Biju P R: Biodata 2014

Short Biography Name: Dr. Biju P R Occupation: Writer and Academic Research Interests: Social impacts of artificial intelligence, the effects of fake news on society, manifestations of romance in Indian society, impacts of Internet pornography, social media and its implications in society, the Internet and its manifestations in political processes, and the link between technology and society in India. Professional Experience: • Associate Professor and HoD at the Department of Political Science, Government Brennen College, Thalassery, Kerala for sixteen years. • Member of the Board of Studies in Political Science at Kannur University. • Peer reviewer for indexed international journals such as the International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction (IJHCI), International Journal of Electronic Governance, Indian Journal of Public Administration, and International Journal of Public Law and Policy. • Course designer for various universities in Kerala. • Offered professional consultancy services to the Kerala Public Service Commission for their recruitment process in various capacities. • Organized several national seminars funded by Government of Kerala and UGC, Government of India. • Course Coordinator of Ph D Programme in Political Science, Kannur University • Research Supervisor in Political Science, Kannur University Publications: • Political Internet: State and Politics in the Age of Social Media (Routledge 2016) • Intimate Speakers: Why Introverted and Socially Ostracized Citizens Use Social Media (Fingerprint! 2017) • Selfie Sex: How Internet Spoiled Our Intimacies (Kalamos 2018) • Slave Technology: The New Age Frankenstein (Rupa 2019) • We Are Products: How technologies invade our life in the age of artificial intelligence? (Rupa 2023) • Upcoming book titled AI and Algorithms in Indian Politics- Faking the Populous (Palgrave MacMillan, 2023) • Working on two books- Automated Society and Indian Way of Romance. Biju P R is an accomplished and well published academic and leading political scientist in Kerala, with a keen interest in the intersection of society, everyday technology and social change. His research has focused on several critical areas, including the impact of artificial intelligence and fake news on society, and the use of social media in Indian politics. He has a rich professional experience that includes serving as a member of the Board of Studies in Political Science at Kannur University, professional consultancy service to the Kerala Public Service Commission, and designing courses for various universities in Kerala. Biju P R has published several books, including Political Internet, Intimate Speakers, Selfie Sex, Slave Technology, We Are Products including his upcoming book with Palgrave Macmillan Automated Lies and his research papers have been published in top ranked international journals like AI & Society. He is currently working on two new books, Automated Society and Indian Way of Romance. . Contact Dr. Biju P R Associate Professor of Political Science Govt. Brennen College Thalassery Kerala, India- 670106 9847477116 bijugayu@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bijugayu Twitter: https://twitter.com/bijugayu Blogger: http://bijugayu.blogspot.in/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/biju-gayu... WordPress: https://bijugayu.wordpress.com/ Tumblr: http://bijugayu.tumblr.com/ Dr. Biju P R Personal Data: Place of Birth: Kannur, Kerala. Citizenship: Indian Education 2020. Ph. D, Mangalore University, Mangalore, India. Topic: Social Media and Democracy 2005. M. Phil, Political Science, University of Kerala, Trivandrum, India Topic: Political Economy of Offshore Outsourcing: A Study of India’s Case 2003. M. A., Political Science, M G University, Kottayam 2001. B. A., Political Science. Kannur University, Kannur 1998. Pre-Degree, Humanities, University of Calicut, Calicut