Gauging Opinions About the Citizenship Amendment Act and NRC: A Twitter Analysis Approach

Praveen Ranjan Srivastava, Prajwal Eachempati

Source Title: Research Anthology on Social Media's Influence on Government, Politics, and Social Movements

ISBN13: 9781668474723|ISBN10: 1668474727|EISBN13: 9781668474730

DOI: 10.4018/978-1-6684-7472-3.ch025

MLA

Srivastava, Praveen Ranjan, and Prajwal Eachempati. "Gauging Opinions About the Citizenship Amendment Act and NRC: A Twitter Analysis Approach." Research Anthology on Social Media's Influence on Government, Politics, and Social Movements, edited by Information Resources Management Association, IGI Global, 2023, pp. 529-546. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-7472-3.ch025

APA

Srivastava, P. R. & Eachempati, P. (2023). Gauging Opinions About the Citizenship Amendment Act and NRC: A Twitter Analysis Approach. In I. Management Association (Ed.), Research Anthology on Social Media's Influence on Government, Politics, and Social Movements (pp. 529-546). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-7472-3.ch025

Chicago

Srivastava, Praveen Ranjan, and Prajwal Eachempati. "Gauging Opinions About the Citizenship Amendment Act and NRC: A Twitter Analysis Approach." In Research Anthology on Social Media's Influence on Government, Politics, and Social Movements, edited by Information Resources Management Association, 529-546. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2023. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-7472-3.ch025

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Abstract

Today, the advent of social media has provided a platform for expressing opinions regarding legislation and public schemes. One such burning legislation introduced in India is the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and its impact on the National Citizenship Register (NRC) and, subsequently, on the National Population Register (NPR). This study examines and determines the opinions expressed on social media regarding the act through a Twitter analysis approach that extracts nearly 18,000 tweets during 10 days of introducing the scheme. The analysis revealed that the opinion was neutral but tended to a more negative reaction. Consequently, recommendations on improving public perception about the scheme by suitable for interpreting the Act to the public are provided in the paper.