Van Puyvelde, D. (2013) Intelligence accountability and the role of public interest groups in the United States. Intelligence and National Security, 28(2), pp. 139-158. (doi: 10.1080/02684527.2012.735078)
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Abstract
This article explores the role of US public interest groups in the promotion of government transparency, as part of a broader agenda on civil liberties. Drawing on a set of declassified documents, and extensive oral testimony from protagonists, it is argued that such groups occupy a significant position as facilitators of intelligence accountability in the United States. Public interest groups represent a tradition of pluralism that lies at the heart of the American conception of democracy. A survey of the tactics deployed by interest groups to support liberal democratic principles demonstrates that these groups always rely on government institutions to carry out their oversight function. By virtue of this, public interest groups support intelligence accountability rather than hold to account the US government and its intelligence agencies.
| Item Type: | Articles |
|---|---|
| Status: | Published |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Van Puyvelde, Dr Damien |
| Authors: | Van Puyvelde, D. |
| College/School: | College of Arts & Humanities > School of Humanities > History |
| Journal Name: | Intelligence and National Security |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis |
| ISSN: | 0268-4527 |
| ISSN (Online): | 1743-9019 |
| Published Online: | 19 November 2012 |
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