When whistleblowers find themselves having to go outside formal channels to disclose wrongdoing, it can be challenging. 

Partners and allies are a critical part of enabling disclosure, and for the well-being and survival of the whistleblower. Partners can include: whistleblower advocacy groups, experienced lawyers, union representatives, activist organizations and social movements, journalists and academics.

In this project, we examine the relationships between whistleblowers and partners- and the opportunities and challenges that these relationships can bring.

Impacts of Whistleblower Partners and Allies Research

121 registered delegates at ‘Whistleblowing and the Media’, hosted by University of Galway’s Whitaker Institute, February 2022

The World Bank’s Government Analytics Handbook advises government and public administration practitioners on leveraging data to strengthen public administration, citing Professor Kenny's research on whistleblowing as a form of dissent

Forthcoming book Regulators of Last Resort: Whistleblowers, the Limits of the Law and the Power of Partnerships (Cambridge University Press, 2024)