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Be Bold, Be Brave, don’t blow the whistle on deaf ears
November 17, 2023 @ 10:00 - 11:00
Whistleblowing refers to the courageous act of reporting unethical or illegal activities within an organisation. However, it is only effective when there is a receptive and responsible system in place to address the concerns raised by whistleblowers.
“Don’t blow the whistle on deaf ears” underscores the importance of fostering a culture of transparency, accountability, and protection for whistleblowers, as without these key elements, exposing wrongdoing may fall on unresponsive or even hostile ears, potentially discouraging individuals from speaking out against wrongdoing within their organisations.
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Dr Ugljesa Radulovic
Dr Ugljesa Radulovic completed his entire higher education at the University of Johannesburg (UJ), where he obtained a BA degree in Sociology, Honours, MA and PhD degrees in Industrial Sociology, with his doctoral thesis titled ‘State Capture, Civil Society Organisations and Whistleblowing under the Zuma Presidency’.
Dr Radulovic is a postdoctoral research fellow at UJ’s Department of Sociology. He is presently focusing his research on South Africa’s legislative instruments for the protection of whistleblowers; support structures for whistleblowers in the absence of adequate statutory protection; the motives and identities of whistleblowers; and the examination of whistleblowers’ experiences in the face of retaliation and silent peers. Dr Radulovic has published peer-reviewed research, in accredited journals, on academic dishonesty and whistleblowing; and corruption, state capture and whistleblowing. He has presented his work at several South African and international conferences, having also had media appearances. In terms of student engagement, he has lectured, and continues to lecture, on undergraduate and postgraduate levels at UJ’s Department of Sociology (Faculty of Humanities), as well as on a postgraduate level at UJ’s School of Public Management and Governance (College of Business and Economics). Dr Radulovic continues to supervise postgraduate students conducting research on whistleblowing.