PSC 236 - Police, Security and Biopower

Course Units: 1

(Not Offered this Academic Year) While the development of a political community presupposes a certain level of security, the second half of the 20th century shows how unfortunately frequent it has become for people to turn into victims of the devices they set to secure themselves. How can the tensions between the political and security be addressed to enhance, not to destroy, the freedom and creativity that characterize a political community? Organized as a seminar, and heavy in contemporary political theory, this course will explore both practical and theoretical relations between political communities and the pre-political preconditions for their preservation. CC: LCC