When the National Seminar on Social Media and Democratic Discourse of EFLU Shillong was conducted?

The National Seminar on Social Media and Democratic Discourse was organised by the Department of JMC, EFL University, Shillong Campus in partnership with UNICEF Assam from 30 – 31 October, 2014.

The seminar was sought to pose pertinent issues related to Social media and the democratic discourse.

This potential transformation of democratic institutions shows the fruitfulness of thinking about cyberspace in political terms that are related to the sort of publicness that it generates.

On the other hand, such a potential public sphere can be secured only through innovative institutions.

The Call for papers was provided a scope to raise the issue of Social media and Democratic Discourse through active participation at the seminar and submissions of thematic papers.

The thematic rubric of the seminar is as mentioned below:

Social media and performing democracy.
Digital Democracy and its Challenges.
Social Media and Representation.
Civil Society and Social Media: Conflicts and Contestations.
Civil Society and Social Marginality: Voices of the disenfranchised.
Social Media, Civil Society and Child Rights.
Social Media, Civil Society and Public Sphere: Concerns of Gender.

Dates and Venue:

30 October - 31 October, 2014, Multipurpose Hall, EFL University, Shillong campus

Contact-

The English and Foreign Languages University
McDonald Rd
North Eastern Hill University
Shillong, Meghalaya 793022