Himanshu Jha

PhD, National University of Singapore

I am a political scientist whose research focuses on governance, public policy, institutional change, comparative political economy, and global governance, with a particular emphasis on the Global South. I am Associate Professor at UPES, India, and previously taught at Heidelberg University after completing my PhD at the National University of Singapore, where I was awarded the President's Graduate Fellowship and the SICCI Prize. My research has been published by leading academic presses and journals, including Oxford University Press, Routledge, and Economic and Political Weekly. I currently serve as Co-Editor of Governance Review, the flagship journal of the International Political Science Association. Before entering academia, I spent seven years in the development sector, working on transparency, accountability, and democratic governance. My scholarship bridges rigorous academic research with real-world policy challenges, examining how institutions, ideas, and state capacity shape governance, democracy, and public policy in diverse political contexts.