Michael P. Colaresi is Professor of Political Science at Michigan State University.

Democracy Declassified is a superb book that will transform the debate over how democratic governments work in the national security sphere. Michael Colaresi has used careful theorizing, an outstanding series of deeply informative case studies, and beautifully presented quantitative analysis based on original data to evaluate the balance called for between the demands for transparency in democracies and the need for secrecy. Not only does Colaresi explore in a completely original way the balance between secrecy and transparency, he also proposes practical policy solutions to ensure that the right balance is struck... Democracy Declassified is a tour de force in theory development and testing. It should be read by everyone interested in how democracy works or how national security operates. It is a masterful book.

• Acknowledgements ; Introduction ; Contents ; I Democracy Classified: The Uses of Secrecy ; 1 Theories of Democratic Transparency and Foreign Policy Success ; 2 Not So Exceptional: The Theory, Uses, and Reality of National Security ; Secrecy in Democracies ; II The Abuses of Secrecy and Public Consent ; 3 The Potential Abuses of National Security Secrecy ; 4 The Consequences of Potential Abuse for Public Consent ; III Democracy Declassified: the Dilemma and Oversight ; 5 Solving the Secrecy Dilemma ; 6 The Consequences of National Security Oversight in Democracies ; IV The Evidence ; 7 A View of National Security Oversight Institutions ; 8 Revealing Evidence: Support, Spending and Success ; V Conclusion ; 9 Implications and Innovations ; Appendices: Formal Models, Data and Statistical Result ; Bibliography

Michael P. Colaresi is Professor of Political Science at Michigan State University.

Democracy Declassified is a superb book that will transform the debate over how democratic governments work in the national security sphere. Michael Colaresi has used careful theorizing, an outstanding series of deeply informative case studies, and beautifully presented quantitative analysis based on original data to evaluate the balance called for between the demands for transparency in democracies and the need for secrecy. Not only does Colaresi explore in a completely original way the balance between secrecy and transparency, he also proposes practical policy solutions to ensure that the right balance is struck... Democracy Declassified is a tour de force in theory development and testing. It should be read by everyone interested in how democracy works or how national security operates. It is a masterful book.

• Acknowledgements ; Introduction ; Contents ; I Democracy Classified: The Uses of Secrecy ; 1 Theories of Democratic Transparency and Foreign Policy Success ; 2 Not So Exceptional: The Theory, Uses, and Reality of National Security ; Secrecy in Democracies ; II The Abuses of Secrecy and Public Consent ; 3 The Potential Abuses of National Security Secrecy ; 4 The Consequences of Potential Abuse for Public Consent ; III Democracy Declassified: the Dilemma and Oversight ; 5 Solving the Secrecy Dilemma ; 6 The Consequences of National Security Oversight in Democracies ; IV The Evidence ; 7 A View of National Security Oversight Institutions ; 8 Revealing Evidence: Support, Spending and Success ; V Conclusion ; 9 Implications and Innovations ; Appendices: Formal Models, Data and Statistical Result ; Bibliography

Michael P. Colaresi is Professor of Political Science at Michigan State University.

Democracy Declassified is a superb book that will transform the debate over how democratic governments work in the national security sphere. Michael Colaresi has used careful theorizing, an outstanding series of deeply informative case studies, and beautifully presented quantitative analysis based on original data to evaluate the balance called for between the demands for transparency in democracies and the need for secrecy. Not only does Colaresi explore in a completely original way the balance between secrecy and transparency, he also proposes practical policy solutions to ensure that the right balance is struck... Democracy Declassified is a tour de force in theory development and testing. It should be read by everyone interested in how democracy works or how national security operates. It is a masterful book.

• Acknowledgements ; Introduction ; Contents ; I Democracy Classified: The Uses of Secrecy ; 1 Theories of Democratic Transparency and Foreign Policy Success ; 2 Not So Exceptional: The Theory, Uses, and Reality of National Security ; Secrecy in Democracies ; II The Abuses of Secrecy and Public Consent ; 3 The Potential Abuses of National Security Secrecy ; 4 The Consequences of Potential Abuse for Public Consent ; III Democracy Declassified: the Dilemma and Oversight ; 5 Solving the Secrecy Dilemma ; 6 The Consequences of National Security Oversight in Democracies ; IV The Evidence ; 7 A View of National Security Oversight Institutions ; 8 Revealing Evidence: Support, Spending and Success ; V Conclusion ; 9 Implications and Innovations ; Appendices: Formal Models, Data and Statistical Result ; Bibliography