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In Portugal between 2005 and 2010, "modernization through technology" was the major political motto used to develop and improve the country's peripheral and backward condition. This study reflects on one of the resulting, specific aspects of this trend-the implementation of public video surveillance. The in-depth ethnography provides evidence of how the political construction of security and surveillance as a strategic program actually conceals intricate institutional relationships between political decision-makers and common citizens. Essentially, the detailed account of the major actors, as

Video surveillance-Political aspects-Portugal. --- Closed-circuit television-Political aspects-Portugal. --- Internal security-Portugal. --- Portugal-Politics and government-21st century. --- Video surveillance --- Closed-circuit television --- Internal security --- Political aspects --- Portugal --- Politics and government