Government Secrecy
Classic and Contemporary Readings
1st Edition
Published on 30. December 2008
820 pages
978-1-59884-501-3 (ISBN)
Description
Government Secrecy presents the best that has been thought and written on the subject, including history and philosophy, theory and practice, justification and critique. Through readings, which range from Georg Simmel on secrecy and Max Weber on bureaucracy and secret-keeping, to post-9/11 concerns regarding freedom of information and presidential secrecy, it enables readers to explore the issues and questions that surround the government's right to keep necessary secrets-or not.
This collection, and the diverse perspectives it represents, will engage students and other interested parties in a discussion of the benefits-and dangers-of government secrecy. The collection is designed to generate questions regarding historical accuracy of government information, information ethics, professional neutrality, ownership of information, public right to information, national security, and transparency. The essays explore the criteria and conditions for government secret-keeping, as well as contributing to public and academic discussion of the role of secrets in democracies.
This collection, and the diverse perspectives it represents, will engage students and other interested parties in a discussion of the benefits-and dangers-of government secrecy. The collection is designed to generate questions regarding historical accuracy of government information, information ethics, professional neutrality, ownership of information, public right to information, national security, and transparency. The essays explore the criteria and conditions for government secret-keeping, as well as contributing to public and academic discussion of the role of secrets in democracies.
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Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN-13
978-1-59884-501-3 (9781598845013)
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Persons
Dr. Susan L. Maret is a part-time faculty member in the Library and Information Sciences Program at San Jose State University. Before completing her PhD in Critical and Information Studies from The Union Institute and University in 2002, she worked as an academic and government documents librarian. She holds an MLS degree from the University of Arizona and is the author of numerous books, website and database reviews, and On Their Own Terms: A Lexicon with an Emphasis on Information-Related Terms Produced by the U.S. Federal Government, located at the Federation of American Scientists Website (http://www.fas.org/sgp/library/maret.pdf).
Dr. Jan Goldman joined the National Defense Intelligence College as a professor where he teaches intelligence courses in strategic warning, threat management and ethics. He has been working in the Intelligence Community for over 25 years. He has written or edited numerous articles and publications including Words of Intelligence: A Dictionary (2006), Ethics of Spying: A Reader for the Intelligence Community (2005), and the recently declassified book, Anticipating Surprise: Analysis for Strategic Warning (2004).
Dr. Jan Goldman joined the National Defense Intelligence College as a professor where he teaches intelligence courses in strategic warning, threat management and ethics. He has been working in the Intelligence Community for over 25 years. He has written or edited numerous articles and publications including Words of Intelligence: A Dictionary (2006), Ethics of Spying: A Reader for the Intelligence Community (2005), and the recently declassified book, Anticipating Surprise: Analysis for Strategic Warning (2004).
Content
Foreword by Steven Aftergood, Project on Government Secrecy, Federation of American Scientists
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1: Perspectives on Secrecy
Chapter 2: A Short History of Government Secrecy
Chapter 3: Secrecy as Regulation
Chapter 4: Organizational Aspects of Secrecy
Chapter 5: Necessary Secrets: Alternative Views on the Need for Secrets and Secret Keeping
Chapter 6: The Uncertain Future of Information: Secrecy Post 9-11
Appendix A: Major Reviews of the Secrecy System
Appendix B: Laws that Restrict Public Access to Federal Records
Sources
Glossary
Further Reading
Index
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1: Perspectives on Secrecy
Chapter 2: A Short History of Government Secrecy
Chapter 3: Secrecy as Regulation
Chapter 4: Organizational Aspects of Secrecy
Chapter 5: Necessary Secrets: Alternative Views on the Need for Secrets and Secret Keeping
Chapter 6: The Uncertain Future of Information: Secrecy Post 9-11
Appendix A: Major Reviews of the Secrecy System
Appendix B: Laws that Restrict Public Access to Federal Records
Sources
Glossary
Further Reading
Index
