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Shiraz, Zakia and Aldrich, Richard J. (2019) Secrecy, spies and the global South : intelligence studies beyond the ‘Five Eyes’ alliance. International Affairs, 95 (6). pp. 1313-1329. doi:10.1093/ia/iiz200
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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1093/ia/iiz200
Abstract
The study of secrecy and spies remain subjects dominated by Anglo-American experiences. In recent years there has been some effort to refocus the lens of research upon ‘intelligence elsewhere’, including the global South. This is partly because of intense interest in the Arab Spring and ‘managed democracy’, placing a wider range of secret services under the spotlight. However, the approach to research is still dominated by concepts and methods derived from studying the English-speaking states of the ‘Five Eyes’ alliance and their European outriders. This article calls for a re-examination of research strategies for Intelligence Studies and for those theorizing surveillance, suggesting that both fields have much to learn from area studies and development studies, especially in the realm of research practice and ethics. If the growing number of academics specializing in intelligence genuinely wish to move forward and examine the global South they will need to rethink their tool-kit and learn from other disciplines. We suggest there is a rich tradition to draw upon.
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||
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| Subjects: | J Political Science > JF Political institutions (General) J Political Science > JZ International relations |
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| Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Politics and International Studies | ||||||
| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Intelligence service -- United States, Intelligence service -- Great Britian, International relations, Security, International | ||||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | International Affairs | ||||||
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press | ||||||
| ISSN: | 0020-5850 | ||||||
| Official Date: | 1 November 2019 | ||||||
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| Volume: | 95 | ||||||
| Number: | 6 | ||||||
| Page Range: | pp. 1313-1329 | ||||||
| DOI: | 10.1093/ia/iiz200 | ||||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||||
| Reuse Statement (publisher, data, author rights): | This is a pre-copyedited, author-produced version of an article accepted for publication in International Affairs following peer review. The version of record Zakia Shiraz, Richard J. Aldrich, Secrecy, spies and the global South: intelligence studies beyond the ‘Five Eyes’ alliance, International Affairs, Volume 95, Issue 6, November 2019, Pages 1313–1329, is available online at:https://doi.org/10.1093/ia/iiz200 | ||||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||||
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