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Secrecy, Privacy and Accountability, 1st ed. 2019
Challenges for Social Research
Author: Sheaff Mike
Language: EnglishSubjects for Secrecy, Privacy and Accountability:
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Public mistrust of those in authority and failings of public organisations frame disputes over attribution of responsibility between individuals and systems. Exemplified with examples, including the Aberfan disaster, the death of Baby P, and Mid Staffs Hospital, this book explores parallel conflicts over access to information and privacy.
The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) allows access to information about public organisations but can be in conflict with the Data Protection Act, protecting personal information. Exploring the use of the FOIA as a research tool, Sheaff offers a unique contribution to the development of sociological research methods, and debates connected to privacy and secrecy in the information age. This book will provide sociologists and social scientists with a fresh perspective on contemporary issues of power and control.
Offers an original and distinctive approach to combining sociological, legal, methodological and ethical issues
Draws on the author’s first-hand experience of using the FOIA in his research to collect information that public bodies were reluctant to disclose
Provides a key point of reference for those concerned with the potential for the Freedom of Information Act to serve as a research tool for critical social science