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Surveillance: Power, Problems, and Politics

Surveillance: Power, Problems, and Politics

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General Political ScienceInternational RelationsSocial Movements

ISBN10: 0774816120
ISBN13: 9780774816120
Publisher: University of British Columbia Press
Published: Jan 1 2010
Pages: 296
Weight: 1.05
Height: 0.90 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Surveillance is commonly rationalized as a solution for existing problems such as crime and terrorism. This book explores how surveillance, often disguised as risk management or harm reduction, is also at the root of a range of social and political problems. Canadian scholars from diverse disciplines interrogate the moral and ideological bases as well as the material effects of surveillance in policing, consumerism, welfare administration, disaster management, popular culture, moral regulation, news media, social movements, and anti-terrorism campaigns.

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