AOC: Workshops on Surveillance and Society

拟议的讲习班将汇集一批研究当代监测和社会问题的多学科和国际学者。在现代，安全问题引起了政策制定者和公众的关注，无论是在美国国内还是在其他地方。监测已成为公共和私营部门用来应对恐怖主义和其他犯罪活动威胁带来的不确定性的关键机制。然而，随着监控设备和安全部队的增加，公众的担忧成倍增加，不仅是对此类保障措施的成本和效率的担忧，还包括对隐私、公民自由和公共空间的侵犯。这两个为期三天的研讨会的目标是1)促进当代监控问题的跨学科对话，2)绘制监控研究的核心领域，以寻找合作机会和现有的研究差距，以及3)促进研究生培训。参与者的选择将平衡初级和高级学者的代表性、学科培训和国际视角。这两个讲习班的与会者将被要求回答一组共同的交叉问题，目的是评估和改进关于监测和社会的跨学科知识。

The proposed workshops will bring together a multi-disciplinary and international array of scholars studying contemporary issues of surveillance and society. In the modern era, issues of security command the attention of policymakers and the general public, both within the U.S. and beyond. Surveillance has become the key mechanism employed in both public and private sectors to contend with the uncertainty raised by threats of terrorism and other criminal activities. With the rise in surveillance apparatuses and security forces, however, public concerns have multiplied, not only about the cost and efficacy of such safeguards, but also about encroachments upon privacy, civil liberties, and public spaces. These tensions have not gone unnoticed by social scientists and humanities scholars studying surveillance.The objectives of these two three-day workshops are 1) to foster interdisciplinary dialogue on contemporary surveillance issues, 2) to map core areas of surveillance research to locate collaborative opportunities and existing research gaps, and 3) to facilitate graduate student training. The choice of participants will provide a balanced representation of both junior and senior scholars, disciplinary training, and international perspectives. The attendees at both workshops will be asked to address a common set of cross-cutting questions aimed at assessing and improving interdisciplinary knowledge on surveillance and society.