Surveillance and Governance

Surveillance and Governance
Author: Mathieu Deflem
Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing
Total Pages: 391
Release: 2008-04-08
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0762314168

Presents insights in the sociological study of surveillance and governance in the context of criminal justice and other control strategies. This volume provides a varied set of theoretical perspectives and substantive research domains on the qualities and quantities of some of the transformations of social control.

Emerging Security Technologies and EU Governance

Emerging Security Technologies and EU Governance
Author: Antonio Calcara
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 402
Release: 2020-06-10
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1000092712

This book examines the European governance of emerging security technologies. The emergence of technologies such as drones, autonomous robotics, artificial intelligence, cyber and biotechnologies has stimulated worldwide debates on their use, risks and benefits in both the civilian and the security-related fields. This volume examines the concept of ‘governance’ as an analytical framework and tool to investigate how new and emerging security technologies are governed in practice within the European Union (EU), emphasising the relational configurations among different state and non-state actors. With reference to European governance, it addresses the complex interplay of power relations, interests and framings surrounding the development of policies and strategies for the use of new security technologies. The work examines varied conceptual tools to shed light on the way diverse technologies are embedded in EU policy frameworks. Each contribution identifies actors involved in the governance of a specific technology sector, their multilevel institutional and corporate configurations, and the conflicting forces, values, ethical and legal concerns, as well as security imperatives and economic interests. This book will be of much interest to students of science and technology studies, security studies and EU policy. Chapter 11 of this book is freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDF at http://www.taylorfrancis.com under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND) 4.0 license.

Democracy, Society and the Governance of Security

Democracy, Society and the Governance of Security
Author: Jennifer Wood
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 231
Release: 2006-02-23
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1139450751

The promotion of security is no longer a state monopoly. It is dispersed and takes place through the practices of states, corporations, non-governmental actors and community-based organizations. But what do we know about the ways in which 'security' is thought about and promoted in this pluralized field of delivery? Are democratic values being advanced and protected, or threatened and compromised? Wood and Dupont bring together a team of renowned scholars to shed light on our understanding of the arrangements for contemporary security governance. Offering a 'friendly dialogue' between those who argue that democratic transformation rests in the development of strong state institutions and those who propose a more de-centered agenda, the scholars in this volume bring cutting-edge theoretical analyses to bear on empirical examples. This volume will appeal to researchers in the fields of criminology, political science, sociology and security studies.

Surveillance After Snowden

Surveillance After Snowden
Author: David Lyon
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 89
Release: 2015-10-19
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0745690882

In 2013, Edward Snowden revealed that the NSA and its partners had been engaging in warrantless mass surveillance, using the internet and cellphone data, and driven by fear of terrorism under the sign of ’security’. In this compelling account, surveillance expert David Lyon guides the reader through Snowden’s ongoing disclosures: the technological shifts involved, the steady rise of invisible monitoring of innocent citizens, the collusion of government agencies and for-profit companies and the implications for how we conceive of privacy in a democratic society infused by the lure of big data. Lyon discusses the distinct global reactions to Snowden and shows why some basic issues must be faced: how we frame surveillance, and the place of the human in a digital world. Surveillance after Snowden is crucial reading for anyone interested in politics, technology and society.

Surveillance and Democracy

Surveillance and Democracy
Author: Kevin D. Haggerty
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 570
Release: 2010-07-12
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1136974504

This collection represents the first sustained attempt to grapple with the complex and often paradoxical relationships between surveillance and democracy. Is surveillance a barrier to democratic processes, or might it be a necessary component of democracy? How has the legacy of post 9/11 surveillance developments shaped democratic processes? As surveillance measures are increasingly justified in terms of national security, is there the prospect that a shadow "security state" will emerge? How might new surveillance measures alter the conceptions of citizens and citizenship which are at the heart of democracy? How might new communication and surveillance systems extend (or limit) the prospects for meaningful public activism? Surveillance has become central to human organizational and epistemological endeavours and is a cornerstone of governmental practices in assorted institutional realms. This social transformation towards expanded, intensified and integrated surveillance has produced many consequences. It has also given rise to an increased anxiety about the implications of surveillance for democratic processes; thus raising a series of questions – about what surveillance means, and might mean, for civil liberties, political processes, public discourse, state coercion and public consent – that the leading surveillance scholars gathered here address.

The Fourth Amendment in an Age of Surveillance

The Fourth Amendment in an Age of Surveillance
Author: David Gray
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 319
Release: 2017-04-24
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1107133238

This book is an originalist rereading of the Fourth Amendment that reveals when and how contemporary surveillance technologies should be subject to constitutional regulation.

Surveillance and Security

Surveillance and Security
Author: Torin Monahan
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 356
Release: 2006
Genre: Law
ISBN: 0415953936

First Published in 2007. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Intellectual Privacy

Intellectual Privacy
Author: Neil Richards
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 241
Release: 2015
Genre: Law
ISBN: 0199946140

How should we think about the problems of privacy and free speech? Neil Richards argues that when privacy and free speech truly conflict, free speech should almost always win, but contends that, contrary to conventional wisdom, speech and privacy are only rarely in conflict.

The Cambridge Handbook of Surveillance Law

The Cambridge Handbook of Surveillance Law
Author: David Gray
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 768
Release: 2017-09-30
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9781107137943

Surveillance presents a conundrum: how to ensure safety, stability, and efficiency while respecting privacy and individual liberty. From police officers to corporations to intelligence agencies, surveillance law is tasked with striking this difficult and delicate balance. That challenge is compounded by ever-changing technologies and evolving social norms. Following the revelations of Edward Snowden and a host of private-sector controversies, there is intense interest among policymakers, business leaders, attorneys, academics, students, and the public regarding legal, technological, and policy issues relating to surveillance. This handbook documents and organizes these conversations, bringing together some of the most thoughtful and impactful contributors to contemporary surveillance debates, policies, and practices. Its pages explore surveillance techniques and technologies; their value for law enforcement, national security, and private enterprise; their impacts on citizens and communities; and the many ways societies do-and should-regulate surveillance.