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Silvana Pedrozo is a PhD student working in the Institute of Geography of the University of Neuchâtel. Her PhD focuses on military and civil drone usage in Switzerland. From a human-geographical perspective, this research addresses issues of security and (aerial) surveillance of territory, aiming to explore the socio-spatial implications resulting from the use of drones by public authorities in charge of territorial security.
In Switzerland, the use of drones by public authorities is in full emergence since the end of the 1990s. However, public opinion regarding this technology remains largely unknown, although these aircrafts raise ...