To evaluate how voter mobilization campaigns can empower voters, create accountability mechanisms for politicians and improve services delivery.
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The work both scales up and furthers previous studies by Banerjee, Pande, and others, which found that information, when publicly available, is highly valued and utilized, with a significant effect on voter behavior. The new study takes the next step of also evaluating changes in politician behavior, service delivery and the wellbeing of constituents.

The study will provide some of the first evidence on how Freedom of Information Acts can aid citizen movements to hold politicians accountable.