Scopus ID: 57194583857 ORCID: 0000-0003-4017-0840 Current Occupation: Associate Professor of Political Science at Government Brennen College, Thalassery Work Experience: 2019 Onwards Associate Professor of Political Science at Government Brennen College, Thalassery 2006 Onwards Assistant Professor of Political Science at Government Brennen College, Thalassery 2006 Onwards Head of the Department. P G Department of Political Science, Government Brennen College, Thalassery Professional Assignments 2023 onwards Coursework coordinator of Ph D Programme in Political Science, Kannur University, Kerala 2022 onwards Research Supervisor in Political Science, Kannur University, Kerala Publications Books Published 2023 Biju P R Automated Lies AI, Fake News and Indian Democracy (Palgrave Macmillan) ISBN: 978-981-99-4806-2 Biju P R. We Are Products: How AI Invades Our Life (Rupa Publications 2023) ISBN: 978-93-5702-064-0 2019 Biju P R. Slave Technology: The New Age Frankenstein (Rupa Publications 2019) ISBN: 978-93-5333-566-3 2018 Biju P R. Selfie Sex: How Internet Spoiled Our Intimacies (Kalamos 2018) ISBN: 978-8193503317. 2017 2. Biju P R. Intimate Speakers: Why Introverted and Socially Ostracized Citizens Use Social Media (Fingerprint! 2017) ISBN: 978-8175994294 2016 Biju P R. Political Internet: State and Politics in the Age of Social Media (Routledge 2016) ISBN: 978-1138282780 2012 3. Politics of Clicktivism (Ed) Proceedings of the Three Day National Seminar on Politics and Social Media: Commons in the Space Online, October 12-14, 2011, Sponsored by UGC. Books under Contract and Production Stage Books on Progress 1. Automated Society: AI, Algorithms and Our Future Political Questions 2. Indian Way of Romance: Cultural Past, Modern Love and Idea of India Research Papers SCOPUS/Web of Science/CARE Articles 2023 Analysis of data policies, structural oppression and AI algorithms in India’, International Journal of Public Law and Policy, Inderscience. Vol. X, No. Y, pp.xxx–xxx ]-[Scopus- Cite Score 0.7 for 2022] The Indian approach to artificial intelligence: an analysis of policy discussions, constitutional values, and regulation. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00146-023-01685-2 AI & Society: Knowledge, Culture and Communication. Springer. Vol: 38. Issue: 2. 11 May 2023. ISSN: 0951-5666 https://www.scopus.com/sourceid/23616 [Scopus- Cite Score 5.2 for 2022]. Stop Fake News: AI, Algorithms and Mitigation Actions in India. The Law, State and Telecommunications Review, v. 15, no. 1, p. 207-224, April 2023. https://doi.org/10.26512/lstr.v15i1, Weblink: https://periodicos.unb.br/index.php/RDET/article/view/41873, [https://www.scopus.com/sourceid/21100242828]-[Scopus- Cite Score 0.9 for 2022], [Amazon.com: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C2S9T62X] ISSN: 1984-9729 Self-breeding Fake News: Bots and Artificial Intelligence Perpetuate Social Polarization in India’s Conflict Zones The International Journal of Information, Diversity, & Inclusion (IJIDI). Volume 7, issue 1/2 for May, 2023. [https://jps.library.utoronto.ca/index.php/ijidi/article/view/39409/31318], [Scopus- Cite Score 1.2 for 2022] [https://www.scopus.com/sourceid/21101039230] [DOI: https://doi.org/10.33137/ijidi.v7i1/2.39409] ISSN: 2574-3430 Analytical State: Framework for Thinking about Artificial Intelligence and Algorithms for State power Electronic Government: an International Journal. Vol. X, No. Y, xxxx Inderscience. [https://www.inderscience.com/info/ingeneral/forthcoming.php?jcode=eg], [Scopus- Cite Score 2.7 for 2022] [https://www.scopus.com/sourceid/3200147702] 10.1504/EG.2024.10052933. ISSN: 1740-7494 Techno-militia: Rightwing, Fake News and Cyberspace in India Journal of Kolkata Society for Asian Studies. Volume 9, Number 1, June 2023, ISSN 2454-5694. UGC CARE under Social Sciences. CARE Serial Number- 80 under Social Sciences in the CARE List. 2022 Analytical State: Artificial Intelligence and Algorithms for State power. Bihar Journal of Public Administration. Published by Indian Institute of Public Administration. July- December 2022. Vol. XIX, No 2, pp. 126-138. ISSN: 0974-2735. CARE Serial Number- 50 under Social Sciences in the CARE List. http://www.iipabiharbranch.org/upload/BJPA%20Vol.