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Guilty Until Proven Innocent

Nordblad, Josefine LU and Ringvall, Ellen LU (2023) STVK04 20231
Department 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
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
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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  abstract     = {{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.}},
  author       = {{Nordblad, Josefine and Ringvall, Ellen}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Guilty Until Proven Innocent}},
  year         = {{2023}},
}