Se pueden trazar muchos paralelismos entre el enfoque de los gobiernos con respecto a la guerra mundial contra el terrorismo y el tipo de respuestas que han adoptado para hacer frente a la pandemia de COVID-19. Ellas incluyen la restricción al movimiento de las personas, el cierre de fronteras, el aumento de la vigilancia y el encarcelamiento y la exclusión de quienes son considerados un riesgo... Read more
There are many parallels between the approach of governments to the Global War on Terror, and the kind of responses we have seen to the Covid-19 pandemic. These include restriction on movement, the shutting of borders, increased surveillance and incarceration, and an othering of those perceived as risky and to be controlled. Instead of fostering an environment of solidarity and care, coercive... Read more
This webinar explored the political dimension of state responses, particularly the securitisation of COVID-19 through the expansion of powers for military, police, and security forces. It looked at the impact of such repression on certain groups who are unable to socially distance, as well as how digital surveillance is being rolled out with little, if any democratic oversight. Panellists Fi... Read more
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Photo credit illustration by Zoran SvilarIn 1891, the French economist Paul Leroy Beaulieu fiercely defended European colonialism in Africa, saying: “This state of the world implies for the civilized people a right of intervention … in the affairs of [barbarian tribes or savages].”... Read more
El informe, Las fuerzas del mercado, cuya versión completa está disponible en inglés y se presenta en español en formato de resumen ejecutivo, revela que el programa de investigación de la UE ‘Sociedades seguras’, que cuenta con un presupuesto de 1700 millones de euros, ha sido definido en gran medida por la influencia del sector de la “seguridad interior” y que, en ese proceso, está... Read more
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Photo credit http://www.idjphotography.com/The EU has hit troubled waters in recent years, but divisions and tensions within the bloc have not halted significant advances in the development and implementation of new security measures aiming to counter terrorism, fight crime, ensure “border management” and protect critical infrastructure at the same time as constructing a European “homeland... Read more
