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Delayed disclosure : national security, whistle-blowers and the nature of secrecy

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Aldrich, Richard J. and Moran, Christopher R. (2018) Delayed disclosure : national security, whistle-blowers and the nature of secrecy. Political Studies . doi:10.1177/0032321718764990 ISSN 0032-3217.

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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1177/0032321718764990

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Abstract

The significance of Edward Snowden’s revelations has been viewed primarily through the prism of threats to citizen privacy. We argue instead that the most dramatic change has been a decline of government secrecy, especially around national security. While the ethical aspects of state secrets and “whistle-blowing” have received recent attention, few have attempted to explain the dynamics of this growing climate of exposure. Our argument is largely technological and we ground our analysis in the changing nature of intelligence work, which is increasingly merging with big data. But we also identify a related cultural change: many intelligence contractors are at best agnostic about the national security state. Meanwhile, the Internet itself provides the perfect medium for the anonymous degradation of secrets. Because the main driver is technology, we suggest this trend is likely to accelerate, presenting national security chiefs with one of their biggest future challenges.

Item Type: Journal Article
Divisions: Faculty of Social Sciences > Politics and International Studies
Journal or Publication Title: Political Studies
Publisher: SAGE Publications
ISSN: 0032-3217
Official Date: 28 March 2018
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DateEvent
28 March 2018Available
22 February 2017Accepted
DOI: 10.1177/0032321718764990
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Restricted or Subscription Access
Date of first compliant deposit: 26 January 2018
Date of first compliant Open Access: 8 May 2018

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