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About this book
This book examines the claims that new information and communication technologies (ICTs) are catalysts of democratic change in Africa.It takes optimist, pragmatist-realist and pessimist stances on various political actors and institutions, from government units and political parties to civil society organizations and minority groups.
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Yes, you can access African Media and the Digital Public Sphere by O. Mudhai, W. Tettey, F. Banda, O. Mudhai,W. Tettey,F. Banda in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Politics & International Relations & African Politics. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half-Title
- Series
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- List of Tables
- Preface
- Notes on Contributors
- 1 Introduction: New Media and Democracy in AfricaâA Critical Interjection
- 2 Implications for Africa of E-Gov Challenges for Giants South Africa and Nigeria
- 3 âMisclickâ on Democracy: New Media Use by Key Political Parties in Kenyaâs Disputed December 2007 Presidential Election
- 4 Repression, Propaganda, and Digital Resistance: New Media and Democracy in Zimbabwe
- 5 Democractic Process, Civic Consciousness, and the Internet in Francophone Africa
- 6 Use of the Internet by NGOs to Promote Government Accountability: The Case of Egypt
- 7 ICTization beyond Urban Male Elites: Issues of Gender Equality and Empowerment
- 8 ICTs, Youths, and the Politics of Participation in Rural Uganda
- 9 Transnationalism, the African Diaspora, and the Deterritorialized Politics of the Internet
- 10 Globalization from below? ICTs and Democratic Development in the Project âIndymedia Africaâ
- 11 New Public Spheres: The Digital Age and Big Brother
- 12 Popular Music, New Media, and the Digital Public Sphere in Kenya, CĂ´te dâIvoire, and Nigeria
- 13 News Media Use of ICTs amidst War, Violence, and Political Turmoil in the Central African Great Lakes
- 14 Conflict Coverage in a Digital Age: Challenges for African Media
- Index