A justification of whistleblowing

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Autor(a) principal: Kumar, Manohar
Data de Publicação: 2017
Outros Autores: Santoro, Daniele
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/1822/48281
Resumo: Penultimate version accepted for publication
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spelling A justification of whistleblowingAccountabilityPublic interestWhistleblowingpermissibilitypolitical rightsCiências Sociais::Ciências PolíticasArts & HumanitiesSocial SciencesPenultimate version accepted for publicationWhistleblowing is the act of disclosing information from a public or private organization in order to reveal cases of corruption that are of immediate or potential danger to the public. Blowing the whistle involves personal risk, especially when legal protection is absent, and charges of betrayal, which often come in the form of legal prosecution under treason laws. In this article we argue that whistleblowing is justified when disclosures are made with the proper intent and fulfill specific communicative constraints in addressing issues of public interest. Three communicative constraints of informativeness, truthfulness and evidence are discussed in this regard. We develop a ‘harm test’ to assess the intent for disclosures, concluding that it is not sufficient for justification. Along with the proper intent, a successful act of whistleblowing should provide information that serves the public interest. Taking cognizance of the varied conceptions of public interest, we present an account of public interest that fits the framework of whistleblowing disclosures. In particular, we argue that whistleblowing is justified inter alia when the information it conveys is of a presumptive interest for a public insofar as it reveals an instance of injustice or violation of a civil or political right done against and unbeknown to some members of a polity.Project: ‘Change of Direction. Fostering Whistleblowing in the Fight against Corruption’ co-funded by the Internal Security Fund of the European Union (Grant Agreement Number: HOME/2014/ISFP/AG/EFCE/7233); SFRH/BPD/108669/2015info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionSAGE PublicationsUniversidade do MinhoKumar, ManoharSantoro, Daniele2017-06-072017-06-07T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/1822/48281engKumar, Manohar and Daniele Santoro, A justification of whistleblowing, Philosophy & Social Criticism Vol 43, Issue 7, pp. 669 - 6840191-45371461-734X10.1177/0191453717708469http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0191453717708469info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2023-07-21T12:25:41Zoai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/48281Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T19:20:00.176186Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv A justification of whistleblowing
title A justification of whistleblowing
spellingShingle A justification of whistleblowing
Kumar, Manohar
Accountability
Public interest
Whistleblowing
permissibility
political rights
Ciências Sociais::Ciências Políticas
Arts & Humanities
Social Sciences
title_short A justification of whistleblowing
title_full A justification of whistleblowing
title_fullStr A justification of whistleblowing
title_full_unstemmed A justification of whistleblowing
title_sort A justification of whistleblowing
author Kumar, Manohar
author_facet Kumar, Manohar
Santoro, Daniele
author_role author
author2 Santoro, Daniele
author2_role author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Universidade do Minho
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Kumar, Manohar
Santoro, Daniele
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Accountability
Public interest
Whistleblowing
permissibility
political rights
Ciências Sociais::Ciências Políticas
Arts & Humanities
Social Sciences
topic Accountability
Public interest
Whistleblowing
permissibility
political rights
Ciências Sociais::Ciências Políticas
Arts & Humanities
Social Sciences
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