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Management of intelligence archives of fallen authoritarian regimes

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dc.contributorRiter, Robert B.
dc.contributorBeeler, John F.
dc.contributor.advisorAversa, Elizabeth Smith
dc.contributor.authorBlum, David Alexander
dc.contributor.otherUniversity of Alabama Tuscaloosa
dc.date.accessioned2017-03-01T16:51:55Z
dc.date.available2017-03-01T16:51:55Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.descriptionElectronic Thesis or Dissertationen_US
dc.description.abstractThis thesis poses the question: What happens to intelligence archives when authoritarian regimes collapse? These files have both personal privacy and national security connotations that separate them from most archival material. As countries make the transition towards democracy, what can be done and are there any lessons learned from historical examples? Three cases have been examined: the Soviet Union's KGB, East Germany's Stasi, and Apartheid South Africa's NIS. This research examines how the files were handled by the regimes while they were in power, what happened during the transition, and the status of the archives after the transformation of government. The research finds that while some outcomes are positive or negative, the decisions and the situations are not clear-cut. Not all information can be released as a country becomes a democracy, while information can be obtained from nations that restrict their democratic reforms. These cases provide examples of the decisions that leaders and archivists could make to open these files to citizens. Although each country is unique in how a government will be run, this work offers additional perspectives on what policies could be in place for other countries in the future.en_US
dc.format.extent70 p.
dc.format.mediumelectronic
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifier.otheru0015_0000001_0001389
dc.identifier.otherBlum_alatus_0004M_11486
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.ua.edu/handle/123456789/1855
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Alabama Libraries
dc.relation.hasversionborn digital
dc.relation.ispartofThe University of Alabama Electronic Theses and Dissertations
dc.relation.ispartofThe University of Alabama Libraries Digital Collections
dc.rightsAll rights reserved by the author unless otherwise indicated.en_US
dc.subjectLibrary science
dc.titleManagement of intelligence archives of fallen authoritarian regimesen_US
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etdms.degree.departmentUniversity of Alabama. Department of Library and Information Studies
etdms.degree.disciplineLibrary and Information Studies
etdms.degree.grantorThe University of Alabama
etdms.degree.nameM.L.I.S.

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