Public Policy, Access to Government, and Qualitative Research Practices: Conducting Research within a Culture of Information Control
In-depth interviews with government officials are a critical research method for the study of government. Historical and institutional factors, and particularly the informal internal dynamics that influence policy, require a depth of understanding that is often best investigated through such interview methods. At the federal level in Canada we see many trends that point to the increasing centralization and control of government information. There has been political interference in Access to Information Requests; the outcomes of scientific research have been suppressed; and media access to politicians has become highly constrained. This led us to ask whether tightening controls on information have also affected access to research interviews with government officials. This paper explores this issue by interviewing both academics and public servants in the Canadian federal government. We ask is there evidence of a tightening grip on access to governmental research interviews and, if so, is this affecting how and what we research?
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2014
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Authors: | Jiwani, Farzana Nanji ; Krawchenko, Tamara |
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Canadian Public Policy. - University of Toronto Press. - Vol. 40.2014, 1, p. 57-66
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University of Toronto Press |
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