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The Application of Critical Social Theory to National Security Research

The Application of Critical Social Theory to National Security Research. Holly Tootell University of Wollongong. Location-Based Services. Scope for this research includes: RFID GPS and GIS Mobile service

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The Application of Critical Social Theory to National Security Research

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  1. The Application of Critical Social Theory to National Security Research Holly Tootell University of Wollongong

  2. Location-Based Services • Scope for this research includes: • RFID • GPS and GIS • Mobile service • LBS can be used to identify the location of an information device, and in some instances the whereabouts of the user who owns it

  3. National Security • Not just terrorism • Events of national security can include: • National disasters: tsunami, earthquake • Border control • Transportation security • Critical infrastructure protection • Intelligence gathering • Emergency preparedness

  4. LBS being used for national security

  5. A Critical Approach • Where interpretive researchers seek to maintain the status quo (Walsham, 2005), critical researchers seek to emancipate subjects. • Particularly in critical IS research, the aim is to expose attempts to “design and (mis)use IS to deceive, manipulate, exploit, dominate and disempower people.” (Cecez-Kecmanovic, 2001).

  6. Critical Social Theory • The “primary objective of CST is the improvement of the human condition” (Ngwenyama, 1991). • The questioning of the neutrality of technology is essential to understand the social impact of new schemes.

  7. Qualitative Research Critical Social Theory Content Analysis Case Studies Understanding communication perception Lifeworld knowledge for background information Role of power and bias Lifeworld Technology acceptance Social implications Privacy expectation Systems Acceptance and deployment of LBS national security strategies Informing and changing Methodological Approach adapted from Titscher et al 2000 and Cecez-Kecmanovic 2001 Critical Social Theory

  8. Integrating NS and CST • In each of the national security technology studies, a particular application of the technology is examined, which allows for an in-depth understanding of the system to occur, • But it does not examine the impact these technologies can have when applied outside the realm of national security application.

  9. Content Analysis • To uncover reactions and trends • September 11 • Bali Bombing • London Bombing • SARS • Preliminary results show a wave trend with key points of interest • Immediately • 3 months • 12 months

  10. The Price of Security • The Price of Security is a concept that will be used to determine the trade-off that needs to be made when a new location-based technology is implemented as a solution to national security • Complete CCTV in cities • Biometric identification for passports • Curb-to-curb surveillance • RFID implants

  11. Conclusion • What this research is proposing is a way of understanding the impact LBS will have if applied as solutions to national security issues.

  12. Questions? Holly Tootell School of IT and CS University of Wollongong PhD Research

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