Speaking Truth to Power - A Theory of Whistleblowing

• Main Authors: Santoro, Daniele (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Kumar, Manohar (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Series: Philosophy and Politics - Critical Explorations, 6
• Subjects: Political philosophy.; Political theory.; Law-Philosophy.; Law.; Political Philosophy.; Political Theory.; Theories of Law, Philosophy of Law, Legal History.

Whistleblowing is the public disclosure of information with the purpose of revealing wrongdoings and abuses of power that harm the public interest. This book presents a comprehensive theory of whistleblowing: it defines the concept, reconstructs its origins, discusses it within the current ethical d...