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dc.contributor.authorBurton, A-
dc.contributor.authorDylan, H-
dc.contributor.authorMorrison, J-
dc.date.accessioned2023-12-10T16:47:12Z-
dc.date.available2023-12-10T16:47:12Z-
dc.identifierORCiD: Alan Burton https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4154-2300-
dc.identifierORCiD: Huw Dylan https://orcid.org/0009-0001-4925-6096-
dc.identifierORCiD: Jago Morrison http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2114-9205-
dc.identifier.citationBurton, A., Dylan, H. and Morrison, J. (2023) 'Between the secret state and the public sphere: the writer as intermediary', Intelligence and National Security, 39 (2), pp. 193 - 201. doi: 10.1080/02684527.2023.2292388.-
dc.identifier.issn0268-4527-
dc.identifier.urihttps://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/27837-
dc.description.abstractThis essay explores the unique roles played by writers as intermediaries between the secret state and the public sphere, providing an introduction to the special issue Writers in Intelligence. Though frequently remarked upon, the history, nature, and politics of this relationship remains under-studied. Some spies-turned-writers write in the hope of legitimizing a problematic role, others to own their own identities in a police state. For some, writing is an avenue for critique of a toxic security culture, while others have lent their skills to intelligence agencies as a form of patriotic duty. We examine how fictional representations of intelligence work have been both a boon and a hindrance to various secret services; and how exposing elements of intelligence work can occasionally lead to conspiracy rather than clarity.-
dc.description.sponsorshipArts & Humanities Research Council (Grant AH/V001000/1).-
dc.format.extent193 - 201-
dc.format.mediumPrint-Electronic-
dc.languageEnglish-
dc.rightsCopyright © 2023 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. The terms on which this article has been published allow the posting of the Accepted Manuscript in a repository by the author(s) or with their consent.-
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/-
dc.subjectwriters in intelligence-
dc.subjectopenness-
dc.subjectspy fiction-
dc.subjectIan Fleming-
dc.subjectJohn le Carre-
dc.titleBetween the secret state and the public sphere: the writer as intermediary-
dc.typeJournal Article-
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1080/02684527.2023.2292388-
dc.relation.isPartOfIntelligence and National Security-
pubs.issue2-
pubs.publication-statusPublished-
pubs.volume39-
dc.rights.licensehttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode.en-
dc.rights.holderThe Author(s)-
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