Whistleblowers are essential to democracy

Cammaerts, Bart ORCID: 0000-0002-9508-5128 (2024) Whistleblowers are essential to democracy. British Politics and Policy at LSE (21 Feb 2024). Blog Entry.

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Abstract

Following 12 years of persecution, the founder of WikiLeaks Julian Assange is at risk of being extradited from the UK to the US, where he faces 17 charges of espionage. If found guilty, that would equate to life imprisonment. But, Bart Cammaerts argues, whistleblowers perform a vital role in democracies, exposing corruption, abuse of power, and even crimes committed by governments. Cases like Assange’s create a chilling effect and set a dangerous precedent.

Item Type:	Online resource (Blog Entry)
Official URL:	https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandpolicy/
Additional Information:	© 2024 The Author(s)
Divisions:	Media and Communications
Subjects:	J Political Science > JN Political institutions (Europe) > JN101 Great Britain J Political Science > JF Political institutions (General)
Date Deposited:	26 Mar 2024 10:18
Last Modified:	11 Dec 2024 21:26
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/122315

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