Rethinking of David Lyon’s “Surveillance Theory”

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  • D. ライアンの「監視」概念再考
  • D.ライアンの「監視」概念再考--「監視の両義性」テーゼの成立過程とその方法的背景
  • D ライアン ノ カンシ ガイネン サイコウ カンシ ノ リョウギセイ テーゼ ノ セイリツ カテイ ト ソノ ホウホウテキ ハイケイ
  • The Formation and Methodological Background of a Notion of <i>Ambivalence of Surveillance</i>
  • 「監視の両義性」テーゼの成立過程とその方法的背景

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Today, the controversy about surveillance society is a popular topicin social science and beyond. Many researchers have referred to David Lyon’s surveillance study, yet his methodological background has not been considered in depth. Hence this study examines his theory within its original context. Thus the purpose of this paper is to explore the methodological background of David Lyon’s Surveillance Theory and to examine the following points: How was the notion of Ambivalence of Surveillance constructed, and what was its methodological background? David Lyon is the primary theorist in surveillance studies. As we shall see initially, Lyon’s Ambivalence of Surveillance is centered on his concept of surveillance and his surveillance study. These methods and perspectives may originate from Christian social ethics. In the second chapter we reexamine the context of his early surveillance study, which brought about the very notion of Ambivalence of Surveillance. Chapter three shows that his methods and perspectives leading to this notion already emerged when he studied the information society in the late l980’s. Moreover, in chapter four, we trace Lyon’s thought back to the original term, from the late 1970’s to the early 1980’s, and find that his ethical background was based on Christian social ethics. In chapter five we reconsider some solutions for the problems of surveillance society Lyon points out We also find that his methodological and ethical background affects those solutions. Finally, we conclude with a redefinition of Lyon's approach.

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