Stakeholders’ views of online surveillance capabilities: a comparative analysis of the debates in UK, Finland and Norway
Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: We examine how stakeholders (n = 74) in the United Kingdom, Finland and Norway perceive security authorities’ online surveillance capabilities, and how these perceptions form patterns transcending national borders and organisational boundaries. Using a Q-methodological approach, we found variation within and between nations that is usually obscured in the polarised public debates. Furthermore, our stakeholders presented areas of consensus not usually apparent in public discourses. We argue for using awareness of this nuance and areas of convergence as platforms on which to build more effective public debates to further principles of deliberative democracy.
Source: Security Journal
Authors: Anna-Riitta Leppänen, Guro Flinterud, Amy Long, Megan O’Neill, Johan Boucht, Burkhard Schafer, Jarmo Houtsonen
Language: English
Topic: Q Methodology Applications
Field: Decision Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
Estimated APC paid: $2,990
Funder: NordForsk
OpenAlex ID: W4402350449