%20XIX,%20No.%202%20July-Dec.,%202022%20(1%20paper%20removed).pdf. UGC Link (https://ugccare.unipune.ac.in/Apps1/User/WebA/ViewDetails?JournalId=101000047&flag=Search). Social Media and Government 2.0 Initiative: A Study of Transparency and Open Government in India Bihar Journal of Public Administration (BJPA). July-December 2021. Vol. XVIII, No. 2. ISSN-0974-2735. CARE Serial Number- 50 under Social Sciences in the CARE List. (http://www.iipabiharbranch.org/Complete_BJPA-Vol.%20XVIII%20No.%202_Jul-Dec%202021.pdf) UGC Link (https://ugccare.unipune.ac.in/Apps1/User/WebA/ViewDetails?JournalId=101000047&flag=Search) 2021 Edu-2.0: Social Media as Tool of Quality Learning for Underprivileged Indian Journal of Educational Technology (IJET), Vol. 3 Issue 1, January 2021, ISSN 2581-8325. pp.74-88. CARE Serial Number- 117 under Social Sciences in the CARE List. https://ciet.nic.in/IJET_Jan%202021/index.html and https://ncert.nic.in/pdf/publication/journalsandperiodicals/indianjournalofeducationaltechnology/IJET_Jan_2021_Volume3_Issue1.pdf. UGC Link (https://ugccare.unipune.ac.in/Apps1/User/WebA/ViewDetails?JournalId=101000625&flag=Search) 2020 Negotiating Public and Private: Women as Movement Actors Explorations, ISS e-journal, ISSN: 2581-5741. Vol. 4 (2), October 2020, pp.4-24, CARE Serial Number- 80 under Social Sciences in the CARE List, and UGC Link (https://ugccare.unipune.ac.in/Apps1/User/WebA/ViewDetails?JournalId=101002225&flag=Search) Fake News on the Internet: Pattern, Spread and Solution Dialogue Quarterly, Volume-22 No. 1, pp.65-74. July-September, 2020. CARE Serial Number- 5 under Multidisciplinary in the CARE List, ISSN: 0973-0095. http://www.asthabharati.org/Dia_July%20020.pdf. UGC Link (https://ugccare.unipune.ac.in/Apps1/User/WebA/ViewDetails?JournalId=101002400&flag=Search) 2019 Science and Democracy: Technology as an Idiom of Cultural Dissent Dialogue Quarterly, Volume 21, No.2, pp.124-135, October – December 2019. CARE Serial Number- Serial Number 5 under Multidisciplinary in the CARE List, ISSN: 0973-0095. http://www.asthabharati.org/Dia_Oct%20019.pdf. 2019 Cultural Turn and Women’s Protest tin Kerala The Indian Journal of Political Science, ISSN: 0019-5510, Vol. LXXX, No. 2, No. 4, April-June 2019, pp.249-254 (UGC Approved Journal No. 41856). CARE Serial Number 317 under Social Science in the CARE List. https://www.ijps.net.in/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Abstracts-April-June-2019.pdf. 2016 The Triumph of Political Class The Indian Journal of Political Science, ISSN: 0019-5510, Vol. LXXVII, No. 4, October-December 2016, pp.445-454. (UGC Approved Journal No. 41856) CARE Serial Number- Serial Number 317 under Social Science in the CARE List. https://www.ijps.net.in/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Abstract-oct-16.pdf. 2011 Towards Online Activism and Public Sphere in India Indian Journal of Political Science, ISSN NO 0019-5510, Volume LXXII, No.2, April-June 2011, pp 477-488, (UGC Approved Journal No. 41856) CARE Serial Number- Serial Number 317 under Social Science in the CARE List. https://ijps.net.in/control/ijps/07d7e617d2583debb1fa96e4c5e49269.pdf. https://ijps.net.in/control/ijps/c93f50674c1c9cfe96c692ca3c25d5ea.pdf. SCOPUS/Web of Science/CARE Articles under review Old UGC Listed Articles 2018 Queer Activism on Internet International Journal of Social Science and Economic Research, Volume 3 No. 8, August 2018. ISSN: 2455-8834, (UGC Approved Journal No. 63200). https://ijsser.org/2018files/ijsser_03__283.pdf Peer Reviewed Articles with ISSN and eISSN 2013 Atoms to bits: Politics