Social Media And Politics In Africa
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Social Media And Politics In Africa
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Author : Maggie Dwyer
language : en
Publisher: Zed Books Ltd.
Release Date : 2019-07-15
Social Media And Politics In Africa written by Maggie Dwyer and has been published by Zed Books Ltd. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-07-15 with Political Science categories.
The smartphone and social media have transformed Africa, allowing people across the continent to share ideas, organise, and participate in politics like never before. While both activists and governments alike have turned to social media as a new form of political mobilization, some African states have increasingly sought to clamp down on the technology, introducing restrictive laws or shutting down networks altogether. Drawing on over a dozen new empirical case studies – from Kenya to Somalia, South Africa to Tanzania – this collection explores how rapidly growing social media use is reshaping political engagement in Africa. But while social media has often been hailed as a liberating tool, the book demonstrates how it has often served to reinforce existing power dynamics, rather than challenge them. Featuring experts from a range of disciplines from across the continent, this collection is the first comprehensive overview of social media and politics in Africa. By examining the historical, political, and social context in which these media platforms are used, the book reveals the profound effects of cyber-activism, cyber-crime, state policing and surveillance on political participation.
Social Media And Elections In Africa Volume 2
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Author : Martin N. Ndlela
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2020-02-14
Social Media And Elections In Africa Volume 2 written by Martin N. Ndlela and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-02-14 with Social Science categories.
This book, the second of two volumes, explores the challenges and opportunities presented by the increased presence of social media within African politics. Electoral processes in Africa have assumed new dimensions due to the influence of social media. As social media permeates different aspects of elections, it is ostensibly creating new challenges and opportunities. Most evident are the challenges of hate speech, misogyny and incivility. This book considers the impact of digital media before, during, and after elections, as well as authorities' attempts to legislate and regulate the internet in response. Contributions to this volume analyse social media posts, transgressive images, newspaper articles, and include case studies of Algeria, Zimbabwe, Kenya, South Africa, Nigeria and Uganda. This results in the delivery of an original depiction of the use of social media in a variety of African contexts. This book will appeal to academics and students of media and communication studies, political studies, journalism, sociology, and African studies.
Social Media And Politics In Africa
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Author : Maggie Dwyer
language : en
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Social Media And Politics In Africa written by Maggie Dwyer and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with Africa categories.
Campaign publicity: posters, billboards, and mockery#TuVotesAvecQuoi: talking back to the state; The elections: chaos, comedy, social media activists taking charge; Conclusion; References; 8: Social media and elections in Nigeria: digital influence on election observation, campaigns and administration; Introduction; A brief review of elections in Nigeria; The social media landscape in Nigeria; Political effects of social media; Use of social media in Nigerian elections; Conclusion; Notes; References.
New Media Influence On Social And Political Change In Africa
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Author : Olorunnisola, Anthony A.
language : en
Publisher: IGI Global
Release Date : 2013-06-30
New Media Influence On Social And Political Change In Africa written by Olorunnisola, Anthony A. and has been published by IGI Global this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-06-30 with Computers categories.
While transitioning from autocracy to democracy, media in Africa has always played an important role in democratic and non-democratic states; focusing on politicians, diplomats, activists, and others who work towards political transformations. New Media Influence on Social and Political Change in Africa addresses the development of new mass media and communication tools and its influence on social and political change. While analyzing democratic transitions and cultures with a theoretical perspective, this book also presents case studies and national experiences for media, new media, and democracy scholars and practitioners.
Social Media And Elections In Africa Volume 1
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Author : Martin N. Ndlela
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2020-01-02
Social Media And Elections In Africa Volume 1 written by Martin N. Ndlela and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-01-02 with Social Science categories.
This book brings together fresh evidence and new theoretical frameworks in a unique analysis of the increasing role of social media in political campaigns and electoral processes across Africa. Supported by contemporary and historical cases studies, it engages with the main drives behind the various appropriations of social media for election campaigns, organization, and voter mobilization. Contributors in this volume delve into changing and complex aspects of social media, offering an appraisal of theoretical perspectives and examining fascinating case studies which social media use is redefining elections across Africa. Contributions show that new media ecologies are resulting in new policy regimes, user behaviors, and communication models that have implications for electoral processes. The book also provides preliminary analysis of emerging forms of algorithm-driven campaigns, fake news, information distortions and other methods that undermine electoral democracy in Africa.
Social Media And Everyday Life In South Africa
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Author : Tanja E Bosch
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2020-11-22
Social Media And Everyday Life In South Africa written by Tanja E Bosch and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-11-22 with Social Science categories.
