational and expert knowledgepropelled – social control methods, strictly connected with the concepts or ideas of modern society. The crucial aspect is the tension between biopolitics understood in terms of actions and strategies of modern dictatorship devised to control a population and the concepts of modernity that appeared in expert discourses in the context of, i.a., decreasing natality, modern birth control methods or practices related to maternity/paternity. Analysed are experts’ opinions proving dominant in the discourse, including the arguments put forth at sessions of the Family Council and the Planned Parenthood Association
Biopower · Communism · Context (archaeology) · Dictatorship · Epistemology · Eugenics · Interpretation (philosophy) · Modernity · Political science · Politics · Population · Social science · Sociology · The Republic · Gender Studies · History · Law · Philosophy · Polish Historical and Cultural Studies · Social Issues in Poland
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| Unique citing works | 12 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,71 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2025 (7) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 12 |