A Research Workshop Open University Business School, UK Sept 9 – 12 2010
500 word abstracts for original academic papers on the Political Economy of Surveillance should be sent to the co-organizers: Dr Kirstie Ball, Open University Business School and Professor Laureen Snider, Department of Sociology, Queen’s University. The deadline for proposals is April 30th, 2010.
City University London now offer an MA in Surveillance Studies.
Surveillance studies is a rapidly expanding research field which investigates the wide-ranging role of surveillance in social, cultural, economic and governmental processes. The MA, the first of its kind in the world, builds on the research strengths of the sociology department and is delivered by leading experts in a range of areas. The distinctive interdisciplinary programme taught is tailored to provide students with the knowledge and analytical skills to develop an in-depth understanding of substantive debates, methodological approaches and surveillance policies and practices in a variety of cultural and strategic domains. It is ideally suited for students who wish to engage with cutting edge theoretical developments in the social sciences, critical research issues and key trends in governance and justice.
The Office of the Federal Privacy Commissioner (OPC) has awarded SCAN (Surveillance Cameras Awareness Network, an affiliated pan-Canadian group of The Surveillance Project) $50,000 to complete research and produce a report on Video Surveillance in Canada
