Towards a Critical Theory of Surveillance in Informational Capitalism

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The aim of this book is to clarify how surveillance in informational capitalism can be theorised. This work constructs theoretically founded typologies in order to systemise the existing literature of surveillance studies and to analyse selected examples. It argues that conventional surveillance theories are insufficient for studying surveillance in general and Internet surveillance in particular. In contrast, a typology of surveillance in informational capitalism, which is based on the foundations of a critical political economy approach, allows to systemise and to analyse (online) surveillance in the spheres of production, circulation, and consumption. In conclusion, political recommendations are drawn in order to overcome surveillance in informational capitalism. Cover Titel: Towards a CriticalTheory of Surveillance in Informational Capitalism Contents 1. Introduction 2. Foundations of Surveillance Theory 2.1. Foucault’s Theory of Surveillance and the Panopticon 2.2. Non-Panoptic Theories of Surveillance 2.3. Panoptic Theories of Surveillance 2.4. Conclusion 3. A Critical Contribution to Surveillance Studies 3.1. Spheres of the Economy 3.2. Surveillance in the Spheres of the Economy 4. Foundations os Internet Surveillance Theory 4.1. Non-Panoptic Theories of Internet Surveillance 4.2. Panoptic Theories of Internet Surveillance 4.3. Conclusion 5. A Critical Contribution to Internet Surveillance Studies 5.1 Internet Surveillance in the Sphere of Production 5.2. Internet Surveillance in the Sphere of Circulation 5.3. Internet Surveillance in the Sphere of Consumption 5.4. Conclusion 6. Conclusion Bibliography