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History of Transparency in Politics and Society
Artikel-Nr:
9783847111559
Veröffentl:
2020
Erscheinungsdatum:
10.08.2020
Seiten:
187
Autor:
Jens Ivo Engels
Gewicht:
407 g
Format:
237x162x17 mm
Sprache:
Englisch,Französisch
Beschreibung:
Today, the demand for transparency is omnipresent. In particular, transparency is considered a prerequisite for good governance, for political participation and democracy. On closer inspection, however, transparency proves to be ambivalent. For complete transparency has not yet been achieved anywhere. Moreover, measures to increase transparency can have the opposite effect and stir up mistrust. Historians are just beginning to discover this topic. The volume assembles contributions covering European history since the 19th century. The contributors focus on political and cultural history, but include also economic and media history as well as the history of ideas. They analyse publicly debated demands and efforts for transparency, conceived as the access to information or ist disclosure.
Transparency, conceived as the demand for access to information, has been advocated since the 19th century. The political motives behind these demands are various and include participation as well as authoritarian objectives.