@article{ref1,
title="Placebo scrutiny? Far-right extremism and intelligence accountability in Germany",
journal="Intelligence and national security",
year="2019",
author="Hillebrand, Claudia",
volume="34",
number="1",
pages="38-61",
abstract="The post-9/11 era has seen a proliferation of special, or one-off parliamentary inquiries into intelligence. This article examines the question of what quality such inquiries can achieve, exploring the scandal surrounding the case of the German far-right terrorist group National Socialist Underground (NSU). The article introduces a theoretical framework, with remit, rigor and reception as the key pillars of analysis. While special inquiries are often seen as a way of overcoming imperfections of the traditional accountability system, they can also create a placebo effect - an illusion of accountability which allows intelligence services to go uncontrolled under a blanket of democracy.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0268-4527",
doi="10.1080/02684527.2018.1540175",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02684527.2018.1540175"
}