The Ombudsman As A Watchdog Of Public Administration: An Analytical Study Of Its Role In Ensuring Good Governance
- IJLLR Journal
- 5 days ago
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Sathesh Sankar J, Alliance University
ABSTRACT
The rock of the Ombudsman is that has become a key tool towards monitoring accountability and transparency in the performance of the administration in democratic societies. This analytical paper will look into how the Ombudsman as an institution of watchdog has evolved since its emergence in Scandinavia until today that it has become a global phenomenon. This research, through doctrinal studies and comparative analysis of different jurisdictional systems, explores the role that Ombudsman institutions play as standards of good governance, intermediaries between the citizen and the state machinery, and initiators of administrative change. The paper exposes the fact that although Ombudsman institutions have shown strong potential in enforcing administrative responsibility, it depends on structural autonomy, proper funding, and legal arrangements. The paper also analyses the modern issues such as the jurisdictional constraints, the enforcement tools, and the capacity to fit the digital paradigms of governance. The study would make a contribution to the academic discussion of administrative accountability through the overall evaluation of the Ombudsman position in the modern governance systems and the ways of institutional enhancement.
Keywords: Ombudsman, Accountability, Transparency, Good Governance, Administrative Responsibility, Citizen–State Relationship, Digital Governance, Institutional Enhancement.
