Democratic Control of Intelligence Services

Contents......Page 6
List of Tables and Figure......Page 10
List of Contributors......Page 12
Preface......Page 14
Acknowledgements......Page 16
List of Acronyms......Page 18
I: Introduction......Page 24
1 Controlling and Overseeing Intelligence Services in Democratic States......Page 26
2 The Need for Efficient and Legitimate Intelligence......Page 48
II: Reforms in Eastern Europe......Page 68
3 Control and Oversight of Security Intelligence in Romania......Page 70
4 Transformation of the Polish Secret Services: From Authoritarian to Informal Power Networks......Page 88
5 Reforming the Intelligence Services in Bulgaria: The Experience of 1989–2005......Page 106
6 The Aftermath of 1989 and the Reform of Intelligence: The Czechoslovakian Case......Page 120
III: Reforms in the West......Page 130
7 The United States Department of Defense Intelligence Oversight Programme: Balancing National Security and Constitutional Rights......Page 132
8 Checks and Imbalances? Intelligence Governance in Contemporary France......Page 148
9 Parliamentary Oversight of the Norwegian Secret and Intelligence Services......Page 166
IV: Parliamentarians......Page 184
10 Parliamentary and External Oversight of Intelligence Services......Page 186
11 The UK's Intelligence and Security Committee......Page 200
12 Democratic and Parliamentary Accountability of Intelligence Services After 9/11......Page 218
V: Data Protection......Page 238
13 Public Oversight and National Security: Comparative Approaches to Freedom of Information......Page 240
14 Reconciliation and Developing Public Trust in Hungary: Opening State Security Files......Page 260
VI: Conclusion......Page 278
15 Intelligence Services: Strengthening Democratic Accountability......Page 280
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