and protest in Internet India Polit Book, Institute of Social and Political Sciences, Russia, ISSN 2227-1538, eISSN 2307-4590, 2013- NO. 2, pp. 8-23 (http://j.politbook.ru/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=118%3Apolitbook-2013-2-200-p&catid=42%3A2012-12-17-19-12-28&Itemid=186&lang=en) (https://cyberleninka.ru/article/n/atoms-to-bits-protest-and-politics-in-internet-india/viewer) Peer Reviewed Articles Old UGC List 2018 Ancient Stories as Science South Asia Politics, R.N.I. No.: DELENG/2002/6815, Vol. 17, No.4, August 2018, pp.36-39. Data Harvesting and Privacy South Asia Politics, R.N.I. No.: DELENG/2002/6815, Vol.17, No.1, May 2018, pp. 45-50. 2014 The social politics 2014 South Asia Politics, R.N.I. No.: DELENG/2002/6815, Vol. 12, No.13, September 2014, pp.38-40. Expatriates move on to social media for bonding capital South Asia Politics, R.N.I. No.: DELENG/2002/6815, Vol. 12, No.12, April 2014, pp.28-30. Social media and social capital South Asia Politics, R.N.I. No.: DELENG/2002/6815, Vol. 12, No.11, March 2014, pp.33-35. Pedagogy of the oppressed South Asia Politics, R.N.I. No.: DELENG/2002/6815, Vol. 12, No. 10, February 2014, pp. 16-19. Growing gossip culture in social media South Asia Politics, R.N.I. No.: DELENG/2002/6815, Vol. 12, No. 9 January 2014, pp. 18-21. 2013 Social media under gunpoint South Asia Politics, R.N.I. No.: DELENG/2002/6815, Vol. 12, No. 8, December 2013 Digitalising Political Identity South Asia Politics, R.N.I. No.: DELENG/2002/6815,Vol.12, No.4, August 2013, pp.39-41 Social Media Regulation South Asia Politics, R.N.I. No.: DELENG/2002/6815,Vol.12, July 2013, pp. 39-42 The Wired Politics: Shrinking Internet Public in India South Asia Politics, R.N.I. No.: DELENG/2002/6815,Vol.11, No.9, January 2013.pp17-20 2012 Democratizing Democracy: Women Reservation in India and beyond? South Asia Politics, R.N.I. No.: DELENG/2002/6815,Vol.11, No.8, Dec 2012.pp38-41 The Mediated Public: Social Media and hate Space South Asia Politics, R.N.I. No.: DELENG/2002/6815,Vol.11, No.6, Oct 2012.pp24-28 Rise of “Mouse Click” Politics. South Asia Politics, R.N.I. No.: DELENG/2002/6815,Vol.11, No.1, May 2012.pp 33-38 2011 Public Sphere Online: Online Social Networking in India. A Methodological Enquiry for Space and Commons Brennen Journal of Multi-Disciplinary Studies, ISSN NO 2231 -5489 Series VI, 2011, pp 65 -80, Delocating the Space of Women’s Movement in Kerala’s Public Sehere Brennen Journal of Multi-disciplinary Studies, ISSN NO 2231 -5489 Series VI, 2011, pp 81-89, Collective Action in Internet: A glimpse of Greenpeace’ Online Activism in India Proceedings of the UGC Sponsored National Seminar on Beyond Margins and New Social Movements ,organized by Department of History, Sir Syed College, Taliparamba on 16 March 2011. 2010 Emission Trading and India’s Foreign Policy Brennen Journal of Multi-disciplinary Studies, ISSN NO 2231 -5489 Series V, 2010, pp 56 -67, Popular Magazines, Newspapers, Web Journals 2014 Is Modi government an old wine packed in a new bottle? Article posted on (http://www.merinews.com/article/is-modi-government-an-old-wine-packed-in-a-new-bottle/15898109.shtml), 02 June 2014 Marketing politics: rise of political consultancies Article posted on (http://www.merinews.com/article/marketing-politics-rise-of-political-consultancies/15897742.shtml) 18 May 2014 Social media fragments electoral politics Opinion article published on Millennium Post, on 29 March 2014, In Focus: P. 9 (http://www.millenniumpost.in/NewsContent.aspx?NID=55456) The wall battalions: Facebook in 16th General Election Article posted on (http://www.merinews.com/article/the-wall-battalions-facebook-in-16th-general-election/15896098.shtml) 25 March 2014 Revenge porn: A way online platforms are being misused Article posted on (http://www.merinews.com/article/revenge-porn-a-way-online-platforms-are-being-misused-for/15895398.shtml) 02 March 2014 