Biopolitics, Law and Ethics
Commissioning editor: Mónika Ambrus
Series editors: Judit Sándor, Márton Varju, Violeta Beširević, Péter Kakuk, and Pin Lean Lau
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In an era marked by profound challenges to the bioethical consensus and human rights frameworks, the Biopolitics, Law and Ethics series addresses the pressing need for interdisciplinary dialogue in understanding how scientific and technological advancement intersects with ethical, legal, and social imperatives.
The humanities and the social sciences face unprecedented threats in our contemporary world, while history demonstrates the dangerous consequences of scientific and technological advances conducted in isolation from ethics, law, and social norms. From eugenic practices to pandemic public health governance, from pronatalist policies to emerging biotechnologies, biopolitical phenomena demand rigorous examination that transcends traditional disciplinary boundaries. This groundbreaking series moves beyond the limitations of conventional bioethics. Instead, these volumes plan to forge essential connections between natural sciences, social sciences, and humanities, placing focus on the interplay between scientific and technological possibilities and human values.
Featuring both research monographs and cutting-edge edited collections, the series applies multidisciplinary methodologies to examine biopolitical episodes across historical and contemporary contexts. Each volume contributes to a deeper understanding of how power, knowledge, and life intersect in ways that shape our collective future.
Essential reading for scholars, policymakers, and practitioners in bioethics, law, political science, science and technology studies, medical humanities, and public policy, this series illuminates the critical conversations that should define the ethical landscape of the twenty-first century.
Keywords: Biopolitics, human rights, bioethics, human body, public health
Geographical Scope: Global, but mainly Europe
Chronological Scope: 20th and 21st centuries
Advisory Board
Jonathan Moreno, Professor Emeritus, University of Pennsylvania
Ulf Schmidt, Nucleus Professor of Modern History, University of Hamburg
Barry Solaiman, Assistant Professor of Law, Hamad Bin Khalifa University
Ryuichi Ida, Professor Emeritus, Faculty of Law, Kyoto University and Shiga University
Anelia Kassabova, Associate Professor, Institute of Ethnology and Folklore Studies with Ethnographic Museum, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
Barbara Prainsack, Professor of Comparative Policy Analysis, University of Vienna
Bert Gordijn, Professor and Director of the Institute of Ethics, Dublin City University