
The Perils and Promise of Global Transparency
Why the Information Revolution May Not Lead to Security, Democracy, or Peace
Kristin M. Lord(Author)
State University of New York Press
Published on 1. June 2007
Book
Paperback/Softback
208 pages
978-0-7914-6886-9 (ISBN)
Description
Argues that increasing levels of transparency do not always change international politics for the better.
While the trend toward greater transparency will bring many benefits, Kristin M. Lord argues that predictions that it will lead inevitably to peace, understanding, and democracy are wrong. The conventional view is of authoritarian governments losing control over information thanks to technology, the media, and international organizations, but there is a darker side, one in which some of the same forces spread hatred, conflict, and lies. In this book, Lord discusses the complex implications of growing transparency, paying particular attention to the circumstances under which transparency's effects are negative. Case studies of the 1994 genocide in Rwanda and the government of Singapore's successful control of information are included.
While the trend toward greater transparency will bring many benefits, Kristin M. Lord argues that predictions that it will lead inevitably to peace, understanding, and democracy are wrong. The conventional view is of authoritarian governments losing control over information thanks to technology, the media, and international organizations, but there is a darker side, one in which some of the same forces spread hatred, conflict, and lies. In this book, Lord discusses the complex implications of growing transparency, paying particular attention to the circumstances under which transparency's effects are negative. Case studies of the 1994 genocide in Rwanda and the government of Singapore's successful control of information are included.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Albany, NY
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
US School Grade: College Graduate Student and over
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
349 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7914-6886-9 (9780791468869)
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Kristin M. Lord
The Perils and Promise of Global Transparency
Why the Information Revolution May Not Lead to Security, Democracy, or Peace
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02/2012
1st Edition
De Gruyter
€35.99
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Person
Kristin M. Lord is Assistant Professor of Political Science and International Affairs at The George Washington University's Elliott School of International Affairs. She is the coeditor (with Bernard I. Finel) of Power and Conflict in the Age of Transparency.
Content
Preface
1. The Complexity of Transparency
2. Transparency and Conflict
3. Transparency and Intergroup Violence
4. Transparency and Conflict Intervention
5. Transparency and Governance
6. Global Implications of Growing Transparency
Notes
Index
1. The Complexity of Transparency
2. Transparency and Conflict
3. Transparency and Intergroup Violence
4. Transparency and Conflict Intervention
5. Transparency and Governance
6. Global Implications of Growing Transparency
Notes
Index