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Institutional trustworthiness and national security governance

Evidence from six European countries

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ID7786142
AuthorsKarly Ball (0000-0001-6936-7490, University of St Andrews), Kirstie Ball (University of St Andrews), Sara Degli Esposti (0000-0003-0616-8974, Coventry University), Sally Dibb (0000-0001-5448-861X, Coventry University), Vincenzo Pavone (0000-0002-2326-0118, Institute for Public Goods and Policies (IPP)), Elvira Santiago-Gómez (0000-0003-4635-144X, Universidade da Coruña), Elvira Santiago‐Gomez (A Coruña University)
Year2019
Volume32
Issue1
Pages103-121
Publication date2019-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueGovernance (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0952-1895 • E-ISSN: 1468-0491
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/gove.12353
OpenAlexW2889136687
LanguageEN
Citations received8
References cited58

This article examines the relationship between the institutional trustworthiness of security agencies in the context of data‐intensive security practices. It focuses on the public's acceptance of the way digital surveillance technologies feed into large‐scale security data analytics. Using the case of deep packet inspection (DPI), survey data gathered in six European countries ( n = 1,202) demonstrates that security agencies' institutional trustworthiness directly and indirectly influences public acceptance of DPI. Against a backdrop of declining public trust in government and a climate of intense international terrorist threat, governments around the world are appealing to citizens to trade privacy for enhanced security. This article supports calls for security agencies and their respective governments to engage with the democratic process to enrich security and privacy at all levels of public security governance and for the common good

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Citations per year1,6
Citation span2021 - 2025 (5)
Citation velocityrecent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 8

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