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Intelligence Elites and Public Accountability - Relationships of Influence with Civil Society (Paperback)
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Intelligence Elites and Public Accountability - Relationships of Influence with Civil Society (Paperback)
Series: Studies in Intelligence
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This book provides a definitive overview of the relationships of
influence between civil society and intelligence elites. The
secrecy surrounding intelligence means that publication of
intelligence is highly restricted, barring occasional
whistle-blowing and sanitised official leaks. These characteristics
mean that intelligence, if publicised, can be highly manipulated by
intelligence elites, while civil society's ability to assess and
verify claims is compromised by absence of independent evidence.
There are few studies on the relationship between civil society and
intelligence elites, which makes it hard to form robust assessments
or practical recommendations regarding public oversight of
intelligence elites. Addressing that lacuna, this book analyses two
case studies of global political significance. The intelligence
practices they focus on (contemporary mass surveillance and
Bush-era torture-intelligence policies) have been presented as
vital in fighting the 'Global War on Terror', enmeshing governments
of scores of nation-states, while challenging internationally
established human rights to privacy and to freedom from torture and
enforced disappearance. The book aims to synthesise what is known
on relationships of influence between civil society and
intelligence elites. It moves away from disciplinary silos, to make
original recommendations for how a variety of academic disciplines
most likely to study the relationship between civil society and
intelligence elites (international relations, history, journalism
and media) could productively cross-fertilise. Finally, it aims to
create a practical benchmark to enable civil society to better hold
intelligence elites publicly accountable. This book will be of
great interest to students of intelligence studies, surveillance,
media, journalism, civil society, democracy and IR in general.
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