Transparency and Secrecy in European Democracies : Contested Trade-offs (Hardcover)

Introduction: Transparency and Secrecy in European Democracies Dorota Mokrosinska Part I: The Drive to Transparency 1. The Janus Face of Transparency: Balancing Openness and Secrecy in Democratic Decision-making Jenny de Fine Licht 2. Freedom of Information in Europe: Creation, Context and Conflict Ben Worthy Part II: Transparency and Secrecy: Day-to-Day Trade-offs 3. The Ambiguity of Leaks: Transparency and Secrecy in the EU Vigjilenca Abazi and Ronny Patz 4. European Secrecy and Post-9/11 Security Practice Marieke de Goede and Mara Wesseling 5. What the Eye Cannot See: Justifying Limits to Freedom of Information in the Diplomatic Context Sanderijn Duquet and Jan Wouters 6. Self-reinforcing Secrecy: Cultures of Secrecy within Intelligence Agencies Eleni Braat 7. Paradoxical secrecy in British Freedom of Information Law Owen Thomas Part III: Oversight and Accountability 8. Secrecy and the Preservation of the Democratic State: The Concept of Raison d’etat in the German Bundestag Dorothee Riese 9. State Secrecy in the Age of Terror: The Italian Case in a Comparative Perspective Arianna Vedaschi 10. Political Whistleblowing in Europe: Official Secrets, Freedom of Expression and the Rule of Law Vigjilenca Abazi