Biopolitical Citizenship in the Immigration Adjudication Process

We apply the concept of "biopolitical citizenship" to show how and with what consequences biology and medicine are mobilized as political techniques in the legal immigration procedures of permanent residency acquisition and family reunification. Medical examinations and DNA testing are emp...

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Veröffentlicht in:Social Problems. - The University of California Press. - 61(2014), 3, Seite 360-379
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2014
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Social Problems
Schlagworte:biomedicine biopolitical citizenship immigration legalization stratification Political science Health sciences Physical sciences Economics Biological sciences mehr... Law Behavioral sciences Social sciences