scholarly journals Putting Surveillance on the Political Agenda – A Short Defence of Surveillance, Citizens and the State

2009 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 408-413
Author(s):  
Charles D. Raab ◽  
Benjamin J. Goold
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
The State ◽  
Political Agenda ◽  
The Political ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
House Of Lords

In February 2009 the House of Lords Constitutional Committee in the United Kingdom published the report Surveillance: Citizens and the State. Some have hailed this as a landmark document. Volume 6(3) of Surveillance & Society published 4 invited responses to this report written by prominent scholars. In the contribution below the two Specialist Advisers to this committee set the context for the report and provide a brief rejoinder to the four responses.

scholarly journals Control Over Personal Information in the Database Era

2009 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 322-326 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark Andrejevic
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Personal Information ◽  
The State ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
House Of Lords

In February 2009 the House of Lords Constitutional Committee in the United Kingdom published the report Surveillance: Citizens and the State. Some have hailed this as a landmark document. The following is one of four commentaries that the editors of Surveillance & Society solicited in response to the report.

The Elements of British Technological Competitiveness

1987 ◽  
Vol 122 ◽  
pp. 72-83 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Patel ◽  
K. Pavitt
Keyword(s):  
Research And Development ◽  
The State ◽  
Political Agenda ◽  
The Political ◽  
Foreign Competition ◽  
R And D ◽  
House Of Lords ◽  
The Government ◽  
Technological Competitiveness

In this election year of 1987 the state of Britain's technology has remained high on the political agenda. Following the critical report from the House of Lords on civil research and development (1986), the government recently announced changes in its machinery and priorities and expressed concern about British industry's (lack of) funding of R and D compared to the main sources of foreign competition (see HM Government, 1987).

scholarly journals Love Thy Neighbourhood—Rethinking the Politics of Scale and Walsall's Struggle for Neighbourhood Democracy

2003 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 277-300 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark Whitehead
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
National Level ◽  
Political Agenda ◽  
The Political ◽  
Production Of Space ◽  
Politics Of Scale ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Moral Space ◽  
Political Narratives ◽  
Neighbourhood Scale

Despite its apparent irrelevance as a scale or space of sociocultural organisation, the neighbourhood is back on the political agenda. At an international level, the neighbourhood—or, more specifically, the ‘global neighbourhood'—is being promoted as a moral space through which to manage the complex economic, political, and ecological problems of the planet. Mirroring this process at a national level, in the United Kingdom the neighbourhood has been rediscovered and now provides the parameters through which a range of antipoverty, welfare, and local democracy programmes are being delivered. In light of its contemporary political popularity, this paper presents a critical reanalysis of the concept of the neighbourhood. In particular, the analysis explores the ideological and political uses of the ideal of neighbourhood, and how these processes relate to a particular ‘politics of scale'. In order to unpack the various politics of scales associated with the neighbourhood, the analysis combines theories of scale with Lefebvre's work on the production of space. Drawing on these theoretical insights and the case of neighbourhood politics in the town of Walsall in the United Kingdom, I explore the political narratives and practices through which the neighbourhood scale is produced and contested, and question the ability of neighbourhoods, as they are currently being constructed in the United Kingdom, to offer locally empowering scales of political and social organisation.

scholarly journals What the US can learn from the UK about the protection of privacy

2009 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 308-312 ◽  
Author(s):  
Oscar H. Gandy Jr.
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
The State ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
House Of Lords ◽  
The Us ◽  
The Uk

In February 2009 the House of Lords Constitutional Committee in the United Kingdom published the report Surveillance: Citizens and the State. Some have hailed this as a landmark document. The following is one of four commentaries that the editors of Surveillance & Society solicited in response to the report.

Towards the People's Network

2011 ◽  
pp. 125-147
Author(s):  
Helen Baigent ◽  
Chris Moore
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Public Libraries ◽  
Public Library ◽  
Political Agenda ◽  
The Political ◽  
National Network ◽  
The Road ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Global Information Society ◽  
Library Network

This chapter explores Web-based public library networking developments within the context of the United Kingdom. The political context in recent years has led to plans to deliver a national Public Library Network, promising innovative new services to combat social exclusion and facilitate lifelong learning. The road to realizing the vision of a People’s Network is still far from a reality and many of the issues currently facing the sector demand enormous amounts of coordination and cooperation in order to ensure that public libraries remain at the heart of the political agenda. It is suggested that the work of the EARL Consortium, its achievements and approach to library networking present an important model to shape the roll-out of the national network. Once delivered, the United Kingdom will arguably hold a place amongst the world leaders in the global information society.

scholarly journals La suprématie législative et l'édiction d'une charte des droits britannique

2005 ◽  
Vol 29 (3) ◽  
pp. 637-655
Author(s):  
Guy Tremblay ◽  
Sylvain Bellavance
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Democratic Society ◽  
The State ◽  
Fundamental Rights ◽  
International Standards ◽  
The Political ◽  
Bill Of Rights ◽  
Canadian Charter ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Wrong Direction

The purpose of this article is to demonstrate that the enactment of a Bill of Rights in the United Kingdom is probable but that the constitutional entrenchment of the rights involved is not contemplated. It is submitted that the model proposed for the United Kingdom is very appropriate in a democratic society. The bills which are analysed incorporate international standards in British law, they operate upon Acts of Parliament and they preserve a normal margin of discretion for the political branches of the State. The authors conclude that in Canada the protection of fundamental rights has been more technicalized and that we should pause and reevaluate our approach in this respect. In particular, the repeal of section 33 of the Canadian Charter — which permits express exceptions to certain rights — would be a step in the wrong direction.

Scotland, Britain, and the Union

2020 ◽  
pp. 688-704
Author(s):  
Ali M. Ansari
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
The State ◽  
The Political ◽  
Political Capital ◽  
Political Union ◽  
Modern Times ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Economic Infrastructure ◽  
British State

This chapter argues for the continued relevance and importance of the United Kingdom as a liberal and progressive idea which has bound and harnessed the competing nationalisms of the peoples of these islands for the benefit and welfare of all. Assessing the stresses and strains which have been imposed on the idea of Britain over the last decade, the chapter acknowledges that much political capital has been expended during a series of crises, foreign and domestic that have afflicted the state, and that there is an urgent need to reinvest in the political, as well as the economic infrastructure of the country. Ultimately the strength of the British state and the ideals that have shaped it, lies in its ability to adapt and change according to circumstance and need, and it is this salient fact that has been a cornerstone of the most successful political union of modern times.

scholarly journals Waking Up to the Surveillance Society

2009 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 313-316 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. Katherine Hayles
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
The State ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
House Of Lords ◽  
Waking Up ◽  
Surveillance Society

In February 2009 the House of Lords Constitutional Committee in the United Kingdom published the report Surveillance: Citizens and the State. Some have hailed this as a landmark document. The following is one of four commentaries that the editors of Surveillance & Society solicited in response to the report.

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