Sociology and Public Policy Books
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Government Secrecy<br />
Research in Social Problems <strong>and</strong> <strong>Public</strong> <strong>Policy</strong><br />
Volume 19<br />
Editor<br />
Susan Maret, San Jose State University, USA<br />
Synopsis<br />
Government secrecy (GS) is a significant social, political, <strong>and</strong> policy<br />
issue <strong>and</strong> often presents as a barrier to civic participation, public rightto-know,<br />
historical underst<strong>and</strong>ing, <strong>and</strong> institutional accountability. This<br />
volume examines GS in a variety of contexts, including comparative<br />
examination of government control of information, new definitions,<br />
categories, censorship, ethics, <strong>and</strong> secrecy’s relationship with<br />
freedom of information <strong>and</strong> transparency. It investigates GS in terms<br />
of its current theoretical descriptions as power over <strong>and</strong> concealment<br />
of information (Bok 1983), a “tampering of communications” (Friedrich<br />
1972), the “compulsory withholding of knowledge, reinforced by the<br />
prospects of sanctions for disclosure” (Shils), or Georg Simmel’s<br />
(1906) idea of secrecy creating the “possibility of a second world”.<br />
Following the introduction this book is divided into the following six<br />
sections: Government Secrecy: Theoretical Musings; Government<br />
Secrecy <strong>and</strong> the Media; Government Secrecy <strong>and</strong> Technology;<br />
Freedom of Information; Government Secrecy: Current <strong>Policy</strong>; <strong>and</strong><br />
Ethics. Articles are sourced from around the world <strong>and</strong> include some<br />
from the USA, Mexico, Africa, Israel <strong>and</strong> Britain.<br />
Previous Volumes<br />
Volume 18 ISBN: 9780857241832<br />
Environment <strong>and</strong> Social Justice: An International Perspective<br />
Volume 17 ISBN: 9781849507363<br />
New Approaches to Social Problems Treatment<br />
<strong>Sociology</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Public</strong> <strong>Policy</strong> <strong>Books</strong><br />
ISSN<br />
0916-1153<br />
ISBN print<br />
9780857243898<br />
ISBN electronic<br />
9780857243904<br />
<strong>Public</strong>ation date<br />
26 January 2011<br />
Price<br />
GBP £87.95<br />
EUR €129.95<br />
USD $164.95<br />
Format print<br />
Hardback<br />
Format electronic<br />
PDF<br />
Page count<br />
464<br />
Dimensions<br />
156 x 234 mm<br />
Primary BIC code<br />
JPA<br />
Primary BISAC code<br />
Not available<br />
LCC code<br />
JF20-2112<br />
Discount code<br />
SRS<br />
25
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