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Smile for the camera - The effect of surveillance cameras on young women in Stockholm, Sweden

Grinneby, Dagmar LU (2022) SGEK03 20212
Department of Human Geography
Abstract
The city of Stockholm has increased its number of surveillance cameras in public places the last few years in the name of crime prevention. However, as the number of cameras increases, how does this affect the people living in the city? This paper examines how surveillance cameras affect young women between the ages of 18-24 and their perception in different area around Sergels torg, T-Centralen and Centralstationen in Stockholm, Sweden, as well as how the cameras affect their perceived Right to the City. By using the theory of the right to the city and feminist geography and focus groups and observations as methods, this paper shows that while surveillance cameras do not affect the women who participated in the study right now, it would... (More)
The city of Stockholm has increased its number of surveillance cameras in public places the last few years in the name of crime prevention. However, as the number of cameras increases, how does this affect the people living in the city? This paper examines how surveillance cameras affect young women between the ages of 18-24 and their perception in different area around Sergels torg, T-Centralen and Centralstationen in Stockholm, Sweden, as well as how the cameras affect their perceived Right to the City. By using the theory of the right to the city and feminist geography and focus groups and observations as methods, this paper shows that while surveillance cameras do not affect the women who participated in the study right now, it would affect them negatively if either the number of cameras increased or if the quality of the cameras became higher. However, it is not concluded how it affects their perception of their right to the city, as it could be both positive and negative in that regard, depending on how the women perceive the cameras. (Less)
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author
Grinneby, Dagmar LU
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organization
course
SGEK03 20212
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
surveillance, feminist geography, urban geography, Stockholm, right to the city
language
English
id
9070888
date added to LUP
2022-03-22 12:16:17
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2022-03-22 12:16:17
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  abstract     = {{The city of Stockholm has increased its number of surveillance cameras in public places the last few years in the name of crime prevention. However, as the number of cameras increases, how does this affect the people living in the city? This paper examines how surveillance cameras affect young women between the ages of 18-24 and their perception in different area around Sergels torg, T-Centralen and Centralstationen in Stockholm, Sweden, as well as how the cameras affect their perceived Right to the City. By using the theory of the right to the city and feminist geography and focus groups and observations as methods, this paper shows that while surveillance cameras do not affect the women who participated in the study right now, it would affect them negatively if either the number of cameras increased or if the quality of the cameras became higher. However, it is not concluded how it affects their perception of their right to the city, as it could be both positive and negative in that regard, depending on how the women perceive the cameras.}},
  author       = {{Grinneby, Dagmar}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Smile for the camera - The effect of surveillance cameras on young women in Stockholm, Sweden}},
  year         = {{2022}},
}