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Intelligence Elites and Public Accountability: Relationships of Influence with Civil Society book cover

1st Edition

Intelligence Elites and Public Accountability Relationships of Influence with Civil Society

By Vian Bakir Copyright 2018
288 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

288 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

288 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge
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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,... Read more

Chapter One. Intelligence Elites and Civil Society: A New Research Agenda

Chapter Two. Civil Society, Intelligence Elites and Influence: A Systematic Review

Chapter Three. Theorising Intelligence Elite Public Accountability

Chapter Four. Studying Intelligence Elites, Civil Society, and Relationships of Influence

Chapter Five. The Torture-Intelligence Issue: Relationships of Influence During Journalism-as-Usual

Chapter Six. The Mass Surveillance Issue: Relationships of Influence During Whistle-Blowing

Chapter Seven. Conclusion: Towards Better Public Accountability of Intelligence Elites

Biography

Vian Bakir is Professor in Political Communication and Journalism at Bangor University, Wales. Her books include Torture, Intelligence and Sousveillance in the War on Terror (2013), Sousveillance, Media and Strategic Political Communication (2010) and (with David Barlow) Communication in the Age of Suspicion (2007).

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