Online Education and Students’ Politics: Collective bargaining and Political Participation of Students in Kerala, India

Binoj Jose

Abstract


The advancement of Communication and Technology has brought about a radical change in the tertiary sector that now, most of the services of the private as well as the public enterprises are provided in online mode. The application of this digital technology could be very widely seen in the education sector for last few decades. However, a complete shift from offline to online mode of education happened during the Covid Period. The higher education sector in Kerala, India, where the students’ politics is very active, also switched over to online mode of education during the Covid period. Kerala is a state with highest literacy rate, highest digital literacy and very vibrant students’ politics in India. The connection between digital literacy and active campus politics in the digital era makes the state different from the other states. This study explores the impact of the online education on Students Politics, particularly on the bargaining power and political participation. A shift in the political culture of the students will take place with the emergence of ‘digital participant culture’. Similar or different influence of the new social media on other social groups, associations or trade unions could be traced in the digital era. 


Keywords


Political Participation; Collective bargaining; Students’ Politics; Digital Participant Culture

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