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Political Science Civil Rights

Surveillance

Power, Problems, and Politics

edited by Sean P. Hier & Josh Greenberg

Publisher
UBC Press
Initial publish date
Jan 2010
Category
Civil Rights, General, General, Criminology, General, Law Enforcement, Public
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9780774858748
    Publish Date
    Jan 2010
    List Price
    $32.95
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780774816120
    Publish Date
    Jan 2010
    List Price
    $34.95
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9780774816113
    Publish Date
    Apr 2009
    List Price
    $95.00

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Description

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.

About the authors

Sean P. Hier is Assistant Professor of Sociology, University of Victoria, where he teaches in the areas of race and social issues. He is also the general editor of Contemporary Sociological Thought: Themes and Theories.

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Editorial Reviews

This particular collection is unique in both its strong Canadian content, and the broad range of empirical cases.

Canadian Journal of Sociology, 35 (3)