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Surveillance and democracy / edited by Kevin D. Haggerty and Minas Samatas. - Abingdon, Oxon [England] ; New York : Routledge, 2010. - xv, 255 p. ; 24 cm.

"A GlassHouse book."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents;
Introduction;
Part I. Theorizing surveillance and democracy
1. Surveillance and democracy : an unsettled relationship / Kevin D. Haggerty and Minas Samatas -- Surveillance and transparency as sociotechnical systems of accountability / Deborah G. Johnson and Kent A. Wayland –
2. Identification, surveillance and democracy / David Lyon –
3. Democracy and its visibilities / Andrea Mubi Brighenti –
4. Periopticon : control beyond freedom and coercion : and two possible advancements in the social sciences / Michalis Lianos –
Part II. Surveillance policies and practices of democratic governance
5. Surveillance as governance : social inequality and the pursuit of democratic surveillance / Torin Monahan –
6. Democracy, surveillance and "knowing what's good for you" : the private sector origins of profiling and the birth of "citizen relationship management" / Kirstie Ball
7. The impact of communications data retention on fundamental rights and democracy : the case of the EU Data Retention Directive / Lilian Mitrou –
Part III. Case studies in the dynamics of surveillance and democracy
8. "Full spectrum dominance" as European Union security policy : on the trail of the "NeoConOpticon" / Ben Hayes –
9. A trans-systemic surveillance : the legacy of communist surveillance in the digital age / Maria Los –
10. Balancing public safety and security demands with civil liberties in a new constitutional democracy : the case of post-1994 South Africa and the growth of residential security and surveillance measures / Anthony Minnaar –
11. The Greek Olympic phone tapping scandal : a defenseless state and a weak democracy / Minas Samatas –
12. Surveillance and democracy in the digital enclosure / Jennifer R. Whitson.
Index. Identification, surveillance and democracy / Democracy and its visibilities / Periopticon : control beyond freedom and coercion : and two possible advancements in the social sciences / Surveillance as governance : social inequality and the pursuit of democratic surveillance / Democracy, surveillance and "knowing what's good for you" : the private sector origins of profiling and the birth of "citizen relationship management" / The impact of communications data retention on fundamental rights and democracy : the case of the EU Data Retention Directive / "Full spectrum dominance" as European Union security policy : on the trail of the "NeoConOpticon" / A trans-systemic surveillance : the legacy of communist surveillance in the digital age / Balancing public safety and security demands with civil liberties in a new constitutional democracy : the case of post-1994 South Africa and the growth of residential security and surveillance measures / The Greek Olympic phone tapping scandal : a defenseless state and a weak democracy / Surveillance and democracy in the digital enclosure / Surveillance and democracy : an unsettled relationship / Surveillance and transparency as sociotechnical systems of accountability / Deborah G. Johnson and Kent A. Wayland -- David Lyon -- Andrea Mubi Brighenti -- Michalis Lianos -- Torin Monahan -- Kirstie Ball ... [et al.] -- Lilian Mitrou -- Ben Hayes -- Maria Los -- Anthony Minnaar -- Minas Samatas -- Jennifer R. Whitson. Kevin D. Haggerty and Minas Samatas --

ISBN: 9780415472395 (hbk) 0415472393 (hbk) 9780415472401 (pbk) 0415472407 (pbk)

LCCN: 2009045168

Nat. Bib. No.: GBA9A2969 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 015398296 Uk

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Democracy.
Electronic surveillance--Social aspects.
Social control.

LC Class. No.: JC423 / .S935 2010

Dewey Class. No.: 323.44/82