Teoria biopolitica michel foucault biography

Political administration and regulation of the life of species and a locality's populations

Not to be confused with Biocontrol.

Biopolitics is a concept popularized by the French philosopher Michel Foucault in the mid-20th century.^[1] At its core, biopolitics explores how governmental power operates through the management and regulation of a population's bodies and lives.

This interdisciplinary field scrutinizes the mechanisms through which political authorities and institutions exercise control over populations which goes beyond conventional forms of governance.^[2] This encompasses areas such as the regulation of health, reproduction, sexuality, and other aspects of biological existence.^[3] The governmental power of biopolitics is exerted through practices such as surveillance, healthcare policies, population control measures, gender-based laws, and the implementation of biometric identification systems.

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