The global order of Muslim surveillance and its thought architecture.

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    Abstract

    This essay contends that since 2015 a global surveillance order has come into existence as a result of Islamophobia in the international political system in the context of the rise of Islamic State. With regard to the causes of Islamophobic surveillance, the article rejects the argument that it is a byproduct of the capitalist system. It asserts, rather, that the reasons for the surveillance order are to be found in the specific nature of the figure of the Muslim, and its genealogies over centuries – the focus of this special issue. The particularities of Islamophobia in today’s global war against Muslim terrorism demand a constant expansion – a sort of imperialism – of surveillance. This is the origin, missed in the literature, of the recent creation of security states, including permanent states of exception, in Europe.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)2125-2143
    Number of pages19
    JournalEthnic and Racial Studies
    Volume41
    Issue number12
    Early online date6 Jun 2018
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 26 Sept 2018

    Keywords

    • Surveillance
    • Islamophobia
    • security state
    • world order
    • imperialism
    • state of exception

    Research Centres

    • International Centre on Racism

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