Bioethics and Biopolitics Theories, Applications and Connections

This volume links three different theoretical approaches that have a common focus on the relationship between biopolitics and bioethics. This collection of papers can be categorized into different domains that are representative of the contemporary usage

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Péter Kakuk Editor

Bioethics and Biopolitics

Theories, Applications and Connections

Advancing Global Bioethics Volume 8

Series editors Henk A.M.J. ten Have Pittsburgh, USA Bert Gordijn Dublin, Ireland

The book series Global Bioethics provides a forum for normative analysis of a vast range of important new issues in bioethics from a truly global perspective and with a cross-cultural approach. The issues covered by the series include among other things sponsorship of research and education, scientific misconduct and research integrity, exploitation of research participants in resource-poor settings, brain drain and migration of healthcare workers, organ trafficking and transplant tourism, indigenous medicine, biodiversity, commodification of human tissue, benefit sharing, bio-industry and food, malnutrition and hunger, human rights, and climate change. More information about this series at http://www.springer.com/series/10420

Péter Kakuk Editor

Bioethics and Biopolitics Theories, Applications and Connections

Editor Péter Kakuk University of Debrecen Debrecen, Hungary

ISSN 2212-652X     ISSN 2212-6538 (electronic) Advancing Global Bioethics ISBN 978-3-319-66247-3    ISBN 978-3-319-66249-7 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-66249-7 Library of Congress Control Number: 2017953260 © Springer International Publishing AG 2017 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Printed on acid-free paper This Springer imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer International Publishing AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland

Contents

Part I  Concepts: Biopolitics and Biopower 1 Biopolitics and Biopower: The Foucauldian Approach and Its Contemporary Relevance ������������������������������������������������������������    3 Ádám Takács Part II  Applications: Contemporary Biopolitics and Bioet