Dossierveillance Collaboration and Fear in Society

<p>Exploring the cultural history of surveillance practices of the Securitate Romania’s secret police during its communist period the book blends biographical details in a historical inquiry to establish the concepts of psuchegraphy dossierveillance and banalization of evil in the study of Securitate Archives.</p><p>In the context of communist Romania under the reign of Nicolae Ceauşescu (1965–89) dossierveillance was a type of surveillance that stresses the miasmic effect of Securitate dossiers in the daily life of Romanians. Centered around the analysis of this concept the book presents a unique account of the surveillance practices of totalitarian and authoritarian regimes expanding its relevance to fear in the current neo-liberal societies. This book will appeal to students of Eastern European history and politics criminology sociology anthropology and surveillance studies.</p>