The Association for Politics and the Life Sciences (APLS) was formed in 1981 and exists to study the field of
biopolitics
Biopolitics refers to the political relations between the administration or regulation of the life of species and a locality's populations, where politics and law evaluate life based on perceived constants and traits. French philosopher Michel F ...
as a subfield of
political science
Political science is the scientific study of politics. It is a social science dealing with systems of governance and power, and the analysis of political activities, political thought, political behavior, and associated constitutions and la ...
. APLS owns an academic peer-reviewed journal, ''
Politics and the Life Sciences
''Politics and the Life Sciences'' (PLS) is a peer-reviewed academic journal that was first published in 1982 with Thomas Wiegele as the editor. It is published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of the Association for Politics and the Life ...
'' (PLS), which is published semi-annually by Cambridge University Press.
External links
* {{official website, http://www.aplsnet.org/
''Politics and the Life Sciences''
Organizations established in 1981
Biology organizations
Political science organizations