The Spy Who Came In from the South
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2435665 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Darryl Li (0000-0002-8041-1285, University of Chicago, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Publication date | 2020-05-11 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Cultural Anthropology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0886-7356 • E-ISSN: 1548-1360 |
| Publisher | American Anthropological Association (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.14506/ca35.2.06 |
| OpenAlex | W3026473004 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 1 |
Dominant imaginaries of espionage presume that all states surveil their populations but that only the powerful ones can play the "great game" of spying outside their borders. How, then, does a poor postcolonial state spy abroad? Drawing on an ethnography of Arab migrants and jihad fighters in Bosnia and Herzegovina, this essay suggests one answer: powerful states have their spies pose as diplomats, while weak ones exploit their diasporas. This realization takes one step toward demystifying and de-exceptionalizing state intelligence apparatuses and understanding them as socially embedded institutions
Computer security · Espionage · Ethnography · Exploit · Political science · Realization (probability · Sociology · State (computer science · Anthropology · Computer Science · Global Security and Public Health · Law
| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2026 (7) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |