TY  - CHAP
AB  - AbstractPurpose – This chapter provides one aspect of the organizational side of the biology and politics enterprise.Design/methodology/approach – This chapter provides a historical description of two organizations that help to structure the “business” of biology and politics: The International Political Science Association’s (IPSA) Research Committee #12 and the Association for Politics and the Life Sciences (APLS).Findings – Research Committee #12 had its origins in the early 1970s, whereas APLS came about in the later 1970s. The discussion of these two organizations gives the reader a better sense of the twin enterprises. In the process of discussing APLS, the chapter also outlines the contributions of its professional journal, Politics and the Life Sciences.Originality/value – Seldom has there been a detailed discussion of these two organizations in one place.
VL  - 11
SN  - 978-1-78190-728-3, 978-1-78190-729-0/2042-9940
DO  - 10.1108/S2042-9940(2013)0000011005
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/S2042-9940(2013)0000011005
AU  - Somit Albert
AU  - Peterson Steven A.
PY  - 2013
Y1  - 2013/01/01
TI  - Biology and Politics as an Organizational Enterprise
T2  - The world of biology and politics: Organization and research areas
T3  - Research in Biopolitics
PB  - Emerald Group Publishing Limited
SP  - 13
EP  - 27
Y2  - 2024/09/24
ER  -