This article is an examination of the various ambivalences, limitations and dilemmas that are associated with the internal whistleblowing hotline – which is conceptualized as a management technique that strives to contain, codify, constrain, standardize, and neutralize acts of speaking up against illegal or unethical practices. In other words the interest is on what happens when the critical practice of whistleblowing or ‘speaking truth to power’ is sought institutionalized and transformed into a practice of ‘speaking truth through power’ – that is, through the managerial instrument of the whistleblowing hotline. The article argues that the Foucauldian concept of dispositive can help explain how a seemingly expedient and pragmatic technique such as the whistleblowing hotline, is in fact riddled with complexity and contradiction, which in turn creates a series of dilemmas and limitations related to aim and function the hotline. The analysis thus shows how the internal whistleblowing hotline can take different forms depending on the dispositive permeating it. Empirically, the analysis is based on descriptions of the use and function of internal whistleblowing hotlines in a Danish context.

本文是对与内部举报热线相关的各种矛盾，局限和困境的研究，概念化是一种管理技术，旨在遏制，编纂，约束，标准化和中立反对非法或不道德言论的行为实践。换句话说，当举报的关键实践或“说真话向权力”的制度化并转变为“通过权力说真话”的实践时，即通过举报热线的管理手段，人们会感兴趣。该文章认为，Foucauldian的定语概念可以帮助解释看似权宜的实用技巧，例如举报热线，实际上充满了复杂性和矛盾性，反过来，这会给热线的目标和功能造成一系列困境和局限。因此，分析显示内部举报热线如何根据其渗透性而采取不同的形式。根据经验，该分析基于丹麦语内部举报热线的使用和功能描述。