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Fragmentation in a Democracy : The Role of Social Movements and the Media

By Prasad Krishna · Published

The Observer Research Foundation, Delhi, together with the Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung, Berlin, will be convening a Round-table on Fragmentation in a Democracy : The Role of Social Movements and the Media on October 16, 2013 at the Observer Research Foundation in New Delhi. Sunil Abraham is a speaker in the session on Impact of Media, Social Media & Technology on Democracy / Governance.

The round-table will examine the changing role of civil society as a political actor and also how this is being impacted by the Media and Social Media.

This round-table is being designed as a brainstorming session and therefore there will not be any formal written papers. Ideally, we will aim to have one or two prepared comments in each session to lay out the issues and a general discussion thereafter.

Agenda

10.00
10.05		Opening Remarks by Roundtable Chairperson:
10.05
11.45

Session 1: The Changing Role of Civil Society in a Democracy/Democratic Governance

  • Trilochan Sastry, Founder and trustee, Association for Democratic Reform, Bangalore
  • Chakshu Rai,/PRS Legislative Research Institute for Policy Research Studies, Delhi
  • Paranjoy Guha Thakurta, Independent Journalist, Delhi
  • Anand Kumar, Professor, JNU, Delhi
11.45
12.00		Tea/Coffee Break

Session 2: The Impact of Media, Social Media & Technology on Democracy / Governance

  • Sunil Abraham, CIS Bangalore
  • Aditya Kalra, Thomson Rueters, Delhi
  • R. Swaminathan, ORF, Mumbai
  • Niranjan Sahoo, ORF, Delhi
13.45Lunch