{"product_id":"state-secrecy-and-democracy-9780367539238","title":"State Secrecy and Democracy","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the wake of controversial disclosures of classified government information by WikiLeaks and Edward Snowden, questions about the democratic status of secret uses of political power are rarely far from the headlines. Despite an increase in initiatives aimed at enhancing government transparency  such as freedom of information or sunshine laws  secrecy persists in both the foreign and domestic policy of democratic states, in the form of classified intelligence programs, espionage, secret military operations, diplomatic discretion, closed-door political bargaining, and bureaucratic opacity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book explores whether the state's claim to restrict access to information can be justified. Dorota Mokrosinska answers this question with a qualified yes, arguing that secrecy in exercising executive and legislative power can be seen as a legitimate exercise of democratic authority rather than as its justified suspension.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePast and recent examples of state secrecy are used throughou\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1. Introduction 2. Government transparency: grounds and limits 3. Reclaiming raison d’état: the necessity of executive secrecy 4. Do states have a right to privacy? 5. Democratic authority of government secrecy 6. Legislative secrecy in deliberation and voting \u003ci\u003eco-authored with Suzanne Bloks. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eBibliography Index\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51017946333527,"sku":"9780367539238","price":47.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780367539238.jpg?v=1750775166","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/state-secrecy-and-democracy-9780367539238","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}