Is the government too secret or not secret enough? Why is there
simultaneously too much government secrecy and a seemingly endless
procession of government leaks? The Transparency Fix asserts that
we incorrectly assume that government information can be
controlled. The same impulse that drives transparency movements
also drives secrecy advocates. They all hold the mistaken belief
that government information can either be released or kept secure
on command. The Transparency Fix argues for a reformation in our
assumptions about secrecy and transparency. The world did not end
because Julian Assange, WikiLeaks, and Edward Snowden released
classified information. But nor was there a significant political
change. "Transparency" has become a buzzword, while secrecy is
anathema. Using a variety of real-life examples to examine how
government information actually flows, Mark Fenster describes how
the legal regime's tenuous control over state information belies
both the promise and peril of transparency. He challenges us to
confront the implausibility of controlling government information
and shows us how the contemporary obsession surrounding
transparency and secrecy cannot radically change a state that is
defined by so much more than information.
General
Imprint: |
Stanford University Press
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
July 2017 |
First published: |
2017 |
Authors: |
Mark Fenster
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152mm (L x W) |
Format: |
Hardcover - Cloth / Cloth
|
Pages: |
296 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-5036-0171-0 |
Categories: |
Books >
Law >
Jurisprudence & general issues >
Law & society
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LSN: |
1-5036-0171-4 |
Barcode: |
9781503601710 |
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