Transparency and Secrecy A Reader Linking Literature and Contemporary Debate

by Piotrowski, Suzanne J.

• ISBN13: 9780739127513
• ISBN10: 0739127519
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-07-17
• Publisher: Lexington Books

Summary

In Transparency and Secrecy, Suzanne Piotrowski organizes the literature on governmental openness within a useful, original framework. The presentation of contemporary cases, original documents, study questions, and class material makes the reader readily accessible to students.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. ix
Introduction	p. xi
What Is Transparency?	p. 1
Introduction	p. 1
The Power Position of the Bureaucracy	p. 3
Administrative Secrecy: A Congressional Dilemma	p. 5
Inter-American Court of Human Rights	p. 9
Memorandum for the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies. Subject: Transparency and Open Government	p. 15
Transparency and Competing Values: Privacy, Security, and Efficiency	p. 17
Introduction	p. 17
The Right to Privacy	p. 19
Privacy Rights and Protection: Foreign Values in Modern Thai Context	p. 21
National Security and Open Government in the United States: Beyond the Balancing Test	p. 25
Governmental Transparency in the Path of Administrative Reform	p. 29
Freedom of Information	p. 35
Introduction	p. 35
Article 6 of Mexican Constitution	p. 37
Outsourcing the Constitution and Administrative Law Norms	p. 38
A Partial Revolution: The Diplomatic Ethos and Transparency in Intergovernmental Organizations	p. 53
Proactively Released Information	p. 69
Introduction	p. 69
The Evolution of E-Government among Municipalities: Rhetoric or Reality?	p. 71
Mr. Justice Brandeis and the Creation of the Federal Register	p. 76
At the Intersection of Bureaucracy, Democracy, and the Media: The Effective Agency Spokesperson	p. 90
Open Public Meetings	p. 99
Introduction	p. 99
Open Meeting Statutes: The Press Fights for the ôRight To Knowö	p. 101
The Democratic Legitimacy of the European Union Committee System	p. 103
Critical Factors for Enhancing Municipal Public Hearings	p. 119
Whistleblowing and Leaked Information	p. 133
Introduction	p. 133
Whistleblowing and Leaks	p. 134
The Enduring Phenomenon of Moral Muteness	p. 147
Notes	p. 163
Bibliography	p. 179
Index	p. 201
About the Editor	p. 203
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