Nikolas RoseThinkers

Biological citizenship is the notion that it is now possible for human beings to demand the protection of the lives of themselves and others not based on political association, but in the name of nothing other than that of their biological existence and the rights and claims it confers.

Biopolitics is a complex of strategies specifically related to human vitality, morbidity and mortality... the ways in which authorities and interventions are established that are defined and legitimized as the most effective and appropriate.

Ethnopolitics is a mode of shaping the conduct of human beings by acting upon their sentiments, beliefs, and values ... in short, by acting on ethics.

Government is the cutting of experience in certain ways.

Life is a biological and material given, and also a social and experiential reality. In both cases it in inextricably linked with the representations and practices this concept generates.

Somatic individuality is an increased call from the state for self-management of health. Individuals are increasingly obligated to monitor and manage their own health.