Policing Politics: Security Intelligence and the Liberal Democratic State

ISBN-13: 9780714640976 / Angielski / Miękka / 1994 / 384 str.

Peter Gill

Opis

Numerous allegations of abuse of power have been made against the domestic security intelligence agencies in the UK - police special branches and MI5. These include the improper surveillance of trades unionists and peace activists, campaigns of disinformation against elected politicians and the summary shooting of people believed to be engaged in political violence. Although far-reaching enquiries have been conducted into similar agencies in other liberal democracies, and the end of the Cold War has brought dramatic change to security agencies in Eastern Europe, the UK agencies have remained aloof from anything more than marginal organizational change.

Spis treści

What do we know and how do we know it?; the state and security intelligence - concepts and models; defining the security intelligence mandate; penetration I - gathering information; penetration II - producing intelligence; autonomy I - organization and control of security intelligence agencies; autonomy II - principles and institutions of oversight; autonomy III - overseeing the executive; the future of security intelligence. Appendix: Defence Press and Broadcasting Committee D-Notice No. 6.

O autorze

Peter Gill