week 3 Flashcards
What role does surveillance play in state governance?
It helps enforce laws, regulate behavior, and maintain order by tracking and managing populations.
What did Fichte believe about police surveillance?
He argued that every citizen must be identifiable at all times and that surveillance should be open, not secret.
How does surveillance support totalitarianism?
It enables total state control through propaganda, classification, policing, and bureaucratic oversight.
What is Giddens’ theory on surveillance and state power?
Surveillance replaces direct violence by disciplining people through monitoring and information control.
What is ‘internal pacification’ in surveillance?
The state governs by managing populations through surveillance instead of relying on military force.
What is a surveillant assemblage?
A system where multiple sources of data (cameras, biometrics, social media) combine to monitor and govern people.
How do smart cities use surveillance?
They collect vast amounts of data to manage transportation, policing, resource distribution, and urban planning.
What was the role of surveillance in Apartheid South Africa?
The state used racial classification and mandatory ID documents to segregate and control the population.
How does surveillance reinforce social hierarchies?
It sorts people into categories that determine their rights, privileges, and opportunities, often benefiting elites.
