Author(s):
T. Padmanabhan, Chinju. S.
Email(s):
padmanabhan9786@gmail.com
DOI:
10.5958/2321-5828.2018.00053.0 
Address:
Dr. T. Padmanabhan1*, Ms. Chinju. S2
1Assistant Professor, Department of Visual Communication, Faculty of Science and Humanities, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu, India.
2Independent Researcher, Holding M.A. Journalism and Mass of Communication from Bharathiar University, PSG College of Arts and Science, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India.
*Corresponding Author
Published In:
Volume - 9,
Issue - 1,
Year - 2018
ABSTRACT:
Youth had exhilarated with internet and more active in social media. It has created online mobilization and engagement in social media platform results knowledge building of various issues. The effect of diverse social setups and wideronline communication elicited people to think sensibly. In modernset-up, with social media milieu having great outreach and larger participation onsocio-political issues, and the campaigners are able to communicate and unite people for various causes and could be done collective action in a short period (PTI, 2013; Niharika and Anjani, 2012). Further, the influence has created wider response among the people about Kudankulam power plant project (KKNPP), it questions safety of the environment and people. The researcher had observed the both pro-KKNPP and anti-KKNPP supporters’ perception and outlined this study. A theoretical approach and quantitative methods built conceptual framework for better understandings.
Cite this article:
T. Padmanabhan, Chinju. S.. Social Media and Mobilization: A Conceptual Model With Special Reference to Kudankulam Nuclear Issue. Res. J. Humanities and Social Sciences. 2018; 9(1): 288-290. doi: 10.5958/2321-5828.2018.00053.0
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T. Padmanabhan, Chinju. S.. Social Media and Mobilization: A Conceptual Model With Special Reference to Kudankulam Nuclear Issue. Res. J. Humanities and Social Sciences. 2018; 9(1): 288-290. doi: 10.5958/2321-5828.2018.00053.0 Available on: https://www.rjhssonline.com/AbstractView.aspx?PID=2018-9-1-53