1st Edition
The Molecularisation of Security Medical Countermeasures, Stockpiling and the Governance of Biological Threats
By Christopher Long
Copyright 2022
196 Pages
by
Routledge
196 Pages
by
Routledge
196 Pages
by
Routledge
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This book investigates the way that the molecular sciences are shaping contemporary security practices in relation to the governance of biological threats.
In response to biological threats, such as pandemics and bioterrorism, governments around the world have developed a range of new security technologies, called medical countermeasures, to protect their populations. This book argues that the... Read more
1. Introduction: The Molecular Vision of Life, Medical Countermeasures and (In)Security
2. Contingency, Insecurity and the Visualisation of Life at the Molecular Level
3. Preparedness and Governmental Support for Medical Countermeasure Development
4. Constant Biological Dynamics, Immunology and Magic Bullets
5. Process Biology and Medical Countermeasures to Combat Viral and Bacterial Threats
6. Conclusion: Rendering the Future Disease Threat Constant, Manipulable and Governable
Biography
Christopher Long is currently a Leverhulme Early Career Fellow at the University of Sussex, UK.
