The New Protective State (eBook, PDF)

Government, Intelligence and Terrorism
Redaktion: Hennessy, Peter

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

The gathering of information by the Intelligence Services is now an issue of major importance in the modern world. But what are the ethical responsibilities of these bodies? How is that intelligence collected, assessed and used? What is the impact and significance of the new protective state that has been constructed in Whitehall over the years since 2001?

With new threats appearing to society both at home and abroad and sweeping changes being made to the law and Government, intelligence and police authorities where does the debate now take us?

All these matters raise profound questions for the nature and future of democracy and human rights. These are considered and analysed by those the cutting edge of the debate in this brilliant book.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury UK
• Seitenzahl: 194
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. Oktober 2008
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781441199935
• Artikelnr.: 40777386

Autorenporträt

Peter Hennessy is Attlee Professor of Contemporary British History and Director of the Mile End Institute of Contemporary British Government, Intelligence and Society at Queen Mary, University of London.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction by Peter Hennessy 1. From Secret State to Protective State
Peter Hennessy 2. Protecting the Citizen in the 21st Century
Richard Mottram 3.Terrorist Challenge
Eliza Manningham
Buller 4.Reflections on Secret Intelligence
Kevin Tebbit 5.Just Intelligence: Prolegomena to an Ethical Theory
David Omand 6.The Ethics of Using Secret Intelligence
Michael Quinlan 7. Ethics and Intelligence
David Omand Conclusion

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