Living in surveillance societies

Funded by:

• European Science Foundation
• EU Framework 7 Programme

Led by: Dr William Webster (Stirling University)

Open University Business School contact: Dr Kirstie Ball

Background

The four year programme is funded by the European Science Foundation and the EU Framework Programme, and is administered by COST (European Cooperation in the field of Scientific and Technical Research). The programme will facilitate thematic collaborative research in the field of technologically mediated surveillance through a series of active working groups, workshops, seminars, annual conferences and a dedicated website. The funding will also support short-term scientific missions and a doctoral school for young researchers in the field.

Kirstie Ball is participating in this project on behalf of the Open University Business School. To date, this collaborative venture has 80 participants from 20 EU member states. For further up-to-date information on participants, please follow this link.

Research team

• Dr Kirstie Ball (The Open University Business School)
• Dr William Webster (Stirling University)

Research centre: Responsibility and Regulation (R&R)