The Control of the Secret Services Over Politics and Media – Metatheme of the Presidential Election in 2014 Cover Image

Controlul exercitat de serviciile secrete din România asupra politicii și presei – metatemă a alegerilor prezidențiale din 2014
The Control of the Secret Services Over Politics and Media – Metatheme of the Presidential Election in 2014

Author(s): Luminița KOHALMI
Subject(s): Media studies, Governance, Post-Communist Transformation
Published by: Editura Institutul European
Keywords: presidential elections; secret services; secret agents; anticoruption; mass-media

Summary/Abstract: The last Romanian presidential elections have been marked – more than in any other post-communist electoral races – by the public debate regarding the control of the secret services over politics and media. This research is focused on the presidential elections in 2014 and aims to analyze the subsequent items of this theme, its media impact, and its effect on the confidence that Romanians have in intelligence organizations, politics and media. This research is not aimed at discerning truth from fiction in the debates that have taken place with regards to the chosen theme. The results of the study validate the hypothesis that public interventions with regards to the theme have a medium and long term potential to shift the balance of power in Romania, by slicing antinomies on legal, institutional and ethical operation of intelligence into a democratic society

  • Issue Year: III/2015
  • Issue No: 09
  • Page Range: 81-93
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: Romanian