ID | 177907 |
Title Proper | Technological solutions for complex problems |
Other Title Information | emerging electronic surveillance regimes in Eurasian Cities |
Language | ENG |
Author | Marat, Erica ; Sutton, Deborah |
Summary / Abstract (Note) | This essay examines ‘smart city’ initiatives rapidly emerging across Eurasia that are aimed at the surveillance of disorderly and criminal behaviour in public spaces. They are a result of both locally driven demand to modernise law enforcement and global pressures to innovate. We specifically compare Kyiv, Almaty, and Bishkek. Each city differs in regard to who initiated smart city policies and under what conditions new technology was purchased from foreign vendors. Our essay contributes to the growing socio-legal literature on Eurasia by analysing how these electronic surveillance projects are used to manufacture an orderly, safe society and achieve modernity without the burden of deeper political change. |
`In' analytical Note | Europe-Asia Studies Vol. 73, No.1; Jan 2021: p.243-267 |
Journal Source | Europe-Asia Studies Vol: 73 No 1 |
Key Words | Eurasia ; Technological Solutions ; Complex Problems ; Emerging Electronic Surveillance Regimes ; Eurasian Cities |