Ball, Kirstie; Spiller, Keith; Dibb, Sally; Meadows, Maureen and Daniel, Elizabeth
(2010).
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Abstract
This paper introduces the concept of ‘messiness’ to theorise the dynamics, tensions, interactions and conflicts inherent in compliance, or otherwise, within surveillance regimes. Going beyond the surveillant assemblage (Haggerty & Ericson 2000), and highlighting other shortcomings in surveillance theory, we propose that ‘messiness’ has the potential to reveal much about surveillance-in-action from a local perspective. We illustrate our argument by exploring two contrasting government surveillance initiatives which gather consumer data from private sector organizations in the financial services and travel sectors: E-Borders and Anti-Money Laundering/Counter Terror Finance. More broadly, and drawing on Sewell and Barker (2006), we argue that organizations are rich and diverse sites for understanding the dynamics of compliance with surveillance.
| Item Type: | Conference Item |
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| Copyright Holders: | 2010 Surveillance Studies Network |
| Academic Unit/Department: | Open University Business School |
| Interdisciplinary Research Centre: | Centre for Citizenship, Identities and Governance (CCIG) OpenSpace Research Centre (OSRC) |
| Item ID: | 25138 |
| Depositing User: | Elizabeth Daniel |
| Date Deposited: | 07 Dec 2010 18:19 |
| Last Modified: | 25 Oct 2012 15:51 |
| URI: | http://oro.open.ac.uk/id/eprint/25138 |
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