The Schengen information system and data retention
| Titel: | The Schengen information system and data retention : : on surveillance, security and legitimacy in the European Union [Pre-Print] |
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| Ausgabe: | Pre-Print |
| Veröffentlicht: | Freiburg, 2017 |
| Umfang: | Online-Ressource |
| Format: | E-Book |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Schriftenreihe/ mehrbändiges Werk: |
Rethinking surveillance and control. beyond the "security versus privacy" debate |
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| Bemerkung: | cc_by_nd http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/deed.de cc |
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| Zusammenfassung: |
Abstract: As a technique of social control based on the collection of information, surveillance has been a central instrument of any administrative power since the modern era. Surveillance, however, can be carried out in different ways and these can provide important information on the basic features of a particular political system. Indeed, the introduction of surveillance measures has an impact on key relationships of a political system, such as liberty and security, autonomy and authority. When a political system is, like the European Union (EU), in a dynamic and build-up phase, by analysing its surveillance practices one can even discern the trajectories of its developments. The paper analyses two surveillance measures in the EU: the Schengen Information System (SIS) and the Directive 2006/24/EC on data retention. It puts forth the argument that the reference to security as a value enables the EU to compensate its legitimacy deficiencies and to develop into a power system characterised by a more supranational structure than before |
