1st Edition
Interconnected World, Lost Connections The Amoebic World of Social Media
About the authors ix
Preface xi
1 Social media and the new social contract 1
Sanjeev Kumar Mahajan, Vinay Sharma, Rabindranath Bhattacharyya, and Himanshu Shekhar Mishra
2 Taming the leviathan: the complexities of regulation 12
Himanshu Shekhar Mishra
3 Challenges to the right to privacy 28
Sanjeev Kumar Mahajan
4 Connecting jokes and memes with politics 42
Rabindranath Bhattacharyya
5 Rising mistrust in the information age 54
Sanjeev Kumar Mahajan
6 Socio-political networking for festivals 68
Rabindranath Bhattacharyya
7 Crisis communication and response through social media during and after disaster 80
Rabindranath Bhattacharyya
8 New currency of life 95
Vinay Sharma
9 Empowering governance through social media 109
Sanjeev Kumar Mahajan
10 Infinite web, limited education 128
Vinay Sharma
11 Lost connections in an interconnected world 142
Vinay Sharma
12 The complex world of social media: a way forward 153
Sanjeev Kumar Mahajan, Vinay Sharma, Rabindranath Bhattacharyya, and Himanshu Shekhar Mishra
Appendix 163
Index 166
Biography
Sanjeev Kumar Mahajan was Professor of Public Administration at Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla, India. He was also awarded the Panjab University gold medal for standing first in MA and M.Phil. along with the Best Teacher Award – 2021 by Himachal Pradesh University.
Vinay Sharma is Professor at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee. He was awarded with National Teacher’s Award 2024 conferred by the Hon’ble President of India on 5 September 2024. The Academy of Marketing Science has acknowledged one of his theories.
Rabindranath Bhattacharyya is Professor of Political Science at the University of Burdwan. He was appointed Australia Awards Ambassador for 2014–15 by the Australian High Commissioner to India
Himanshu Shekhar Mishra is Senior Editor in NDTV India. He has covered key diplomatic visits, including Prime Minister’s official visits to the UNGA (New York, 2003), the Indo-Turkish Summit (Ankara and Istanbul, 2003), Pakistan (January 2004), and Afghanistan (August 2005).
