Introduction -- Don't just do it to save lives -- Whistleblowers' narratives : stuck in static time -- Whistleblower ethics : narcissism moralized -- Implications of whistleblower ethics for ethical theory -- Organized thoughtlessness -- The political theory of sacrifice
Summary
"In a dark departure from our standard picture of whistleblowers, C. Fred Alford offers a chilling account of the world of people who have come forward to protest organizational malfeasance in government agencies and in the private sector. The conventional story - high-minded individual fights soulless organization, is persecuted, yet triumphs in the end - is seductive and pervasive. In speaking with whistleblowers and their families, lawyers, and therapists, Alford discovers that the reality of whistleblowing is grim. Few whistleblowers succeed in effecting change; even fewer are regarded as heroes or martyrs."--Jacket
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 155-161) and index
Notes
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