Biopolitics and Biological Citizenship

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Abstract Biopolitics refers to how, since the eighteenth century, Western governments have learned to see their population in biological terms and sought to intervene in order to maintain the health of that population. Biological citizenship refers to any project whereby citizenship and belonging are defined in biological terms. Biological citizenship can be state led, based on biopolitical beliefs about the state's constituent population and interventions which focus on maintaining their health. It can also be citizen led, when individuals or communities draw on a shared biological identity to place claims on the state for support and recognition.

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