TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2019//
TI  - Placebo scrutiny? Far-right extremism and intelligence accountability in Germany
JO  - Intelligence and national security
A1  - Hillebrand, Claudia
SP  - 38
EP  - 61
VL  - 34
IS  - 1
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0268-4527
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02684527.2018.1540175
ID  - ref1
ER  -