Hillebrand, Claudia
2019.
Placebo scrutiny? Far-right extremism and intelligence accountability in Germany.
Intelligence and National Security
34
(1)
, pp. 38-61.
10.1080/02684527.2018.1540175
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Abstract
The post-9/11 era has seen a proliferation of special, or one-off parliamentary inquiries into intelligence. This article examines the question of what quality such inquiries can achieve, exploring the scandal surrounding the case of the German far-right terrorist group National Socialist Underground (NSU). The article introduces a theoretical framework, with remit, rigor and reception as the key pillars of analysis. While special inquiries are often seen as a way of overcoming imperfections of the traditional accountability system, they can also create a placebo effect – an illusion of accountability which allows intelligence services to go uncontrolled under a blanket of democracy.
Item Type: | Article |
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Date Type: | Publication |
Status: | Published |
Schools: | Department of Politics and International Relations (POLIR) |
Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
ISSN: | 0268-4527 |
Date of First Compliant Deposit: | 26 November 2018 |
Date of Acceptance: | 22 October 2018 |
Last Modified: | 09 Oct 2021 09:57 |
URI: | https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/116913 |
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