[BOOK][B] The new politics of surveillance and visibility
KD Haggerty, RV Ericson - 2006 - degruyter.com
KD Haggerty, RV Ericson
2006•degruyter.comSurveillance raises some of the most prominent social and political questions of our age.
This volume brings together leading scholars of surveillance from the fields of political
science, communications, media studies, anthropology, science studies, war studies, law,
cultural stud ies, sociology, and criminology. Their contributions, written specifically for this
volume, advance our theoretical understanding of surveillance through grounded
investigations into its political dimensions and consequences. Surveillance involves the …
This volume brings together leading scholars of surveillance from the fields of political
science, communications, media studies, anthropology, science studies, war studies, law,
cultural stud ies, sociology, and criminology. Their contributions, written specifically for this
volume, advance our theoretical understanding of surveillance through grounded
investigations into its political dimensions and consequences. Surveillance involves the …
Surveillance raises some of the most prominent social and political questions of our age. This volume brings together leading scholars of surveillance from the fields of political science, communications, media studies, anthropology, science studies, war studies, law, cultural stud ies, sociology, and criminology. Their contributions, written specifically for this volume, advance our theoretical understanding of surveillance through grounded investigations into its political dimensions and consequences.
Surveillance involves the collection and analysis of information about populations in order to govern their activities. This broad definition advances discussion about surveillance beyond the usual fixation on cameras and undercover operatives. While spies and cameras are important, they are only two manifestations of a much larger phenomenon.
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