A country with “its own special problems”: domestic surveillance in Scotland during the Second World War
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: In the early years of the Second World War, rising workplace discontent, perceived communist influence, and war weariness sparked a suite of investigations into civilian mood and behaviour in the volatile west of Scotland. This article examines three ways the general domestic population was monitored in Scotland’s industrial heartland: by the police, via a state-private partnership, and by a special interest group. In doing so, this article hopes to reshape knowledge of the domestic intelligence sphere in wartime Britain, and illuminate the extent to which Allied societies were subject to counter-measures to undermine perceived ‘subversive’ activities.
Source: Intelligence & National Security
Author: Michelle Walker
Language: English
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W4415325005