Open AccessSurveillance and Mobilities.
Author(s) -
Colin J. Bennett,
Priscilla M. Regan
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
surveillance and society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.781
H-Index - 46
ISSN - 1477-7487
DOI - 10.24908/ss.v1i4.3330
Subject(s) - mobilities , typology , focus (optics) , sociology , key (lock) , computer science , computer security , social science , optics , anthropology , physics
The editorial introduces the pieces in this special issue on surveillance and mobilities. It draws out the key themes of the issue, asking: what is meant by 'mobility' and why it deserves such a focus; what are the goals and purposes of the surveillance of mobilities; and finally, what are the consequences. It proposes a simple typology of mobilities: 'what moves' (body, transactions, and artefacts); and 'movement itself'.