
Molnar, Adam
Adam Molnar researches security and policing arrangements, practices of surveillance, and the implications for privacy and politics. In addition to his work on security, policing and major sports events – Dr. Molnar can speak to issues in national security and policing, in particular, counter-terrorism responses, civilian-military relations, public-order policing, and the use of surveillance technologies such as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), public video surveillance, lawful access to digital communications, other practices of surveillance and privacy – particularly those founding urban environments.
Research Interests: Sociology, Technology, Surveillance and Security, Privacy, and Governance
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Institution: | University of Waterloo |
Fields of Expertise: | Civil Society Crime, Policing, and Law Enforcement Defence and Security Education and Technology |
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Email: | adam.molnar@uwaterloo.ca |
Media outreach: | Yes |
Languages: | English |
Publications: | Harkin, D. Molnar, A. and Vowles, E. 2019. The commodification of mobile phone surveillance: an analysis of the consumer spyware industry, Crime, Media, Culture. Whelan, C. and Molnar, A. 2018. Securing Mega-Events: Strategies, Organisation and Legacies. Crime Prevention and Security Management Series, New York: Palgrave-Macmillan. Molnar, A. 2017. Technology, Law, and the Formation of (il)liberal Democracy?. Surveillance & Society, 15(3/4), pp. 381-388. Monaghan, J. and Molnar, A., 2016. Radicalisation theories, policing practices, and “the future of of terrorism?” |