RTI As A Case Of Institutional Change

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  • Himanshu Jha Lecturer and Research Fellow at the Department of political science, Heidelberg University, Germany

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https://doi.org/10.54945/jjpp.v5i1.146

Abstract

This paper examines the process of institutional change through the lenses of transformation in the ‘information regime’ in India by tracing the evolution of the Right to Information Act (RTIA) 2005. The case of the RTIA. What explains this move towards institutional change? Why did the state decide to turn the page and initiate an institutional change in the existing legal regime? The paper unravels this puzzle and captures the why and how of institutional change. It contributes conceptually to the emerging literature on institutional change and presents a nuanced perspective on the dominant narrative of the RTIA evolution

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Author Biography

Himanshu Jha, Lecturer and Research Fellow at the Department of political science, Heidelberg University, Germany

Himanshu Jha is a Lecturer and Research Fellow at the Department of political science, South Asia Institute, Heidelberg University, Germany. Jha's most recent research is to explore the processes of institutional change where he examined the evolution of Right to Information Act in India. He broadly engages with institutions, institutional change, the Indian State, Indian politics and bureaucracy. He holds a PhD in Political Science(South Asian Studies) from National University of Singapore (NUS), an M. Phil in Public Policy from the Australian National University, Masters in Political Science from Jawaharlal Nehru University and Bachelor with Honors in History from University of Delhi. While at the NUS he held distinguished research awards such as the president's fellowship and his doctoral thesis has recently won the prestigious Singapore Indian Chamber of Commerce and industry (SICCI) award for the best PhD dissertation at the National University of Singapore. He has published widely in academic journals, edited books and contributed his views in the popular media. Prior to his academic engagement, he was working in the developmental sector, where he served as the national coordinator of a policy think tank called Social Watch and published numerous policy relevant papers

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Published

2021-02-01

How to Cite

Jha, H. (2021). RTI As A Case Of Institutional Change. Jindal Journal of Public Policy, 5(1), 21–26. https://doi.org/10.54945/jjpp.v5i1.146

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