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Whistleblowing and Nonviolence
Author(s) -
Martin Brian
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
peace and change
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1468-0130
pISSN - 0149-0508
DOI - 10.1111/0149-0508.00107
Subject(s) - versa , action (physics) , resistance (ecology) , vice president , political science , law and economics , law , psychology , sociology , management , computer science , economics , biology , ecology , physics , quantum mechanics , database
Whistleblowing and nonviolent action have a number of similarities and connections, yet seldom have they been discussed together. There are a number of lessons for whistleblowing from nonviolence, and vice versa. These are raised through a series of points about whistleblowing: that isolated resistance is ruthlessly crushed, that preparation is essential, that formal channels seldom work, that the strategy of mobilization can be powerful, and that whistleblowers seldom bring about change.