The culture of surveillance: watching as a way of life

By E. Bryan. Social & Cultural Geography, 2018

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justifiable restrictions (60). Analysing each in turn, Bertram concludes that ideally there should be a system according to which claims of right and duty should be justifiable to everyone rather than unilaterally imposed on some by others (92–93). This heuristic devise should be based on a global convention covering basic principles of human rights with institutional machinery to implement those principles. This ideal type does not exist in reality yet is an aspiration. Bertram has produced a very relevant book that speaks to both academics and practitioners, at a time when state and non-state actors are pursued to be equal players in global policy-making. But I feel that this book is best addressed to the young generation that is about to start navigating the choppy waters of world politics and global migration, in all its interdependency and interconnectivity. Students of international relations, political science, history, economics and geography will benefit from this book as it engages with human relations where communication is strained or limited by cultural, economic or political barriers. Instructors might consider the book as a class text to understand global migration and to combat contemporary populist political rhetoric. This book will also be of great use for citizens of wealthy countries in which would-be immigrants aspire to go, as they are the citizens who make electoral choices of significance in this field. Genuinely acknowledging human rights and composing a fair global policy to regulate human migration might eventually undermine short-sighted nationalistic rhetoric.

Subfields: Sociology and Political Science

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