Political power of social media is a myth(Part I &II) Article posted on (http://www.merinews.com/article/political-power-of-social-media-is-a-myth-i/15895273.shtml, http://www.merinews.com/article/political-power-of-social-media-is-a-myth--ii/15895332.shtml) 26 February 2014 How democratic is the democratic potential of Internet? Article posted on (http://www.merinews.com/article/how-democratic-is-the-democratic-potential-of-internet/15895211.shtml) 24 February 2014 Political conspiracies in the fifth e-state Article posted on (http://www.merinews.com/article/political-conspiracies-in-the-fifth-e-state/15895023.shtml) 17 February 2014 Celebrity culture among the political class Article posted on (http://www.merinews.com/article/celebrity-culture-among-the-political-class/15894090.shtml#) 18 January 2014 The politics of education 2.0 Article posted on (http://www.merinews.com/article/the-politics-of-education-20/15893689.shtml) 07 January 2014 2013 Same sex love and future of queer activism in India Article posted on (http://www.merinews.com/article/same-sex-love-and-future-of-queer-activism-in-india/15893005.shtml) 18 December 2013 Gossip and hate diffuse in social media sites Article posted on (http://www.merinews.com/article/gossip-and-hate-diffuse-in-social-media-sites/15893002.shtml) 17 December 2013 Can social media create social capital for India? Article posted on (http://indiaopines.com/social-media-create-social-capital-india/#!), on 10 December 2013 Social media and the Indian middle class Article posted on (http://www.merinews.com/article/social-media-and-the-indian-middle-class/15892788.shtml), 10 December 2013 Leveraging social media for digital agora Article published on (http://indiaopines.com/leveraging-social-media-digital-agora/) 8 December 2013 Class basis of social media politics Article published on (http://www.merinews.com/article/class-basis-of-social-media-politics/15892715.shtml) 8 December 2013 Anxieties of Indian democracy Article published on (http://www.merinews.com/article/anxieties-of-indian-democracy/15892699.shtml#) 06 December 2013 Expatriates build bonding capital through social media Article published in Indiaopines.com, (http://indiaopines.com/expatriates-building-bonding-capital-social-media/#comments), 30 November 2013 Little platoons: Intellectual loneliness in fifth e-state Article published on (http://www.merinews.com/article/little-platoons-intellectual-loneliness-in-fifth-e-state/15892043.shtml#commentt) 19 November 2013 Are Cell Phones Carrying Activism in our Pockets? Article published in Indiaopines.com, (http://indiaopines.com/cell-phones-activism-pockets/) 19 November 2013 Shrinking fifth E-state constituencies Article published on (http://www.merinews.com/article/shrinking-fifth-e-state-constituencies/15892015.shtml) 17 November 2013 Social Media: The ghettos of Indian middle class, Article published on (http://www.merinews.com/article/social-media-the-ghettos-of-indian-middle-class/15891466.shtml) 29 October 2013 Social media under fire in electoral heat Article published on (http://www.merinews.com/article/social-media-under-fire-in-electoral-heat/15891480.shtml), 27 October 2013 Connecting Alone: India's life style activism in social web Article published on (http://www.merinews.com/article/connecting-alone-indias-life-style-activism-in-social-web/15890108.shtml), 15-09-2013 Digital Diva: Women sexuality and Indian Internet Article published on (http://www.merinews.com/article/digital-diva-women-sexuality-and-indian-internet/15889833.shtml) on 06-09-2013 Why Social media must be regulated? Article published on (http://www.merinews.com/clogArticle/why-social-media-must-be-regulated/15889029), 17 Aug 2013 Hate or love: What we click on the social media? Article published on, (http://www.merinews.com/clogArticle/hate-or-love-what-we-click-on-the-social-media/15889028), 17 Aug 2013 Personalised Political Dissent