In this lecture series, Philippe Roman Chair Professor Matthew Connelly discusses the tension between state secrecy and the principle of open government, from the creation of the American Republic to Wikileaks and Edward Snowden.
While the US was founded with a commitment to exceptionally open government, state secrecy came to be seen increasingly necessary and valuable over the course of the twentieth century, prompted by the world wars and the Cold War. Today technology both allows states to hold unprecedented amounts of classified information and provides citizens with the means of preserving open government.
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The Radical Transparency of the American Republic
LSE IDEAS Philippe Roman Chair Inaugural Lecture
Tuesday 21 October 2014, 6.30 - 8.00pm, Old Theatre, Old Building
Speaker: Professor Matthew Connelly; Chair: Professor Arne Westad
Open Government in the Age of Total War
Tuesday 2 December 2014, 6.30 - 8.00pm, Old Theatre, Old Building
Speaker: Professor Matthew Connelly; Chair: Professor Arne Westad
The Cold War and the Culture of Secrecy
Tuesday 13 January 2015, 6.30 - 8.00pm, venue TBC
Speaker: Professor Matthew Connelly; Chair: Professor Michael Cox
Crowd-Sourcing, Surveillance, and the Era of the Synopticon
Tuesday 17 March 2015, 6.30 - 8.00pm, venue TBC
Speaker: Professor Matthew Connelly; Chair: Professor Michael Cox