In the shade of the cloud: ‘clandestine openness’ and open-source intelligence in police organisations

Mia Rosa Koss Hartmann

In the shade of the cloud: ‘clandestine openness’ and open-source intelligence in police organisations

Mia Rosa Koss Hartmann

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Abstract

In this paper, I propose clandestine openness to address an empirically observed paradox: While police officials’ use open-source intelligence (OSINT) is grounded in principles of ‘openness’, the obscuration of openly available information in the digital era, in combination with secretive means of accessing, sharing and utilising the information, give rise to clandestine practices. The study contributes to discussions about the dyadic and paradoxical relationship between transparency and secrecy in organisation studies by surfacing factors that generate ‘clandestine openness’.

Original language	English
Publication date	2023
Publication status	Published - 2023
Event	39th EGOS Colloquium: Organizing for the good life: Between legacy and imagination - University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy Duration: 6. Jul 2023 → 8. Jul 2023 Conference number: 39 https://www.egos.org/2023_Cagliari/General-Theme

Conference

Conference	39th EGOS Colloquium
Number	39
Location	University of Cagliari
Country/Territory	Italy
City	Cagliari
Period	06/07/2023 → 08/07/2023
Internet address	https://www.egos.org/2023_Cagliari/General-Theme

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