02956    a2200433   4500001001100000005001700011008004000028020001800068037003600086040000700122041000800129072001600137072001500153072001600168072001600184072001500200072001600215072001300231072001400244072001300258072001400271072001400285072001400299072001400313072001100327072002100338072002100359072002100380072002100401072002100422072002100443072002100464100001500485245009700500250000600597260003200603300001000635520187700645135138896720250317111616.0250312042018GB        2           eng    a9781351388962  bTaylor & FranciscGBP 41.99fBB  a01  aeng7 aJPWL2thema7 aJWA2thema7 aJWKF2thema7 aJPWC2thema7 aJMR2thema7 aJPWA2thema7 aL2thema7 aJPWL2bic7 aJWA2bic7 aJWKF2bic7 aJPVL2bic7 aJMRN2bic7 aJPVK2bic7 aL2bic7 aHIS0270002bisac7 aPOL0040002bisac7 aPOL0350002bisac7 aPOL0360002bisac7 aPOL0390002bisac7 aPOL0400002bisac7 aPOL0660002bisac1 aVian Bakir10aIntelligence Elites and Public AccountabilitybRelationships of Influence with Civil Society  a1  aOxfordbRoutledgec20180417  a288 p  bThis book provides a definitive overview of the relationships of influence between civil society and intelligence elites. The secrecy surrounding intelligence means that publication of intelligence is highly restricted, barring occasional whistle-blowing and sanitised official leaks. These characteristics mean that intelligence, if publicised, can be highly manipulated by intelligence elites, while civil society’s ability to assess and verify claims is compromised by absence of independent evidence. There are few studies on the relationship between civil society and intelligence elites, which makes it hard to form robust assessments or practical recommendations regarding public oversight of intelligence elites. Addressing that lacuna, this book analyses two case studies of global political significance. The intelligence practices they focus on (contemporary mass surveillance and Bush-era torture-intelligence policies) have been presented as vital in fighting the ‘Global War on Terror’, enmeshing governments of scores of nation-states, while challenging internationally established human rights to privacy and to freedom from torture and enforced disappearance. The book aims to synthesise what is known on relationships of influence between civil society and intelligence elites. It moves away from disciplinary silos, to make original recommendations for how a variety of academic disciplines most likely to study the relationship between civil society and intelligence elites (international relations, history, journalism and media) could productively cross-fertilise. Finally, it aims to create a practical benchmark to enable civil society to better hold intelligence elites publicly accountable. This book will be of great interest to students of intelligence studies, surveillance, media, journalism, civil society, democracy and IR in general.