Surveillance
Studies
Network

The international research and information network on surveillance

SSN Canada/USA Workshop 2025

Surveillance and AI

Last week of May (tbc)
Ottawa, Canada

Surveillance Studies Network (SSN) is a registered charitable company dedicated to the study of surveillance in all its forms, and the free distribution of scholarly information.
We are registered in the UK, but welcome members and supporters from all over the world. We own and run the journal Surveillance and Society and also act as a clearing house for social science and policy research and consultancy about surveillance.

The Surveillance Studies Network supports its members through a variety of services:

Surveillance & Society

The international, interdisciplinary, open access, peer-reviewed journal of Surveillance Studies.

Blink

Surveillance & Society blog on surveillance studies. 

SSN Events

SSN hosts an international conference in Europe every two years, and two workshops in other regions of the world in the years in between

SSN News

The Surveillance Studies Network mentorship program is calling for faculty members and PhD students who are interested to participate as mentors and mentees, respectively. One faculty member mentor will be paired with...
The Surveillance Studies Network (SSN) is looking for a Treasurer to oversee and coordinate the financial affairs of SSN. The Treasurer will also play a role on the SSN’s Network and Editorial...
As part of its mandate, the SSN seeks to encourage creative and artistic practices engaging with the topic of surveillance. As such, the Surveillance Studies Network Arts Prize is a bi-annual award...

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