When trust fades, Facebook is no longer a friend: shifting privatisation dynamics in the context of cybersecurity as a result of disinformation, populism and political uncertainty

Farrand Carrapico, Helena and Farrand, Benjamin (2021) When trust fades, Facebook is no longer a friend: shifting privatisation dynamics in the context of cybersecurity as a result of disinformation, populism and political uncertainty. Journal of Common Market Studies, 59 (5). pp. 1160-1176. ISSN 0021-9886

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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1111/jcms.13175

Abstract

This article discusses how populism and political uncertainty are impacting on one of the main current trends in the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice, namely the privatisation of JHA. Through an exploration of a cybersecurity policy case study, the article proposes to understand how the privatisation of internal security, which has resulted in private actors shaping JHA policies and regulation, is currently being disrupted. Through the use of the theoretical lenses of Regulatory Capitalism, the article argues that this change is directly related to a reduction in trust relations between the State and certain private sector actors, which occurs when priorities in addressing populism and political uncertainty are perceived to diverge.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: security privatization; area of freedom; security and justice; cybersecurity; political uncertainty
Subjects: L200 Politics
L300 Sociology
L900 Others in Social studies
M900 Other in Law
Department: Faculties > Arts, Design and Social Sciences > Social Sciences
Depositing User: Elena Carlaw
Date Deposited: 05 Jan 2021 09:46
Last Modified: 11 Feb 2023 08:01
URI: https://nrl.northumbria.ac.uk/id/eprint/45094

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