This book explores how social media is used in South Africa, through a range of case studies exploring various social networking sites and applications. This volume explores how, over the past decade, social media platforms have deeply penetrated the fabric of everyday life. The author considers South Africans’ use of wearable tech and use of online health and sports tracking systems via mobile phones within the broader context of the digital data economy. The author also focuses on the dating app Tinder, to show how people negotiate and redefine intimacy through the practice of online dating via strategic performances in pursuit of love, sex and intimacy. The book concludes with the use of Facebook and Twitter for social activism (e.g. Fees Must Fall), as well as networked community building as in the case of the #imstaying movement. This book will be of interest to social media academics and students, as well as anyone interested in social media, politics and cultural life in South Africa.
Journalism And Social Media In Africa
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Author : Chris Paterson
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2019-07-09
Journalism And Social Media In Africa written by Chris Paterson and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-07-09 with Social Science categories.
Through innovative research studies and expert commentaries, this book documents the fast evolving invention of the relationship between the millions of social media and mobile phone users around Africa and traditional purveyors of news. Whilst social media demonstrates an unprecedented ability for the politically engaged to both bypass and influence traditional information flows, it also faces unique circumstances through much of Africa. Signs of social change brought by mobile technology are evident around the continent, raising questions about the nature of information exchange and citizenship. Working from a wide variety of perspectives and methodologies, the contributors to this collection address key questions emerging from rapid communication change in Africa. This book reveals how new, participatory, interactive communications technologies are enabling new tellings of Africa’s stories. This book was originally published as a special issue of Ecquid Novi: African Journalism Studies.
Political Communication In Africa
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Author : Ayo Olukotun
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2017-02-13
Political Communication In Africa written by Ayo Olukotun and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-02-13 with Political Science categories.
This book offers a comprehensive account of the nature and development of political communication in Africa. In light of the growing number of African states now turning towards democratic rule, as well as the growing utilization of information technologies in Africa, the contributors examine topics such as: the role of social media in politics, strategic political communication, political philosophy and political communication, Habermas in Africa, gender and political communication, image dilemma in Africa, and issues in political communication research in Africa, and identify the frontiers for future research on political communication in Africa.
Digital Activism In The Social Media Era
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Author : Bruce Mutsvairo
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2016-12-12
Digital Activism In The Social Media Era written by Bruce Mutsvairo and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-12-12 with Social Science categories.
This book probes the vitality, potentiality and ability of new communication and technological changes to drive online-based civil action across Africa. In a continent booming with mobile innovation and a plethora of social networking sites, the Internet is considered a powerful platform used by pro-democracy activists to negotiate and sometimes push for reform-based political and social changes in Africa. The book discusses and theorizes digital activism within social and geo-political realms, analysing cases such as the #FeesMustFall and #BringBackOurGirls campaigns in South Africa and Nigeria respectively to question the extent to which they have changed the dynamics of digital activism in sub-Saharan Africa. Comparative case study reflections in eight African countries identify and critique digital concepts questioning what impact they have had on the civil society. Cases also explore the African LGBT community as a social movement while discussing opportunities and challenges faced by online activists fighting for LGBT equality. Finally, gender-based activists using digital tools to gain attention and facilitate social changes are also appraised.
Digital Democracy Analogue Politics
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Author : Nanjala Nyabola
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2018-11-15
Digital Democracy Analogue Politics written by Nanjala Nyabola and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-11-15 with Political Science categories.
From the upheavals of recent national elections to the success of the #MyDressMyChoice feminist movement, digital platforms have already had a dramatic impact on political life in Kenya – one of the most electronically advanced countries in Africa. While the impact of the Digital Age on Western politics has been extensively debated, there is still little appreciation of how it has been felt in developing countries such as Kenya, where Twitter, Facebook, WhatsApp and other online platforms are increasingly a part of everyday life. Written by a respected Kenyan activist and researcher at the forefront of political online struggles, this book presents a unique contribution to the debate on digital democracy. For traditionally marginalised groups, particularly women and people with disabilities, digital spaces have allowed Kenyans to build new communities which transcend old ethnic and gender divisions. But the picture is far from wholly positive. Digital Democracy, Analogue Politics explores the drastic efforts being made by elites to contain online activism, as well as how 'fake news', a failed digital vote-counting system and the incumbent president's recruitment of Cambridge Analytica contributed to tensions around the 2017 elections. Reframing digital democracy from the African perspective, Nyabola's ground-breaking work opens up new ways of understanding our current global online era.