Practical Biopolitics of COVID-19

The book introduces the concept of practical biopolitics and discusses its applicability for anti-pandemic crisis management in Indonesia and Russia. The authors scrutinize the functioning of sovereign power and governmentality during the state of exception.

Andrey Makarychev is guest Professor at the Johan Skytte Institute of Political Science, the University of Tartu, Estonia.

Introduction Chapter 1. The Practical Biopolitics of the Pandemic: A Multifaceted Theory Chapter 2. Practical Biopolitics in Russia: from Pandemic to War Chapter 3. Anti-Pandemic Crisis Management in Indonesia Conclusion