Edinburgh Studies in Biopolitics

Examines the theoretical and historical aspects of biopolitics with an interdisciplinary and global approach

As research on biopolitics spreads into ever new domains – including algorithm studies, literary criticism, geography, geopolitics, climate studies, anthropology and Global South studies – it is important to take stock of its theoretical foundations and address its historical variations, including non-European and non-Western perspectives. The series promotes dialogue between diverse theoretical orientations and influences in biopolitics studies to make the most of the present theoretical eclecticism in the field. It also fosters greater historical and historiographical awareness in biopolitics research to arrive at a better understanding of the historical diversity of forms of biopolitical government.

The series will be home to research from a wide variety of disciplines involved in research on biopolitics. It welcomes theoretical works and empirical case studies that develop, test or contest a theoretical approach or offer new insights into the history of biopolitics.

Key features and benefits

• Promotes diversity of theoretical and methodological approaches to biopolitics
• Fosters a global approach, encouraging and hosting alternative theories and narratives of biopolitics by scholars from South America, Africa and Asia
• Focuses on the history of biopolitics from antiquity to late modernity, engaging not merely with canonical authors but also figures new to the field
• Welcomes theoretical contributions from diverse disciplines, including anthropology, cultural studies, gender studies, history, international relations, literary criticism, philosophy, political science, public health and sociology

If you have a proposal suitable for the series, please get in touch with the series editors, or the commissioning editor, Sarah Foyle.