Citizens and State Surveillance in Hungary and Romania - The Importance of Personality

This book explores the impact of personality traits on people s acceptance of state surveillance used for national security purposes. So far, state surveillance has been analysed in relation to institutional factors, technological infrastructures or specific contexts. This book shifts the focus from institutional and systemic characteristics to individual traits. It shows the extent to which people s personality traits explain the acceptance of state surveillance. The book provides a comparative analysis of Hungary and Romania to outline the differences between two former communist countries. The key results illustrate that highly conscientious people, those who are active in their communities, and the well-informed persons accept state surveillance more.

List of contents

Introduction.- Chapter 1: Conceptual Framework.- Chapter 2: Analytical Framework.- Chapter 3: Research Design.- Chapter 4: State Surveillance in Hungary and Romania.- Chapter 5: Citizens and State Surveillance in Hungary.- Chapter 6: Citizens and State Surveillance in Romania.- Conclusions.

Summary

This book explores the impact of personality traits on people’s acceptance of state surveillance used for national security purposes. So far, state surveillance has been analysed in relation to institutional factors, technological infrastructures or specific contexts. This book shifts the focus from institutional and systemic characteristics to individual traits. It shows the extent to which people’s personality traits explain the acceptance of state surveillance. The book provides a comparative analysis of Hungary and Romania to outline the differences between two former communist countries. The key results illustrate that highly conscientious people, those who are active in their communities, and the well-informed persons accept state surveillance more.

Product details

• Authors: Paul Tap
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 22.04.2025
• EAN: 9783031849428
• ISBN: 978-3-0-3184942-8
• No. of pages: 208
• Dimensions: 148 mm x 15 mm x 210 mm
• Weight: 380 g
• Illustrations: XI, 208 p. 8 illus., 7 illus. in color.
• Series: Central and Eastern European Perspectives on International Relations
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Comparative and international political science; Psychologie, Verbrechen und Kriminologie (Kriminalistik), Technology, Politik und Staat, Perception, transparency, auseinandersetzen, Behavioral Sciences and Psychology, Hungary, International Security Studies, Politics and International Studies, Crime Control and Security, Personality traits, Political Psychology, national security, post-communist countries, state surveillance