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%uad6d%ubbfc%uad8c%uc775%uc704 %ud559%uc220%uc9c0 %u300c%uad8c%uc775%u300d60 Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights CommissionAbstractWhistleblowing Research in Public Administration: Trends and Future Agenda For Sustainable Development%u2759 Kang, Minsung MichaelAssistant Professor, Department of Public Administration, Kyung Hee UniversityThis critical review introduces key trends in public administration research on whistleblowing and proposes institutional and policy recommendations for improving the whistleblower protection system of the Republic of Korea. While legal scholarship has traditionally focused on statutory requirements and case-based interpretations, public administration approaches whistleblowing as a phenomenon shaped by the interaction of organizational structures, institutional frameworks, and behavioral factors. Drawing on Kang%u2019s (2022) Bureaucratic Whistleblowing Behavior Model, this study conceptualizes whistleblowing not merely as an individual moral act but as an outcome emerging from the interplay of psychological motivation, ethical competence, organizational dynamics, and institutional context. Such an integrated perspective positions whistleblowing as a policy outcome that reflects the quality of institutional design and management capacity. Based on this analysis, the study offers three policy implications. First, to strengthen the empirical foundation of whistleblowing research in Korea, institutional cooperation and access to anonymized administrative data are essential. Current research tends to rely on perception-based surveys, which limits understanding of the actual conditions, processes, and consequences of whistleblowing. Second, the structural complexity of Korea%u2019s legal framework imposes high learning costs on whistleblowers. Reforms should aim for greater legal integration, user-friendly system design, and the adoption of a %u201creasonable belief%u201d standard to reduce the burden of proof. Third, evaluating the outcomes of whistleblowing%u2015such as improvements in organizational ethics, performance, and public trust%u2015can provide