Without safety, no freedom An analysis of the discourses of freedom within surveillance
Authors
Meincke, Michael Stobbe ; Greibe, Martin Sterum
Term
4. term
Education
Publication year
2020
Submitted on
2020-06-04
Pages
79
Abstract
Dette projekt undersøger, hvad frihed betyder i politisk teori og i den offentlige debat om videoovervågning. Vi tager udgangspunkt i klassiske opfattelser hos John Locke og Thomas Hobbes. Derudover bruger vi tre nyere frihedsbegreber: negativ frihed (frihed fra indblanding), positiv frihed (mulighed og ressourcer til at handle) og republikansk frihed (frihed som fravær af dominans). Med disse begreber viser vi, hvordan forskellige frihedsdiskurser bliver formet i debatten om videoovervågning. Analysen viser, at politiske partier ikke altid følger deres traditionelle ideologier og finder nye allierede på tværs af det politiske spektrum. For at nuancere feltet inddrager vi også en analyse af NGO'en Justitia.
This project examines what freedom means in political theory and in the public debate about video surveillance. We draw on classical views from John Locke and Thomas Hobbes. We also use three modern ideas of freedom: negative freedom (freedom from interference), positive freedom (capacity and resources to act), and republican freedom (freedom as non-domination). Using these lenses, we show how different discourses of freedom take shape in debates on video surveillance. Our analysis finds that political parties do not always align with their traditional ideologies and form new allies across the political spectrum. To add nuance, we also include an analysis of the NGO Justitia.
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