Bionationalism, stem cells, BSE, and Web 2.0 in South Korea: Toward the reconfiguration of biopolitics

New Genetics and Society

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 223-239

  Gottweis, Herbert ^a   Kim, Byoungsoo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b Korea University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Bionationalism; Biopolitics; Hwang Woo Suk; South Korea; Stem cell science

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC ASPECT; ETHNICITY; HUMAN; POLITICAL SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; STEM CELL;

EID: 71949130317     PISSN: 14636778     EISSN: 14699915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14636770903162437     Document Type: Review

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