THE TREE DON’T CARE WHAT THE LITTLE BIRD SINGS: THE AMERICAN PUBLIC OPINION AND EDWARD SNOWDEN

Jacek Dalecki

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.12775/cjps.2015.01.04

Abstrakt


By making Americans aware of a secret government surveillance program targeting their electronic communications, Edward Snowden intended to kickstart a public debate on the nature of democratic governance. His intentions are likely to hit a wall of indifference. Why? The answer may lie in the American political culture.

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Snowden; surveillance; NSA; security; privacy; political culture; schizophrenic politics; war on terror

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