Dr Ugljesa Radulovic

Senior Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Name: Ugljesa Radulovic
Location: uradulovic@uj.ac.za Auckland Park Kingsway Campus
Sociology Postdocs  Staff Members

Contact Details:

Email: uradulovic@uj.ac.za

About Dr Ugljesa Radulovic

Biography

Dr Ugljesa Radulovic is a researcher at the University of Johannesburg’s (UJ) Department of Sociology (Faculty of Humanities). With over a decade of experience in academia, he has dedicated his research to the intricacies of group dynamics, ethics, and the critical role of whistleblowing. As such, he has numerous peer-reviewed publications, which have centred around academic dishonesty, corruption, state capture, and whistleblowing. His current focus resides on legislative instruments for the protection of whistleblowers, and whistleblower support in the absence of adequate statutory protection. He has lectured on undergraduate and postgraduate levels at UJ’s Department of Sociology and on the postgraduate level at UJ’s School of Public Management and Governance (College of Business and Economics). Moreover, he supervises postgraduate students largely conducting research on ethics, group dynamics, and active citizenship. Dr Radulovic is the Deputy Editor at the African Journal of Business Ethics, and serves on the Executive Committee of The Business Ethics Network of Africa.

PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS:

Radulovic, U. & Uys, T. 2025. ‘Coming to the Aid of Whistleblowers: A Typology of Support & Survival Strategies’. In Phillips, A. & Van Portfliet, M. (eds). Whistleblowing Policy and Practice, Volume II: External Aspects. London: Palgrave Macmillan. [Forthcoming]

Radulovic, U. 2025. ‘Civil Society under Democracy: An Overview of Non- Governmental Organisation Activity in Supporting South African Whistleblowers’. The Thinker (a pan-African quarterly). [Forthcoming]

Uys, T. & Radulovic, U. 2025. ‘Truth to Power: A Historical Overview of Whistleblowing in South Africa’. South African Review of Sociology, 55(1).

Radulovic, U. 2025. ‘Who will Protect the Night’s Watch? Legislative Reform and a State Apparatus for the Comprehensive Shielding of South African Whistleblowers’. NBP. Nauka, bezbednost, policija, 30(1): 37-50.

Radulovic, U. 2024. ‘Media and the Case of State Capture: How Independent Outlets Aided Whistleblowers in Communicating their Messages’. Clinical Sociology Review, 19(2): 49-79.

Radulovic, U. 2024. ‘Motives and Identities: Why South African Whistleblowers Spoke out About State Capture’. Administratio Publica, 32(2): 50-72.

Radulovic, U. 2023. ‘The role of whistleblowing as a mechanism to prevent state capture: A case from the Global South’. NBP. Nauka, bezbednost, policija, 28(3): 62-74.

Radulovic, U. 2023. ‘The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance? Whistleblowing within the Context of State Capture in South Africa’. The Thinker (a pan-African quarterly), 97(4): 101-115.

Radulovic, U. 2023. ‘The predicament of the unprotected: Why lack-lustre legislation fails South African whistleblowers’. African Journal of Business Ethics, 17(1): 54-75.

Radulovic, U. & Uys, T. 2021. ‘South Africa’s State of Capture: The Role of Whistleblowers and Civil Society in Exposing Wrongdoing’. In Kierans, L., Lewis, D. and Vandekerckhove, W. (eds). Selected Papers from the International Whistleblowing Research Network Conference at Maynooth University. London, UK: The International Whistleblowing Research Network.

Radulovic, U. & Uys, T. 2019. ‘Academic dishonesty and whistle-blowing in a higher education institution: A sociological analysis’. African Journal of Business Ethics, 13(2): 16-41.

ACADEMIC BOOK REVIEWS:

Radulovic, U. 2024. ‘Book Review: Assessing Social Science Research Ethics and Integrity: Case Studies and Essays’. Clinical Sociology Review, 19(1): 191- 198.

OTHER ACADEMIC PUBLICATIONS:

Radulovic, U. 2024. ‘International Cooperation for Better Whistleblower Protection in South Africa’. E-International Relations, 10 December. Available at: International Cooperation for Better Whistleblower Protection in South Africa.

Radulovic, U. & Eccles, N. 2024. ‘Editorial: Our own worst enemies – The chase for global rankings’. African Journal of Business Ethics, 18(1): 1-9.

Radulovic, U. 2024. ‘Whistleblowing and political economy – the South African case’. Review of African Political Economy, 2 July. Available at: Whistleblowing and political economy – the South African case – ROAPE.

OP-EDS:

Radulovic, U. & Kaziboni, A. 2024. ‘GNU must prioritise empowering whistle-blowers and strengthening anti-corruption fight’. Daily Maverick, 3 July. Available at: GNU must empower whistle-blowers and strengthen the fight against corruption.

Radulovic, U. 2024. ‘Whistle-blowers need support and solidarity; they should not be recognised only in death’. Daily Maverick, 10 March. Available at: Whistleblowers need support, solidarity; not to be recognised only in death.

Jwara, F. & Radulovic, U. 2023. ‘Whistle-blowing a change catalyst for SA’. Independent Online, 7 December. Available at: Whistle-blowing a change catalyst for SA.

Radulovic, U. & Kaziboni, A. 2023. ‘Blockchain can protect whistleblowers with secure and anonymous reporting’. Daily Maverick, 23 November. Available at: Blockchain for whistleblowers with secure, anonymous reporting.

Radulovic, U. 2023. ‘Boosting whistle-blower protection in SA is urgent and will ultimately set them free’. Daily Maverick, 29 September. Available at: Upping whistle-blower protection is urgent in fight against corruption.

Kaziboni, A. & Radulovic, U. 2023. ‘How Blockchain can curb corruption in South Africa’. The African, 7 August. Available at: How Blockchain can curb corruption in South Africa | THE AFRICAN