Challenges Confronting Whistleblowing and the International Civil Servant

Kim Moloney; James S. Bowman; Jonathan P. West

doi:10.1177/0734371X18767247

Challenges Confronting Whistleblowing and the International Civil Servant

Kim Moloney^*, James S. Bowman, Jonathan P. West

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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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	611-634
Number of pages	24
Journal	Review of Public Personnel Administration
Volume	39
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/0734371X18767247
Publication status	Published - 1 Dec 2019
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

immunity
international organizations
loyalty
whistle-blower

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