THE INTRICATE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CITIZENS AND INTELLIGENCE SERVICES IN THE LIGHT OF INTELLIGENCE CULTURE
THE INTRICATE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CITIZENS AND INTELLIGENCE SERVICES IN THE LIGHT OF INTELLIGENCE CULTURE

Summary/Abstract: Intelligence operations are often considered mysterious and concealed. This air of mystery has affected how citizens perceive what intelligence services are and do. The interest of intelligence services in understanding what citizens’ think of them has considerably grown. However, there is a lack of consistent research on this topic. This article addresses the issues of citizens’ perceptions of intelligence activities and citizens’ trust towards intelligence services. Moreover, it proposes that the concept of intelligence culture provides the theoretical framework within which the topic can be further researched.

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