Pandemic, Governance and Communication av Dipankar Sinha

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<p>This book focuses on what is arguably the most devastating phenomenon in the history of modern civilization, the COVID-19 pandemic.</p><p>It shows how, on the one hand, the pandemic has exposed governments the world over to deal with a major health crisis; and, on the other, efforts by the ruling forces to enforce surveillance on people and disciplining them by maneuvering cutting-edge digital technology in the name of security and safety. Second, it explores how the mainstream versions of crisis communication and risk communication face huge challenges during a pandemic. Finally, it analyses how the pandemic propels an extraordinary expansion of infodemic ¿ rapid spread of excessive quantities of misinformation and disinformation of the fake and false variety ¿ and how social media in particular becomes its main tool in causing subversion of the prevalent information order.</p><p>Engaging, comprehensive and accessible, this book will be of immense importance to scholars and researc