Whistleblower Problematics in Denmark - An Action Research Project, Part II
Translated title
Whistleblower Problematikker i Danmark - Et Aktionsforskings Projekt, Del II
Authors
Jensen, Sebastian Søgård ; Smit, Tor Zander
Term
4. term
Education
Publication year
2020
Submitted on
2020-06-03
Pages
93
Abstract
Dette projekt er anden del af et todelt samarbejde med whistleblower-NGO'en Veron om whistleblowing i en dansk kontekst. Første del bestod af en etnografisk undersøgelse af whistlebloweres oplevelser for at forstå, hvorfor nogle vælger at sige fra på deres arbejdsplads. Den undersøgelse danner grundlag for denne anden del, som fokuserer på, hvordan indberetningssystemer for whistleblowing kan forbedres for fremtidige whistleblowere. Med en aktionsforsknings-tilgang inddrages whistleblowere – en gruppe, der i denne sammenhæng kan betragtes som marginaliseret – aktivt i udviklingsarbejdet gennem et fremtidsværksted inspireret af Robert Jungk og Norbert Müllert. Et fremtidsværksted er en deltagerdrevet proces, hvor man sammen identificerer problemer og udvikler ideer til bedre løsninger. I workshoppen peges der på negative forhold, fx mangelfulde eller kritisable indberetningssystemer, som kan udsætte whistleblowere for repressalier eller urimelige konsekvenser. Med udgangspunkt i Andrew Feenbergs Critical Theory of Technology anvendes begreber, der først „dekontextualiserer“ de nuværende systemer fra disse problematiske træk (dvs. adskiller det, der ikke bør videreføres), og dernæst „rekontextualiserer“ dem med værdier, som deltagerne ønsker i fremtidige systemer. På baggrund af workshopresultaterne foreslås, at fremtidige indberetningssystemer indarbejder de værdier, som whistleblowere og to relevante NGO'er har udtrykt, for at skabe mere sikre og retfærdige rammer for whistleblowing.
This project is the second part of a two-part collaboration with the whistleblower NGO Veron, focusing on whistleblowing in a Danish context. The first part was an ethnographic study of whistleblowers’ experiences to understand why people choose to speak up at their workplace. Building on that foundation, this second part examines how whistleblowing reporting systems can be improved for future whistleblowers. Using an action research approach, whistleblowers—viewed here as a marginalized group—are actively involved in the improvement process through a future workshop inspired by Robert Jungk and Norbert Müllert. A future workshop is a participatory method where stakeholders identify problems and co-develop ideas for better solutions. In the workshop, participants highlight negative aspects, such as flawed or questionable reporting systems that may expose whistleblowers to retaliation or unfair consequences. Drawing on Andrew Feenberg’s Critical Theory of Technology, the study first decontextualizes current systems from these problematic features (i.e., separates what should not be carried forward) and then recontextualizes them with values that participants want future systems to embody. Based on the workshop results, the project proposes that future reporting systems implement the values expressed by whistleblowers and two relevant NGOs, aiming to create safer and fairer pathways for whistleblowing.
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