Geography and Biopolitics

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ID5697262
AuthorsScott Rutherford (0000-0002-0322-3424, corresponding author), Stephanie Rutherford, Paul Rutherford (0000-0001-9837-0349)
Year2013
Volume7
Issue6
Pages423-434
Publication date2013-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueGeography Compass (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1749-8198 • E-ISSN: 1749-8198
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/gec3.12047
OpenAlexW1895901968
LanguageEN
Citations received31
References cited35

This article is the second of a two-part exploration of the question of biopolitics and its importance to social geography. First, this paper examines two main threads-biopolitical geopolitics and vital geographies-to think about the different ways this analytical register has been applied. Next, we draw on our own research and that of others to suggest the possibilities for an affirmative biopolitics. Finally, we contend that geography is well-placed to continue pushing the boundaries of biopolitical research, with particular reference to an area that has received little attention thus far: biopolitics and the non-human

Biopower · Critical geography · Geography · Geopolitics · Health geography · Historical geography · Human geography · Political science · Politics · Social geography · Social science · Sociology · Geographies of human-animal interactions · Global Security and Public Health · Race, Genetics, and Society · Gender Studies · Law

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