Anup Kumar
Biographic Data
| ID | 3686935 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Anup Kumar |
| GIVEN NAMES | Anup |
| FAMILY NAME | Kumar |
| SIGNATURE | KUMAR A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Cleveland State University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0986-242X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 17 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Contesting in the policy sphere
We advance a framework for analysis of democratic contestation in the policy and media spheres, in the context of the interest group theory and the stages of public policy evolution, to assess whether the contestation process favors some stakeholders over others in India, with a model that predicts pro- or anti-dam policy discourses in the news. There is evidence from participation in environmental movements, especially in the case of anti-dam pr…
Link between social distancing, cognitive dissonance, and social networking site usage intensity
Purpose Social distancing is an important strategy to control the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, so it is imperative to understand the behavioral impact of social distancing on individuals. This research studied social distancing from a cognitive appraisal of voluntary social distancing compliance (CAVSD) point of view and a non-medical perspective, specifically the psychological impact (PI) of social distancing on the usage intensity of social…
Continual usage intention of platform-based governance services
Spatial evaluation of pregnancy loss among child-bearing women in India
The Covid‐19–Social Identity–Digital Media Nexus in India
Drawing on social identity theory and research on digital media and polarization, this study uses a quasi‐experimental design with a random sample (n = 3304) to provide causal evidence on perceptions of who is to blame for the initial spread of COVID‐19 in India. According blame to three different social and political entities—Tablighi Jamaat (a Muslim group), the Modi government, and migrant workers (a heterogeneous group)—are the dependent vari…
Looking Back at Obama’s Campaign in 2008
This paper is about populism as a discursive political practice and the news media. Building on Ernesto Laclau’s (2005) argument of why empty signifiers are important to understand the politics of populism, this paper shows why empty signifiers matter to political reporting. I argue that the emptiness is a valuable social artifact of articulation to understand populist discourse and its manifestation in political reporting. I show how empty signi…
Sex ratio at birth
The Covid‐19–Social Identity–Digital Media Nexus in India
Drawing on social identity theory and research on digital media and polarization, this study uses a quasi‐experimental design with a random sample (n = 3304) to provide causal evidence on perceptions of who is to blame for the initial spread of COVID‐19 in India. According blame to three different social and political entities—Tablighi Jamaat (a Muslim group), the Modi government, and migrant workers (a heterogeneous group)—are the dependent vari…
Continual usage intention of platform-based governance services
Link between social distancing, cognitive dissonance, and social networking site usage intensity
Purpose Social distancing is an important strategy to control the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, so it is imperative to understand the behavioral impact of social distancing on individuals. This research studied social distancing from a cognitive appraisal of voluntary social distancing compliance (CAVSD) point of view and a non-medical perspective, specifically the psychological impact (PI) of social distancing on the usage intensity of social…
Looking Back at Obama’s Campaign in 2008
This paper is about populism as a discursive political practice and the news media. Building on Ernesto Laclau’s (2005) argument of why empty signifiers are important to understand the politics of populism, this paper shows why empty signifiers matter to political reporting. I argue that the emptiness is a valuable social artifact of articulation to understand populist discourse and its manifestation in political reporting. I show how empty signi…
Sex ratio at birth
Sex ratio at birth
Looking Back at Obama’s Campaign in 2008
This paper is about populism as a discursive political practice and the news media. Building on Ernesto Laclau’s (2005) argument of why empty signifiers are important to understand the politics of populism, this paper shows why empty signifiers matter to political reporting. I argue that the emptiness is a valuable social artifact of articulation to understand populist discourse and its manifestation in political reporting. I show how empty signi…
Link between social distancing, cognitive dissonance, and social networking site usage intensity
Purpose Social distancing is an important strategy to control the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, so it is imperative to understand the behavioral impact of social distancing on individuals. This research studied social distancing from a cognitive appraisal of voluntary social distancing compliance (CAVSD) point of view and a non-medical perspective, specifically the psychological impact (PI) of social distancing on the usage intensity of social…
Continual usage intention of platform-based governance services
Spatial evaluation of pregnancy loss among child-bearing women in India
The Covid‐19–Social Identity–Digital Media Nexus in India
Drawing on social identity theory and research on digital media and polarization, this study uses a quasi‐experimental design with a random sample (n = 3304) to provide causal evidence on perceptions of who is to blame for the initial spread of COVID‐19 in India. According blame to three different social and political entities—Tablighi Jamaat (a Muslim group), the Modi government, and migrant workers (a heterogeneous group)—are the dependent vari…
Contesting in the policy sphere
We advance a framework for analysis of democratic contestation in the policy and media spheres, in the context of the interest group theory and the stages of public policy evolution, to assess whether the contestation process favors some stakeholders over others in India, with a model that predicts pro- or anti-dam policy discourses in the news. There is evidence from participation in environmental movements, especially in the case of anti-dam pr…
Sociology (5 works) · Law (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Politics (3 works) · Demography (2 works) · Demography (2 works) · Geography (2 works) · Global Maternal and Child Health (2 works) · Medicine (2 works)