Speaking Truth to Power - A Theory of Whistleblowing

• Κύριοι συγγραφείς: Santoro, Daniele (Συγγραφέας, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Kumar, Manohar (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Έκδοση: 1st ed. 2018.
• Σειρά: Philosophy and Politics - Critical Explorations, 6
• Θέματα: 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...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• 1. Introduction
• 2. What is Whistleblowing?
• 3. Public Interest and the Threat of Corruption. A Case for Civic Whistleblowing
• 4. Liberty, Security, and the Threat of Secrecy
• 5. A Justification of Political Whistleblowing
• 6. Charting Dissent: Whistleblowing, Civil Disobedience, and Conscientious Objection
• 7. Conclusion
• Index.