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Western theories of biopolitics focus on its liberal and fascist rationalities. In opposition to this, Stalinism was oriented more towards transforming life in accordance with the communist ideal, and less towards protecting it.
Sergei Prozorov reconstructs this rationality in the early Stalinist project of the Great Break (1928-32) and its subsequent modifications during High Stalinism. He then relocates the question of biopolitics down to the level of the subject, tracing the way the 'new Soviet person' was to be produced in governmental practices and the role that violence and terror would play in this construction.
Sergei Prozorov reconstructs this rationality in the early Stalinist project of the Great Break (1928-32) and its subsequent modifications during High Stalinism. He then relocates the question of biopolitics down to the level of the subject, tracing the way the 'new Soviet person' was to be produced in governmental practices and the role that violence and terror would play in this construction.
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Sergei Prozorov is University Lecturer in World Politics and Academy of Finland Research Fellow at the Department of Political and Economic Studies, University of Helsinki. He is the author of six monographs, the most recent being Ontology and World Politics: Void Universalism I and Theory of the Political Subject: Void Universalism II (both Routledge, 2013), and numerous journal articles on political philosophy and international relations.
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"The Biopolitics of Stalinism is as lucid and usable as it is theoretically innovative. It draws connections from current issues in Soviet Studies to ongoing debates in philosophy and the social sciences... A necessary book for any scholar looking for a new perspective on Stalinism and its aftermath. It also heralds the possibility of an anarchist critique of biopolitical regimes, including of the Soviet system." --Ania Aizman, Harvard University, Slavic and East European Journal
"This book provides a mostly convincing case for its argument. Unlike traditional biopolitical theory, which views the biopolitical modes of Stalinism and of Western rationality as similar, Prozorov finds distinctions between those two modes. In addition, he identifies the link between the Stalinist biopolitical mode and the destiny of Stalinism. Prozorov makes valuable points, providing a new perspective on Stalinist biopolitics." --Zhen Wei, University of Edinburgh, Europe-Asia Studies
Sergei Prozorov is University Lecturer in World Politics and Academy of Finland Research Fellow at the Department of Political and Economic Studies, University of Helsinki. He is the author of six monographs, the most recent being Ontology and World Politics: Void Universalism I and Theory of the Political Subject: Void Universalism II (both Routledge, 2013), and numerous journal articles on political philosophy and international relations.
"The Biopolitics of Stalinism is as lucid and usable as it is theoretically innovative. It draws connections from current issues in Soviet Studies to ongoing debates in philosophy and the social sciences... A necessary book for any scholar looking for a new perspective on Stalinism and its aftermath. It also heralds the possibility of an anarchist critique of biopolitical regimes, including of the Soviet system." --Ania Aizman, Harvard University, Slavic and East European Journal
"This book provides a mostly convincing case for its argument. Unlike traditional biopolitical theory, which views the biopolitical modes of Stalinism and of Western rationality as similar, Prozorov finds distinctions between those two modes. In addition, he identifies the link between the Stalinist biopolitical mode and the destiny of Stalinism. Prozorov makes valuable points, providing a new perspective on Stalinist biopolitics." --Zhen Wei, University of Edinburgh, Europe-Asia Studies
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- PublisherEdinburgh University Press
- Publication date2016
- ISBN 10 1474410529
- ISBN 13 9781474410526
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages352
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