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Power and space in the drone age: a literature review and politico-geographical research agenda
F. Klauser
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Institut de Géographie, Université de Neuchâtel, Neuchâtel, Switzerland
S. Pedrozo
Institut de Géographie, Université de Neuchâtel, Neuchâtel, Switzerland
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The paper outlines a politico-geographical research agenda for the investigation of the making, functioning and implications of drone systems. Such an agenda, it is claimed, could afford deepened insight into the driving forces that are behind current drone developments, would show how drones work in different institutional contexts, and could highlight how drones impact on the envisioned reality.
The paper outlines a politico-geographical research agenda for the investigation of the making,...
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