Description
| Product ID: | 9780815737971 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Series: | Insights: Critical Thinking on International Affairs |
| Title: | Secrets and Spies |
| Subtitle: | UK Intelligence Accountability after Iraq and Snowden |
| Authors: | Author: Jamie Gaskarth |
| Page Count: | 200 |
| Subjects: | Political structure and processes, Political structure & processes, Espionage and secret services, Political control and freedoms, Espionage & secret services, Political control & freedoms |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Exploring how intelligence professionals view accountability in the context of twenty-first century politicsHow can democratic governments hold intelligence and security agencies accountable when what they do is largely secret? Using the UK as a case study, this book address... Exploring how intelligence professionals view accountability in the context of twenty-first century politics How can democratic governments hold intelligence and security agencies accountable when what they do is largely secret? Using the UK as a case study, this book addresses this question by providing the first systematic exploration of how accountability is understood inside the secret world. It is based on new interviews with current and former UK intelligence practitioners, as well as extensive research into the performance and scrutiny of the UK intelligence machinery. The result is the first detailed analysis of how intelligence professionals view their role, what they feel keeps them honest, and how far external overseers impact on their work Moving beyond the conventional focus on oversight, the book examines how accountability works in the day to day lives of these organizations, and considers the impact of technological and social changes, such as artificial intelligence and social media. |
| Imprint Name: | Brookings Institution |
| Publisher Name: | Rowman & Littlefield |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2020-02-18 |
