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Governing by protection: Studying the problematization of whistleblower protection in the EU

Governing by protection: Studying the problematization of whistleblower protection in the EU Abstract Despite the proliferation of whistleblower protection legislation across the world, increasingly scholars report that these laws fail to fully protect the whistleblower. In this paper, I direct attention to the politics of whistleblower protection and suggest that the Foucauldian concept of problematization can help to clarify how legal regulation is involved in the exercise of political power. I situate my study in the EU context and the Whistleblower Protection Directive drawing on Carol Bacchi’s WPR approach. The study finds, that by mobilizing the engagement of workers in law enforcement, whistleblower protection works as a technology of power to rectify the problematics of EU government. I conclude by reflecting on the ethico-political implications of governmentalizing whistleblower protection in advanced liberal democracies. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Administrative Theory & Praxis Taylor & Francis

Governing by protection: Studying the problematization of whistleblower protection in the EU

Administrative Theory & Praxis , Volume 45 (3): 19 – Jul 3, 2023
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Taylor & Francis
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© 2022 The Author(s). Published with license by Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
ISSN
1949-0461
eISSN
1084-1806
DOI
10.1080/10841806.2022.2066381
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Abstract

Abstract Despite the proliferation of whistleblower protection legislation across the world, increasingly scholars report that these laws fail to fully protect the whistleblower. In this paper, I direct attention to the politics of whistleblower protection and suggest that the Foucauldian concept of problematization can help to clarify how legal regulation is involved in the exercise of political power. I situate my study in the EU context and the Whistleblower Protection Directive drawing on Carol Bacchi’s WPR approach. The study finds, that by mobilizing the engagement of workers in law enforcement, whistleblower protection works as a technology of power to rectify the problematics of EU government. I conclude by reflecting on the ethico-political implications of governmentalizing whistleblower protection in advanced liberal democracies.

Journal

Administrative Theory & PraxisTaylor & Francis

Published: Jul 3, 2023

Keywords: Whistleblower protection; EU; governmentalization; problematization; law enforcement

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