| Description |
1 online resource (385 pages) |
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Studies in Intelligence |
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Studies in Intelligence
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| Contents |
Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Figures and Tables; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1 What Do We Know and How Do We Know It?; 'Insider' accounts; 'Usually reliable sources'?; Critical accounts; Academic writings; Official reports; A research strategy; Notes; 2 The State and Security Intelligence: Concepts and Models; Information; Power; Law; Modelling the state; The strong state?; The dual state?; Autonomy, penetration and the Gore-Tex state; Conclusion; Notes; 3 Defining the Security Intelligence Mandate; The concept of national security |
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National security in the United KingdomNational security in the United States; National security in Canada; 'Subversion' in Canada; 'Subversion' in Australia; 'Subversion' in the United States; 'Subversion' in the United Kingdom; 'Terrorism'; Conclusion; Notes; 4 Penetration I: Gathering Information; What security intelligence agencies do; Planning and direction; Information-gathering techniques; Open sources; State records; Informers; 'Surreptitious entries' and break-ins; Interception of communications; Electronic surveillance; Conclusion; Notes; 5 Penetration II: Producing Intelligence |
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Production and analysisDissemination; Countering; Conclusion; Notes; 6 Autonomy I: Organisation and Control of Security Intelligence Agencies; A separate security intelligence agency?; The ministerial role: directives and deniability; Organisational resources and recruitment; Organisational culture and communications; Conclusion; Notes; 7 Autonomy II: Principles and Institutions of Oversight; General principles of oversight; Level one: the agency; Internal inspection; Whistleblowers; Level two: the executive branch; Ministerial 'oversight'; Security Commission |
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President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory BoardInspectors General; Conclusion; Notes; 8 Autonomy III: Overseeing the Executive; Level three: other state bodies; Legislative oversight; Judicial oversight; Special review bodies; The Security Service Act, 1989; Level four: citizens' oversight; Conclusion; Notes; 9 The Future of Security Intelligence; The need for an inquiry; The case against an inquiry; Agenda for the inquiry; Mandate; Institutional structures; Rules and working practices; Control and review; Penetrating the state; Form of the inquiry; Membership; Terms of reference |
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Organisation and staffingObtaining information; Reporting; Conclusion; Notes; Appendix: Defence Press and Broadcasting Committee D-Notice No. 6; Index |
| Summary |
Numerous allegations of abuse of power have been made against the domestic security intelligence agencies in the United Kingdom such as police special branches and MI5. These include the improper surveillance of trade unionists and peace activists, campaigns of mis-information against elected politicians and even the elimination' of people believed to be engaged in political violence. Drawing on extensive foreign material and making use of the social science concepts of information, power and law, this book develops a framework for the comparative analysis of these agencies |
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Print version record |
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Intelligence service -- Great Britain.
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Secret service -- Great Britain
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Intelligence service
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Secret service
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Great Britain
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781136294419 |
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1136294414 |
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