The openness revolution: The rise of a global movement for freedom of information

Development Dialogue

Volumn 2002, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 7-21

  Blanton, Thomas S ^a  

^a National Security Archive   (United States)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCESSIBILITY; COMMUNICATION; INFORMATION; PUBLIC ACCESS; SOCIAL MOVEMENT;

EID: 0141521690     PISSN: 03452328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (33)

1. Blanton, Thomas, 'The World's Right to Know', Foreign Policy, July-August 2002, pp. 50-58,
2. See Chafetz, Josh, 'The White House Hides History', The New Republic, 27 August 2001, at www.thenewrepublic.com/082701/chafetz082701.html,
3. Simendinger, Alexis, 'White House, Pentagon livid about leakers', National Journal, 26 October 2001,
4. Lardner, George, 'Bush Clamping Down on Presidential Papers', The Washington Post, 1 November 2001, p. A33.
5. See www.privacyinternational.org/issues/foia
6. 'The Freedom of Information Act at 35', at www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB50.
7. see Reitman, Velerie, 'Japan Opens to Scrutiny Under Freedom of Information Law', Los Angeles Times, 14 April 2001.
8. Mander, Harsh, and Joshi, Abha Singhal, 'The Movement for Right to Information in India: People's Power for the Control of Corruption', Paper presented to the Conference on Freedom of Information and Civil Society in Asia, 13-14 April 2001, Tokyo.
9. Petrén, Gustaf, 'Access to Government-Held Information in Sweden', Chapter II in Marsh, Norman S., (ed.), Public Access to Government-Held Information: A Comparative Symposium, Stevens and Son Ltd., London, 1987, pp. 35-54.
10. Foerstel, Herbert N., Freedom of Information and the Right to Know, Greenwood Press, Westport, CT, 1999, pp. 1-69.
11. See Ferroggiaro, Will, Gandhi, Sajit, and Blanton, Thomas, (eds), 'The Freedom of Information Act at 35', National Security Archive Electronic Briefing Book No. 50, posted 4 July 2001, www.nsarchive.org.
12. Errera, Roger, 'Access to Administrative Documents in France: Reflexions on a Reform', in Marsh, Norman S., (ed.), op.cit., pp. 87-121.
13. Taggart, Roger, 'Freedom of Information in New Zealand', in Marsh, Norman S., (ed.), ibid pp. 211-247.
14. See also the website of the Ombudsmen at www.ombudsmen.govt.nz.
15. Missen, Alan, 'Freedom of Information - the Australian Experience', Lecture to the Campaign for Freedom of Information, 17 July 1984, Westminster, London, also at www.cfoi.org.uk/missen.html.
16. See Curtis, Lindsay J., 'Freedom of Information in Australia', in Marsh, Norman S., (ed.), ibid pp. 172-210.
17. Blanton, Thomas, 'Data Protection and/or Freedom of Information?', Presentation to Ministry of Justice and Ministry of Interior conference on proposed legislation, Budapest, May 1992.
18. Dr Laszlo Majtenyi, Annual Report of the Parliamentary Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information 1999, at www.obh.hu/adatved/indexek/1999/text1.htm.
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20. See the University College Cork Law Faculty website at www.ucc.ie/ucc/depts/law/irishlaw/subjects/foi.html.
21. See Mydans, Seth, 'New Rule of Law in Thailand May Be a Leader's Downfall', New York Times, 30 July 2001, p. A8.
22. Kittisak Prokati, 'Information Access and Privacy Protection in Thailand', Paper presented to Information Clearinghouse Japan, 13-14 April 2001, Tokyo.
23. Kavi Chongkittavorn, 'Thai Journalists and access to information', Paper presented to Information Clearinghouse Japan, 14 April 2001, Tokyo.
24. Repeta, Lawrence, 'Local Information Disclosure Systems in Japan', NBR Executive Insight, No. 16, October 1999, National Bureau of Asian Research, Seattle, Washington.
25. Repeta, Lawrence, 'Changing the Guard in the Provinces: A New Platform for Hard Times', Paper presented to the conference on 'Energising Japanese Politics: New Tools for Citizen Participation', 24 April 2001, Washington DC. (Japan Information Access Project).
26. Banisar, David, 'FOI Update 2000: International Laws', Paper for Freedom Forum conference on freedom of information, 16 March 2000, Arlington, Virginia, also at www.privacyinternational.org/issues/foia.
27. Jouleva, Gergana, 'Advocacy for FIA legislation in Bulgaria', paper presented at Central European University, Budapest, July 2001, p. 4.
28. See also the Access to Information Programme website, at www.air-bg.org.
29. See also Campaign for Freedom of Information website, at www.cfoi.org.uk.
30. Siegle, Joseph T., Democratisation and Economic Growth: The Contribution of Accountability Institutions, Ph.D. dissertation, University of Maryland, School of Public Affairs, 2001, p. 200.
31. Blanton, Thomas, 'Keeping Secrets at Too High a Price', The New York Times, 22 August 2001, p. A23.
32. Adler, Allan Robert, (ed.), Litigation Under the Federal Open Government Laws, 20th edition, Washington DC, American Civil Liberties Union, 1997, pp. 1-6, 275-287.
33. Blanton, Thomas, 'The Challenge of Freedom of Information for Old and New Democracies,' Paper for the Helsinki Committee roundtable on secret police files, Tirana, Albania, 23-24 June 1994, p. 5.