in Social Web Article published on (http://www.countercurrents.org/biju200813.htm), 20 August 2013 Indian Politics warming up to social media Article published on (http://www.merinews.com/article/indian-politics-warming-up-to-social-media/15888825.shtml) on 14-08-2013 Government 2.0 in India Article published on (http://www.merinews.com/article/government-20-in-india---part-1/15880008.shtml), (http://www.merinews.com/article/government-20-in-india---part-2/15880186.shtml) on 10-01-2013. Is our political class credible? Article published on (http://www.merinews.com/article/is-our-political-class-credible/15880050.shtmlon 08-01-2013). 2012 Internet activism is a myth Article published on (http://www.merinews.com/article/internet-activism-is-a-myth/15879713.shtml) on 31-12-2012. The wired politics: Shrinking Internet public in India Article published on (http://www.merinews.com/article/the-wired-politics-shrinking-internet-public-in-india/15879653.shtml) on 29-12-2012. Consultancy 2023 Extended services to the Screening Committee in connection with the placement or promotion to College Teachers – Assistant professor belonging Political Science at K.M.M. Govt. Women's College, Kannur on 19 July 2023. Order: NO BI/1072/2023/KMMGWCKNR Extended services to the Screening Committee in connection with the placement or promotion to College Teachers – Assistant professor belonging Political Science at Government College Kasaragod, on 18 July 2023. Order: NO BI/2443/2023/GCKSD (II) Kasaragod Extended services to the Screening Committee in connection with the placement or promotion to College Teachers – Assistant professor belonging Political Science at EK Nayanar Memorial Government College, Elerithattuu, Kasaragod on 15 July 2023. order: NO BI/1425/2023/EKNMGC Designed Syllabus of Ph D Course Work in Political Science & Question Paper of Part A- Research Methodology for Ph D Entrance Examination, Kannur University 2021 Worked as Subject specific Supervisor in Political Science at Calicut Work Station, under Sreenarayana Guru Open University, Kollam, Kerala from April 2021 to June 2021 2020 Member Expert Panel, appointed by Kannur University for drafting syllabus for M A Governance and Politics December 2020. Member, Inspection Commission, constituted for verifying the institutional and infrastructural facilities at EKNM Govt College, Elerithattu, Kasaragod in connection with granting Provisional Affiliation to B A Political Science programme. 2010 Course Designer for Under Graduate Programme in Political Science approved and funded by KSHEC, Govt. of Kerala, on Social Movement and Protest Politics in India and Human Rights and Development Worked as “Mentor” for ACQUIRE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMME 2010, Kannur University 2010 Course Designer for Under Graduate students in Political Science approved and funded by KSHEC, Govt. of Kerala, on Social Movement and Protest Politics in India and Human Rights and Development Worked as “Mentor” for ACQUIRE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMME 2010, Kannur University 2010 Member, Board of Studies in Political Science, Kannur University 2010- 2012 2007 Member, Board of Studies in Political Science, Kannur University, 2007-09 Member, Social Science Faculty, Kannur University 2007-2009 2006 Member, College Council, Govt. Brennen College, since 2006 onwards Guest Talks, Papers Presented and Invited Lecture 2023 Panelist, Technology and Its Impact on Society and Business on February 10, BIMTECH Business Literature Festival, Greater Noida. February 10-11, 2023. Discussion based on my book We Are Products (Rupa 2023) Delivered an invited lecture on 27 January 2023, on the topic Politics of Technology: Media, Social Media and Cyber Politics in the Ten Day Higher Secondary School Teachers Transformation Programme held in Panampilly Memorial Government College organized between 20 and 29 January 2023 2022 Delivered an invited talk on the theme Social Media and Democracy in the One Day Seminar on Media and Democracy: Reconceptualising the Role of Media on 20 September 2022, organized by department of Political Science and IQAC at Sree narayana College, Kannur 2021 Delivered a Special talk on The Idea of Political Science Student on 05 November 2021 at Department of Political Science, University College, Thiruvananthapuram. 