With the revolution in communication and information technology, surveillance has become a permanent feature of everyday life. All of us are subject to surveillance as we use our credit cards, surf the Internet, make phone calls, walk and drive beneath CCTV cameras, use loyalty cards at the supermarket or simply live in an area with postal code. All this information is stored, compared, sorted and even traded by a whole range of state agencies, social networks, Internet providers, banks, online shops, search engines, etc. in ways that we do not know of. The objective of this course is to discuss the development of these new techniques and methods of surveillance with respect to democracy and individual rights. The course begins with the examination of the historical development of surveillance society and of the existing theoretical perspectives on surveillance processes and practices. It then moves on to the analysis of the impact of surveillance on different categories of democratic rights and freedoms.
Ivan MANOKHA
Cours magistral seul
English
Spring 2023-2024
Extended essay (3000 words)
Exam (2 hours)
Lyon, D., Haggerty, K. D., & Ball, K. (Eds.). (2012). Routledge Handbook of Surveillance Studies. Routledge.