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Reflections An impish perspective reprised

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 May 2016

Elliott White
Elliott White*
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Professor Emeritus, Department of Political Science, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19122. ewhite00@temple.edu
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These reflections attempt to revive the IMPPISH perspective; otherwise known as the interaction, mentalist, populational, process, intelligence, self selection, and hypertrophy approach. Despite the clever acronym, the IMPPISH perspective struggles to stay on life support. This essay takes a fresh look at the IMPPISH approach, and breaks down each tenet into three parts: its theoretical proposition, relevance to the Association for Politics and the Life Sciences, and research implications for biopolitics.

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Founders' Forum
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Politics and the Life Sciences , Volume 30 , Issue 1 , Spring 2011 , pp. 98 - 102
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Copyright © Association for Politics and the Life Sciences 

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