2020 Performed as a Resource Person on 10-11-2020 for Samagra Shiksha Keralam Higher Secondary Seminar Series and delivered a lecture on Political Science to the Higher Secondary Students organized by Irrikkur BRC, Kannur District, Kerala. 2019 Delivered a three hour Invited Lecture in the Refresher Course for Media Studies of UGC HRDC at University of Calicut on 07 March 2019 on the topic Social Media and Political Mobilization in India. Delivered an Invited Lecture on Business and Politics on 06/02/2019 in the Ten Day Residential Workshop for Higher Secondary School Teacher Transformation programme as a resource person at Govt. Brennen College, Thalassery. Delivered an Invited Lecture on Technology and Society at the Ten Day Residential Workshop for Higher Secondary School Teacher Transformation programme 2019 held between 30 January 2019 to 08 February 2019 as a resource person at St. John’s College, Anchal, Kollam. 2018 Delivered an Invited Lecture on Business and Politics at the Ten Day Residential Workshop for Higher Secondary School Teacher Transformation programme held 17 November 2018 as a resource person at Govt. Brennen College, Thalassery. Delivered an Invited Lecture on Technology and Society at the Ten Day Residential Workshop for Higher Secondary School Teacher Transformation programme 2018 held between 16 November 2018 to 25 November 2018 as a resource person at St. John’s College, Anchal, Kollam. 2012 Globalization, Social Media and Convergence of Politics: The Americanisation of Political communication in India, paper presented in the One Day national Seminar on Globalisation and State in India in Dept of Political Science, at Govt. College Madappally, Vadakara on 20-11-2012 2012 Paper presented titled “The Rise of Political Class in India” in the One Day National Seminar on “Role of Legislature in Good Governance, held on 2nd November 2012 organised by Department of Political Science, E.K.N.M Government College, Elerithattu in collaboration with Institute of Parliamentary Affairs, Government of Kerala. “Youth and Parliamentary Democracy” Invited Lecture on 07/02/2012 in One Day Seminar on ‘Democracy Awareness’ organized by Kanianchal Government Higher Secondary School, sponsored by Institute of Parliamentary Affairs, Government of Kerala. 2011 “Towards an Online Public Sphere: Glimpses of Greenpeace’s Online Activism in India” Paper presented in the UGC National Seminar on Beyond Margins and New Social Movements ,organized by Department of History ,Sir Syed College, Taliparamba on 16 March 2011. 2009 “Politics of Globalisation” Paper presented on 20th March, 2009, at Workshop organized by Board of studies in Political Sciene, Kannur University, held at K.M.M Govt.Womens College,Kannur. “Carbon Trading and India’s Foreign Policy” Paper presented in the National Seminar held on 17 September, 2009, at St.Mary’s College, Sulthan Bathery. 2006 “BPO/IT and Indian Economy” Paper presented in national seminar held on 27th Feb, 2006, at V.T.M.N.S.S.College, Trivandrum Research Experience U G C Minor research on the Topic:- Globalised And Deglobalised Tobacco: A Case Study Of Skewed Globalisation In (Malabar Beedi) Working Sector, Dharmadam Panchayath,Kannur District, Kerala, sanctioned by U G C order MRP(H)-838/09-10/KLKAO11/UGC-SWRO dated 27 January 2010. Participation in Seminars 2012 Participated in One Day Seminar on “Social Movements and Protest Politics”, sponsored by Directorate of Collegiate Education, Government of Kerala, organized by Department of Political Science, Government College Madappally on 24/02/2012. 