Sergei Prozorov

Democratic Biopolitics (eBook, ePUB)

Popular Sovereignty and the Power of Life

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Sergei Prozorov challenges the assumption that the biopolitical governance means the end of democracy, arguing for a positive synthesis of biopolitics and democracy. By critically re-engaging with canonical theories of biopolitics from Foucault, Agamben and Esposito, and introducing Nancy, Badiou and Lefort to the discussion, he develops a vision of democratic biopolitics where diverse forms of life can coexist on the basis of their reciprocal recognition as free, equal and in common. He demonstrates how this vision can be realised and sustained by using examples of our lived experience.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Edinburgh University Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. Januar 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781474449373
• Artikelnr.: 72422592

Autorenporträt

Sergei Prozorov is Professor of Political Science at the University of Jyväskylä. He is the author of books including The Biopolitics of Stalinism (2016) and Agamben and Politics (2014), also published by Edinburgh University Press. He has published over 30 articles in major international journals. His research interests include political philosophy, theories of democracy and totalitarianism, biopolitics and governance.

Inhaltsangabe

Prologue: Towards an Experimental Analytics of Government
Part 1: Rousseau and the Critique of Biopolitics: 1. Rousseau's Aporia
2. The Community of Solitary Walkers
Part II: Freeform Life: 3. Biopower and the Politics of Contingency
4. Is There a Democratic Form of Life?
5. Demos Distracted
6. How to Enjoy Democracy Again (and Again)
Epilogue: Why Democracy is Good for Life.