In this final episode of the latest series of the SPIN Podcast, Dr Elspeth Van Veeren and Dr Peter Finn discuss how secrecy impacts democracy through an analysis of official government records in countries such as the US, UK, and Canada. Dr. Finn shares research from his recent book including the complexity of official records and how they are not neutral documents, examples of classified information leaking from records, questions around technology's role in both creating and maintaining records going forward, and tensions between transparency and secrecy in government. They also discuss the complexities of balancing individual privacy and national security in the digital age.
View Peter's academic profile: https://www.kingston.ac.uk/staff/profile/dr-peter-finn-643/
Browse and purchase Peter's latest book, The official record: oversight, national security and democracy: https://manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526174321/