The New Social Control: The Institutional Web, Normativity and the Social Bond

To his credit, he does not romanticize the gemeinschaft of the past. [...]I deeply appreciate his meticulous, micro-analysis of the most mundane socio- technical systems where his focus is on how these schemes actually operate, rather than simply making normative judgments about their existence. [.....

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Published inSurveillance & Society Vol. 12; no. 3; pp. 468 - 470
Main Author Staples, William G
Format Book Review
LanguageEnglish
Published Kingston Surveillance Studies Network 01.07.2014
Subjects
Automation
Behavior
Cameras
Fear & phobias
Institutions
Social control
Social norms
Social relations
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Summary:To his credit, he does not romanticize the gemeinschaft of the past. [...]I deeply appreciate his meticulous, micro-analysis of the most mundane socio- technical systems where his focus is on how these schemes actually operate, rather than simply making normative judgments about their existence. [...]like any good theory book, the ideas presented in The New Social Control prompted me to think about several possible research programs and for that, Michalis Lianos' The New Social Control may have an impact on the field of Surveillance Studies for years to come.
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ISBN:1926958179
9781926958170
ISSN:1477-7487
1477-7487