Leakers, between eusebeia and asebeia. A new critical category at the edge of organizations?

Les leakers, entre eusébie and asébie. Une nouvelle catégorie critique à la frontière de l'organisation ?

Malo Artur
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Malo Artur: DRM - Dauphine Recherches en Management - Université Paris Dauphine-PSL - PSL - Université Paris Sciences et Lettres - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Université Paris Dauphine-PSL - PSL - Université Paris Sciences et Lettres, DRM MOST - DRM - Dauphine Recherches en Management - Université Paris Dauphine-PSL - PSL - Université Paris Sciences et Lettres - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

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Abstract: In the context of digital capitalism and weakened journalism, leakers have emerged as ambiguous actors revealing confidential organizational information. Unlike whistleblowers or investigative journalists, they operate in a grey zone between transgression and complicity. Drawing on the concepts of asebeia and eusebeia, this study explores how leakers may challenge or reinforce power structures. A netnographic analysis of a Reddit forum reveals their dual role: promoting transparency while contributing to the commodification of information. Their actions raise questions about democracy, secrecy, and power, showing how disclosure can simultaneously disrupt and sustain organizational norms within an attention-driven, platform-dominated information economy.

Keywords: Divulgation; Leak; Leaker (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025-06-05
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Published in 15th Organizations, Artifacts and Practices workshop. Ordinary democracy in the making: renewing our times and spaces of democratic representation in and through organization, Université Paris Dauphine – PSL; London School of Economics; ESSEC Business School, Jun 2025, Londres, United Kingdom

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