Do open societies need transparent architecture? Does transparent architecture help make an open society? This book examines German culture's on-going relations

Examining the transformation of transparency as a metaphor in West German political thought to an analogy for democratic architecture, this bookquestions the pr

The twenty-first century will feature unprecedented global transparency. From the advent of the Internet to the rise of global media to the proliferation of com

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Is the government too secret or not secret enough? Why is there simultaneously too much government secrecy and a seemingly endless procession of government leak