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Philosophy

Foucault's Biopolitics and Governmentality in Modern Governance

Quick fact

Foucault argued that modern states have shifted focus from governing territory to governing life itself—hence 'biopolitics'—using statistics and population management, a strategy he called 'governmentality'.

Why this is interesting

Think about how the government tracks birth rates, immigration flows, or vaccination coverage. Why does the state care so much about these numbers, and what does that reveal about the nature of modern power?