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THE 'SUPER-panopticon' athens olympic scandal

This is a presentation of
Minas Samatas' book :

Τhe  “Super-Panopticon” Scandal 
of the  Αthens 2004 
Olympics 
and its Legacy
 

Pella, N.Y. 2014

TABLE OF CONTENTS


List of Abbreviations...................................................................................................... viii
Preface.......................................................................................................................... xvii
Acknowledgments.......................................................................................................... xxii
Ιntroduction..................................................................................................................,.......................1

   The Athens Olympic "Super-Panopticon" Scandal In The Context of post-9/11 
        Neo - Liberal Securitization:A "Glocal" Socio-Political Approach................................,................... 5
    The Organization of The Book..
..........................................................................................................11
Part I
The ''super-panopticon'' Promise and Fiasco,and the Real Olympic Security
  1.  The Promise of an Athenian Olympic ''Super-Panopticon''And The SAIC-Siemens C41 Fiasco....15
  2.  The Athens 2004 Olympic Fortress Spectacle,And Experience......................................................25
Part II
Why Such an Expensice and Dubious''super-panopticon'' was Enforced
     3.  Post-9/11 International Security Pressures,US Intervention And Domestic Implications in View 
          of the Athens 2004 Olympics ........................................................................................................ 33
Part III
Additional Related Scandals: Political Connections, Bribes, and Phone Tapping
     4.  The SAIC-Siemens Corruption Scandal in Greece.........................................................................43
     5. The Olympic Phone - Tapping Scandal:..........................................................................................63
     6. SAIC, Siemens, and Vodafone asMajor Players of the 
         Scandalous Surveillance-Industrial Complex...................................................................................85
Part IV
The Controversial Olympic CCTV ''Dowery'' and the Resistance Against it in Post-Olympics Greece
     7. Politics of the Olympic and Police CCTV Expansion
         and Resistance In Post-Olympics Greece.......................................................................................101
Part V
Implications and Legacies
     8. The Outrageous Olympic Security Cost and the 
          Devastating Total Cost of Athens 2004 Olympics..........................................................................125
     9. Implications on Greek National Sovereignty,
         Security, and Civil Liberties.............................................................................................................133
   10. Questions and Legacies .................................................................................................................141
Bibliography...........................................................................................................................................161
Appendix of Figures..................................................................................................................................185
Index ........................................................................................................................................................221

 
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