The Ethics of Surveillance in Times of Emergency

Edited by Kevin Macnish and Adam Henschke

Join us for the launch of this exciting, open-source, edited collection from Oxford University Press

29 April, Monday, 6  - 7:30 pm, The Pavilion (ground floor), University Building, City, University of London EC1V 0HB

How do we respond to emergencies in ways that are both consistent with democratic and community principles, and that are ethically justifiable? Emergencies place stress on existing infrastructure and communities, and put significant pressure on democratic decision-making. What have we learnt from pandemic surveillance about the challenge of acting in times of emergency? How can philosophy help us understand the ethics of public health surveillance technologies? When should we use surveillance to monitor public responses and protests to crises?

We will hear from the editors, authors, and selected discussants.

About the Editors:

• Kevin Macnish is Digital Ethics Consulting Senior Manager with Sopra Steria. He is a former analyst and manager at GCHQ and the US DOD, and an assistant professor at the universities of Leeds and Twente. Kevin has published academic articles, chapters, and books on ethics and technology. He is a Visiting Research Fellow at the University of Leeds and a member of the International Association of Privacy Professionals' Research Advisory Board
• Adam Henschke is an Assistant Professor with the Philosophy Section at the University of Twente. He works primarily in the ethics of technology, with much of his work focusing on security. He has written on the ethnics of surveillance, the internet of things, human military enhancement, and counter-terrorism. Recent publications include the co-edited books Counter-Terrorism, Ethics and Technology: Emerging Challenges at the Frontiers of Counter-Terrorism (2021) and The Palgrave Handbook of National Security (2021)

Contributors

• Haleh Asgarinia, University of Twente
• Katerina Hadjimatheou, University of Essex
• Katrina Hutchison, Macquarie University
• Jane Johnson, Macquarie University
• Sahar Latheef, Australian National University
• Kasper Lippert-Rasmussen, University of Aarhus and University of Tromso
• Bjorn Lundgren, Umea University
• Seumas Miller, Charles Sturt University
• Kira Vrist Ronn, University of Southern Denmakr
• Marcus Smith, Charles Sturt University
• Patrick Taylor Smith, United States Naval Academy
• Tom Sorell, Warwick University
• Frej Klem Thomson, no affiliation

Link to the book: The Ethics of Surveillance in Times of Emergency - Kevin Macnish, Adam Henschke - Oxford University Press (oup.com)

The Violence and Society Centre at City, University of London is pleased to support The Ethics of Surveillance in Times of Emergency book launch.