Episode #26 - Behan on Technopolitics and the Automation of the State

In this episode I talk to Anthony Behan. Anthony is a technologist with an interest in the political and legal aspects of technology. We have a wide-ranging discussion about the automation of the law and the politics of technology.  The conversation is based on Anthony's thesis ‘The Politics of Technology: An Assessment of the Barriers to Law Enforcement Automation in Ireland’, (a link to which is available in the links section below). You can download the episode here or listen below. You can also subscribe on Stitcher or iTunes (the RSS feed is here). Show Notes0:00 - Introduction2:35 - The relationship between technology and humanity5:25 - Technology and the legitimacy of the state8:15 - Is the state a kind of technology?13:20 - Does technology have a political orientation?20:20 - Automated traffic monitoring as a case study24:40 - Studying automated traffic monitoring in Ireland30:30 - The mismatch between technology and legal procedure33:58 - Does technology create new forms of governance or does it just make old forms more efficient?39:40 - The problem of discretion43:45 - The feminist gap in the debate about the automation of the state49:15 - A mindful approach to automation53:00 - Postcolonialism and resistance to automation  Relevant LinksFollow Anthony on TwitterAnthony's Blog'The Politics of Technology: An Assessment of the Barriers to Law Enforcement Automation in Ireland' by Anthony Behan'The Politics of City Architecture' by Anthony BehanLewis MumfordJane JacobsRobert Moses  #mc_embed_signup{background:#fff; clear:left; font:14px Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; } /* Add your own MailChimp form style overrides in your site stylesheet or in this style block. We recommend moving this block and the preceding CSS link to the HEAD of your HTML file. */ Subscribe to the newsletter