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Theorising the advent of weaponized drones as techniques of domestic paramilitary policing

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Davis, Oliver (2019) Theorising the advent of weaponized drones as techniques of domestic paramilitary policing. Security Dialogue, 50 (4). pp. 344-360. doi:10.1177/0967010619843483 ISSN 0967-0106.

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Abstract

The killing of Micah Johnson by Dallas police on 8 July 2016 by a teleguided exploding robot is the first known example of the use of a killer drone by US law enforcement in the domestic arena. This repatriation of the drone, under conditions of racialized urban unrest designated as exceptional, was predicted by Didier Bigo (2014) and follows a familiar pattern whereby coercive security technologies are tested abroad before finding their way ‘home’ to arm police forces which are becoming increasingly paramilitary in style and conduct. I use the Dallas incident to probe the cogency and limits of ‘drone theory’ and to consider its application in domestic policing contexts. I work through three broadly delineated areas of scepticism about drone theory as it intersects with policing and, in so doing, develop my own account of the weaponized policing drone as a defining techno-cultural element within the emergent form of neoliberal political rationality I call ‘governance’.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare
J Political Science > JC Political theory
U Military Science > U Military Science (General)
Divisions: Faculty of Arts > School of Modern Languages and Cultures > French Studies
Faculty of Arts > School of Modern Languages and Cultures
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Drone aircraft -- United States, Police -- United States, Weapons
Journal or Publication Title: Security Dialogue
Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd.
ISSN: 0967-0106
Official Date: 1 August 2019
Dates:
DateEvent
1 August 2019Published
14 May 2019Available
22 February 2019Accepted
Volume: 50
Number: 4
Page Range: pp. 344-360
DOI: 10.1177/0967010619843483
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Reuse Statement (publisher, data, author rights): Davis, Oliver (2019) Theorising the advent of weaponized drones as techniques of domestic paramilitary policing. Security Dialogue Copyright © 2019 The Author. Reprinted by permission of SAGE Publications. DOI: [DOI]
Access rights to Published version: Restricted or Subscription Access
Date of first compliant deposit: 25 February 2019
Date of first compliant Open Access: 25 February 2019
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