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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Moloney, Kim
• Bowman, James S.
• West, Jonathan P.

Titel

Challenges Confronting Whistleblowing and the International Civil Servant

Ist Teil von

• Review of public personnel administration, 2019-12, Vol.39 (4), p.611-634

Ort / Verlag

Los Angeles, CA: SAGE Publications

Erscheinungsjahr

2019

Quelle

Worldwide Political Science Abstracts

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• More than 800 international governmental organizations employ thousands of civil servants. Whistleblowers in them confront problems that are both common and uncommon compared with their nation-state counterparts. Drawing upon the relevant literature, as well as stakeholder interview data, a research framework is developed identifying whistle-blower challenges. These dilemmas focus on loyalty, impartiality, and immunity, as well as the desire to hold organizations accountable in a governance system lacking in sufficient checks and balances. In addition, significant hurdles confronting whistleblowers include definitions and policies, retaliation and restitution concerns, visa and short-contract constraints, and a resource gap along with judicial composition issues. Future research is needed because international public servants play a significant role in ensuring a transparent and accountable global system.