Security, Territory, Population
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Security, Territory, Population is a series of 1977–78 lectures by Michel Foucault that analyze the emergence of modern governmentality through the interplay of security mechanisms, territorial control, and population management.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Security, Territory, Population canonical | 4 |
| Sécurité, territoire, population | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1444199 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Security, Territory, Population Context triple: [Michel Foucault, notableWork, Security, Territory, Population]
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A.
Population Division
The Population Division is a specialized unit of the United Nations that produces global demographic data, analyses, and population projections to inform international policy and development planning.
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B.
Census Code
The Census Code is the body of U.S. federal law that governs the collection, confidentiality, and publication of national statistical and census data.
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C.
Regional Security System
The Regional Security System is a Caribbean collective defense organization comprising several Eastern Caribbean states that coordinates regional security, law enforcement, and military cooperation.
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D.
World Development Indicators
World Development Indicators is the World Bank’s primary collection of internationally comparable statistics on global development, covering topics such as poverty, health, education, the environment, and economic performance.
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E.
Securitate
Securitate was the notorious secret police and intelligence service of communist Romania, known for its extensive surveillance, repression, and control over the population.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Security, Territory, Population Target entity description: Security, Territory, Population is a series of 1977–78 lectures by Michel Foucault that analyze the emergence of modern governmentality through the interplay of security mechanisms, territorial control, and population management.
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A.
Population Division
The Population Division is a specialized unit of the United Nations that produces global demographic data, analyses, and population projections to inform international policy and development planning.
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B.
Census Code
The Census Code is the body of U.S. federal law that governs the collection, confidentiality, and publication of national statistical and census data.
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C.
Regional Security System
The Regional Security System is a Caribbean collective defense organization comprising several Eastern Caribbean states that coordinates regional security, law enforcement, and military cooperation.
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D.
World Development Indicators
World Development Indicators is the World Bank’s primary collection of internationally comparable statistics on global development, covering topics such as poverty, health, education, the environment, and economic performance.
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E.
Securitate
Securitate was the notorious secret police and intelligence service of communist Romania, known for its extensive surveillance, repression, and control over the population.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
lecture series
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nonfiction work ⓘ philosophical work ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
history of ideas
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philosophy ⓘ political theory ⓘ social theory ⓘ |
| author | Michel Foucault ⓘ |
| chronologicallyPrecedes | The Birth of Biopolitics ⓘ |
| cityOfPresentation | Paris ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| countryOfPresentation | France ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy |
biopolitics
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governmentality ⓘ political power ⓘ population management ⓘ security mechanisms ⓘ state formation ⓘ territorial control ⓘ |
| hasEnglishTitle | Security, Territory, Population ⓘ |
| hasOriginalTitle | Sécurité, territoire, population ⓘ |
| influenced |
critical security studies
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governmentality studies ⓘ political sociology ⓘ post-structural political theory ⓘ |
| isPartOfSeriesByAuthor | Michel Foucault's lectures on governmentality ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| lectureYear |
1977
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1978 ⓘ |
| mainConcept |
biopower
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governmentality ⓘ liberalism ⓘ police (early modern sense) ⓘ population as a political problem ⓘ raison d'État ⓘ security apparatuses ⓘ territorial state ⓘ |
| numberOfLectures | 13 ⓘ |
| originallyPresentedAs | course at the Collège de France ⓘ |
| partOf |
Collège de France lectures
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linked to:
Collège de France
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| placeOfPresentation | Collège de France ⓘ |
| publicationType | posthumous publication ⓘ |
| publisher |
Palgrave Macmillan
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Seuil ⓘ
linked to:
Éditions du Seuil
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| subjectMatter |
emergence of modern governmentality
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management of populations through security ⓘ relation between territory and population in modern states ⓘ transition from sovereignty to government ⓘ |
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Subject: Security, Territory, Population Description of subject: Security, Territory, Population is a series of 1977–78 lectures by Michel Foucault that analyze the emergence of modern governmentality through the interplay of security mechanisms, territorial control, and population management.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Foucault’s Collège de France lecture publications
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notableWork
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Sécurité, territoire, population
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linked to: Security, Territory, Population