Between Surveillance and Freedom: Techno-Politics in South Korea during the COVID-19 Pandemic

被引:1
作者
Kang, Jaeho [1 ]
机构
[1] Seoul Natl Univ, Dept Commun, Seoul, South Korea
关键词
COVID-19; pandemic; techno-politics; techno-populism; data; surveillance; horizontal collectivism; networked multitude; DILEMMAS; STATE;
D O I
10.5509/2022954787
中图分类号
K9 [地理];
学科分类号
0705 ;
摘要
The South Korean response to the COVID-19 pandemic was mainly characterized-whether positively or negatively-as the efficient implementation of surveillance supported by the extensive deployment of information and communication technologies (ICTs). Yet, the fact that the South Korean management of the pandemic was also maintained by citizens' voluntary participation in stringent quarantine policies has received little critical attention. Through the lens of techno-politics, this essay examines the distinctive interplay of digital monitoring systems and civic engagement in South Korea during the pandemic, with particular reference to data surveillance, horizontal collectivism, and a networked multitude. In capturing the essential features of South Korean pandemic politics as reflecting key components of techno-populism, this essay draws out some social theoretical implications of reconsidering the increasingly close relationship between technology and democracy in the pandemic period.
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页码:787 / 812
页数:26
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