Guilty Until Proven Innocent
(2023) STVK04 20231Department of Political Science
- Abstract (Swedish)
- This study examines the recent legislative referral by Sweden's right-wing Government, which advocates for the expanded use of covert coercive measures (CCM) to combat organized crime. By analyzing the discourse within the referral using Carol Bacchis “What's the problem represented to be” - method, the study critically examines the portrayal of CCM and highlights the Government's failure to address significant concerns related to the growing trend of mass surveillance. Drawing upon Honigs theory of emergency politics, Foucault's theory of normalization and governmentality, and Lyon's interpretation of surveillance, the study explores the potential erosion of the presumption of innocence. The results support our thesis as the analysis... (More)
- This study examines the recent legislative referral by Sweden's right-wing Government, which advocates for the expanded use of covert coercive measures (CCM) to combat organized crime. By analyzing the discourse within the referral using Carol Bacchis “What's the problem represented to be” - method, the study critically examines the portrayal of CCM and highlights the Government's failure to address significant concerns related to the growing trend of mass surveillance. Drawing upon Honigs theory of emergency politics, Foucault's theory of normalization and governmentality, and Lyon's interpretation of surveillance, the study explores the potential erosion of the presumption of innocence. The results support our thesis as the analysis reveals that the referral emphasizes the exceptional nature of the crisis and positions surveillance technologies as essential tools in the fight against organized crime. Moreover, it is evident that the legislative referral contributes to an erosion of the presumption of innocence, and further demonstrates a concerning trend of normalizing mass surveillance. (Less)
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- author
- Nordblad, Josefine LU and Ringvall, Ellen LU
- supervisor
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- Ian Manners LU
- organization
- alternative title
- A Discourse Analysis of How the Swedish Government's Proposal to Combat Organized Crime Normalizes Mass Surveillance and Neglects the Presumption of Innocence.
- course
- STVK04 20231
- year
- 2023
- type
- M2 - Bachelor Degree
- subject
- keywords
- covert coercive measures, normalization, emergency politics, surveillance, presumption of innocence
- language
- English
- id
- 9115567
- date added to LUP
- 2023-08-18 16:30:01
- date last changed
- 2023-08-18 16:30:01
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