Theory trouble: The case of biopolitical science

Osterreichische Zeitschrift fur Politikwissenschaft

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 55-71

  Engelmann, Stephen G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Axelrod; Biopolitics; Character; Hibbing; Neo Darwinism; Positivism

Indexed keywords

EID: 78049300964     PISSN: 16155548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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