2011 Attended two day Conference on American Studies in Pala St.Thomas College, on 27th and 28th July 2011. Teaching Experience Courses taught in Department of Political Science at the Government Brennen College Postgraduate Programme in Government Brennen College 1. Technology and Politics. 2. Media and Politics. 3. Debates in Indian Politics. 4. Political Philosophy. 5. Political Theory. 6. Issues in Internal Politics and Global Governance. Undergraduate Programme in Government Brennen College 1. Political Theory. 2. Research Methods in Social Science. 4. Political Thought. 5. Indian Political Philosophy. 6. International Relations. 7. Foreign Policy. 8. Political Analysis Areas of Specialization 1. Digital Technology and Society. 2. Internet and Society. 3. Artificial Intelligence and Society. 4. Internet Pornography and Society. 5. Love in India. Seminars Organized Sl No Title of Seminars Convened Date No of Days Fund Funding Agency 1 Identity Politics: Power and Protest from the Margins [National] 17-18 December 2014 2 UGC, Govt. of India 2 Changing dimensions of party politics in India [National] 10 January 2014 1 DCE, Govt. of Kerala 3 Anxieties of Indian Democracy [National] 15 March 2013 1 DCE, Govt. of Kerala 4 Media and Politics [National] 29 February 2012 1 DCE, Govt. of Kerala 5 Politics and Social Media: Commons in the Space Online [National] 12, 13 and 14 October, 2011 3 UGC, Govt. of India 6 Women and Human Rights [National] 22 October 2009 1 DCE, Govt. of Kerala 7 Democracy at Crossroad: Dissent and Reconciliation in India [National] 3- 4 November 2022 2 50000/- Institute of Parliamentary Affairs, Government of Kerala Sessions Chaired 2015 Chaired a Session on the Two Day Conference on Democracy Development and Globalisation: Perspectives, and Experiences, organised by Association of Political Scientists- Kerala, on 30-31 January 2015 Training Experiences 2020 Attended KSHEC sponsored One Week FDP in Social Sciences and Humanities on “Online Education in HEI” from 03 August to 08 August 2020. 2019 Attended UGC Refresher Course in Political Science and Public Administration from 11 December 2018 to 31 December 2018 at Maulana Azad national Urdu University at Hyderabad. 2017 Attended UGC Refresher Course in Political Science 24 January to 13 February 2017 at Mysore University 2010 Attended One Day Workshop on Self Learning Materials sponsored by DEC, organized by Distance Education Kannur University on 27 March 2010 Attended three day orientation programme organized by KSHEC for preparing syllabus for under graduate courses on 04-06 May 2010 at BSNL Telecom Centre Kaimanam, TVM. Attended one day orientation programme on Course Designing, ORGANISED BY K S H E C KERALA, REGIONAL TELECOM CENTRE, TVM, on 07/09/2010. Attended the three day university level workshop of ACQUIRE Scholarship Programme for first B A Social Science students on 08th/09th/10th October 2010 at Senate Hall Managattuparamba, Kannur University. 2009 PARTICIPATED, FIVE DAY WORKSHOP ON RESTRUCTURING OF UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION IN KANNUR UNIVERSITY ORGANISED BY KANNUR UNIVERSITY ON 10 TO 13 AND 20 MARCH 2009. ATTENDED STATE LEVEL TWO DAY ORIENTATION PROGRAMME FOR COLLEGE TEACHERS ON METHODOLOGY COURSES (SOCIAL SCIENCES) , ORGANISED BY K S H E C KERALA, REGIONAL TELECOM CENTRE, TRIVANDRUM,ON 15/07/09AND 16/07/09. 2008 Participated in the Orientation Programme in IT from 06/08/2008 to 03/09/2008 and obtained A grade, in University of Kerala sponsored by UGC Peer review experiences Peer reviewer for indexed international journals such as the International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction (IJHCI), International Journal of Electronic Governance, Indian Journal of Public Administration, and International Journal of Public Law and Policy.