Blacked Out: Government Secrecy in the Information Age »

Alasdair Roberts is an associate professor in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University. He is also Director of the Campbell Public Affairs Institute at Syracuse University. His research focuses on two areas: public sector restructuring and transparency in government. In 2005, he received the Johnson Award for Best Paper in Ethics and Accountability in the Public Sector. His work has been widely published.

This book examines the evolution of the move toward openness in government.

Acknowledgements

1 The Glass Case 1

I Context

2 Secrecy and Security 27

3 Regime Change 51

4 Message Discipline 82

5 Soft States 107

II Structure

6 Opaque Networks 127

7 The Corporate Veil 150

8 Remote Control 171

III Technology

9 Liquid Paper 199

IV Conclusion

10 The End of the Story? 231

Notes 239

Index 303