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Right to Information in the Republic of India: At the Intersection of Social Inequality

  • ‘Right to Information in the Republic of India: At the Intersection of Social Inequality’ seeks to explore the interrelationship between the exercise of the right to access state-held public information and social inequality in India. A large body of literature suggests that social inequality impacts the accessibility of democratic rights while the democratization of rights strengthens civil society and anchors the process towards social equity. Drawing on this hypothesis, the methodological framework of documentary research is employed for examining the social realities surrounding India’s Right to Information Act since its inception in 2005. To meet the research objective, numerous public documents that contain quantitative and qualitative data published by the government of India, experts in the field and recognized national and international organizations are referenced. The inferences drawn from this social investigation are analyzed from the lens of a theoretical triangle inclusive of: 1) Social inequality by Solga, Berger and Powell (2009) 2) Intersectionality by Hill Collins and Bilge (2016) 3) Citizenship and social class by Marshall (1950) With an aim to further explore this correlation, the effects of the utilization of the right to information on social inequities in India are examined. Standing at the intersection of social inequality in the Republic of India, the Right to Information Act 2005 exemplifies the interconnection between democratic practices and social disparity.

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Author:Rutu Gole
URN:urn:nbn:de:hbz:1383-opus4-8937
Examiner:Ingrid Jungwirth, Eva Maria Hinterhuber
Document Type:Bachelor Thesis
Language:English
Date of Publication (online):2021/08/07
Year of first Publication:2021
Publishing Institution:Hochschule Rhein-Waal
Degree-granting institution:Hochschule Rhein-Waal
Date of final exam:2021/05/10
Release Date:2021/09/27
Tag:Democracy; Documentary research; Inequality; Intersectionality; Right to information
Number of Pages:76
Faculties and Institutes:Fakultät Gesellschaft und Ökonomie
Dewey Decimal Classification:3 Sozialwissenschaften / 30 Sozialwissenschaften, Soziologie / 300 Sozialwissenschaften
Licence (German):License LogoCC BY-NC-ND 4.0 International - Namensnennung-Nicht kommerziell-Keine Bearbeitungen