Marlen Heide
Biographic Data
| ID | 3914801 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Marlen Heide |
| GIVEN NAMES | Marlen |
| FAMILY NAME | Heide |
| SIGNATURE | HEIDE M |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Understanding Transparency Failures
Recent years have seen an increase of critical perspectives on government transparency. Some consider its conceptualization too simplistic leading to over-enthusiastic promises. Other, more empirical studies show that transparency can create costs or adverse effects. This qualitative meta-analysis of scholarship reviews transparency research from 1996 onwards to map the pitfalls, shortcomings and negative dynamics of transparency policies. The an…
Mapping multi-stakeholder initiatives for public governance and transparency
Global multi-stakeholder initiatives aiming to strengthen public governance and transparency (PGMSIs) in participating countries are increasingly prominent but little researched and undertheorized. This analysis provides a preliminary mapping of the 121 countries that participate in the six most prominent initiatives (CoST, EITI, OCP, OGP, IATI). Rates of participation in single and multiple initiatives are characterized according to contextual f…
From Threat to Risk
This article explores how risk rationales affect and alter national security secrecy. While the transformation of defense and security policy has been widely discussed by security theorists, transparency scholars have not yet considered the notion of risk in their conceptualizations of national security secrecy. This article draws on security studies literature to outline the divergences between conventional and risk-based security. The empirical…
Secrecy and Leadership
Openness is essential for democratic leadership. It represents a moral commitment and an instrument for increasing trust and legitimacy. However, secrecy can still aid leaders by safeguarding their power and policies or preserving their reputation. This article examines Theresa May’s attempted use of secrecy around the UK–EU Brexit negotiations to protect her power, policy, and reputation between 2016 and 2019. While this approach appeared succes…
Secrecy and Leadership
Openness is essential for democratic leadership. It represents a moral commitment and an instrument for increasing trust and legitimacy. However, secrecy can still aid leaders by safeguarding their power and policies or preserving their reputation. This article examines Theresa May’s attempted use of secrecy around the UK–EU Brexit negotiations to protect her power, policy, and reputation between 2016 and 2019. While this approach appeared succes…
Secrecy and Leadership
Openness is essential for democratic leadership. It represents a moral commitment and an instrument for increasing trust and legitimacy. However, secrecy can still aid leaders by safeguarding their power and policies or preserving their reputation. This article examines Theresa May’s attempted use of secrecy around the UK–EU Brexit negotiations to protect her power, policy, and reputation between 2016 and 2019. While this approach appeared succes…
From Threat to Risk
This article explores how risk rationales affect and alter national security secrecy. While the transformation of defense and security policy has been widely discussed by security theorists, transparency scholars have not yet considered the notion of risk in their conceptualizations of national security secrecy. This article draws on security studies literature to outline the divergences between conventional and risk-based security. The empirical…
Understanding Transparency Failures
Recent years have seen an increase of critical perspectives on government transparency. Some consider its conceptualization too simplistic leading to over-enthusiastic promises. Other, more empirical studies show that transparency can create costs or adverse effects. This qualitative meta-analysis of scholarship reviews transparency research from 1996 onwards to map the pitfalls, shortcomings and negative dynamics of transparency policies. The an…
Mapping multi-stakeholder initiatives for public governance and transparency
Global multi-stakeholder initiatives aiming to strengthen public governance and transparency (PGMSIs) in participating countries are increasingly prominent but little researched and undertheorized. This analysis provides a preliminary mapping of the 121 countries that participate in the six most prominent initiatives (CoST, EITI, OCP, OGP, IATI). Rates of participation in single and multiple initiatives are characterized according to contextual f…
Political science (3 works) · Politics (3 works) · Business (2 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Computer security (2 works) · Corporate governance (2 works) · E-Government and Public Services (2 works) · Economics (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Legitimacy (2 works)