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This special issue challenges scholars to consider the theoretical, methodological, and practical implications of viewing organizations as 'constituted in and through human communication.' Interrogating the work of one of the most influential approaches to the study of the constitutive nature of organizing, the oeuvre of James Taylor and his colleagues or what has become known as the Montreal School, we identify an implicit assumption of organizational transparency. We suggest that unpacking 'the transparency principle' helps build a richer framework that builds upon the foundations of the Montreal School, facilitates empirical inquiry, and highlights several aspects of the social context which are typically taken for granted within organizational studies. Expanding Taylor et al.'s orientation to clandestine organizations, we address the question posed by the editors in the call for papers: 'How does a communication-as-constitutive of organization's perspective shape understandings of the organization's embeddedness in social contexts?' Clandestine organizations embody secret agency and intriguing possibilities for understanding the ways in which social actors communicatively constitute organizations. The metaconversations of clandestine organizing take place in a complex socio-political historical context, and exploration of these metaconversations not only furthers our understanding of illicit and clandestine systems but also provides new insights into the communicative constitution of contemporary organizations in general.

This book provides the reader with an introduction to the concept and practice of terrorism embedded within a firm understanding of politics and social structure. It explores the major theories, typologies, strategies, ideologies, practices, and responses to contemporary political terrorism.

Looking back at the first ten years of ATT implementation and developing recommendations for the treaty's next decade

Examining how revised reporting templates are shaping Arms Trade Treaty reporting and compliance

How Arms Trade Treaty reporting templates present challenges and opportunities for treaty implementation