Security territory population lectures at the college de france 1977 78 edited by michel senellart general editors francois ewald and alessandro fontana english series editor arnold i davidson translated by graham burchell palgrave macmillan. Security territory population is part of a lecture series given by french philosopher michel foucault at the college de france between 1977 and 1978 and published posthumously based on audio recordings in it foucault examines the notion of biopolitics as a new technology of power over populations that is distinct from punitive disciplinary systems by tracing the history of . Security territory population lectures at the college de france 1977 1978 michel foucault macmillan feb 3 2009 philosophy 417 pages security territory population lectures at the college de france 1977 1978 volume 6 of lectures at the college de france author michel foucault. Pdf on jan 4 2008 thomas f tierney published michel foucault security territory population lectures at the college de france 1977 78 edited by michel senellart translated by graham . This book derives from foucaults lectures at the college de france between january and april 1978 which can be seen as a radical turning point in his thought focusing on bio power he studies the foundations of this new technology of power over population and explores the technologies of security and the history of governmentality