Media, Ethnicity, and Electoral Conflicts in Kenya
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Media, Ethnicity, and Electoral Conflicts in Kenya

  1. 129 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
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Media, Ethnicity, and Electoral Conflicts in Kenya

About this book

Media, Ethnicity, and Electoral Conflicts in Kenya critically examines the interplay between the media, ethnicity, and electoral conflicts in Kenya. Jacinta Mwende Maweu analyzes the place of ethnicity in Kenyan politics and the key drivers of electoral conflicts, as well as how ethnicity influences media framing of these conflicts in the Kenyan context. Maweu argues that, although there are many factors that can affect an electoral process and result in conflict and violence, the role that the mainstream media and new media play is central. As Maweu illustrates through various arguments, politicians in Kenya and other deeply divided societies in Africa have continued to use mainstream and digital media to weaponize ethnicity as they invoke issues of belonging, inclusion, and exclusion. By examining the role of both traditional and digital media in electoral conflicts, Media, Ethnicity, and Electoral Conflicts in Kenya makes a significant contribution to the ongoing academic debate on the role of media in elections and electoral conflicts in Kenya and Africa.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Foreword
  4. Introduction
  5. The Media and Elections
  6. The Political Economy of the Media and Elections in Kenya
  7. A Historical Analysis of Electoral Conflicts in Kenya
  8. Ethnicity and Electoral Conflicts in Kenya
  9. The Media, Ethnicity and Politics in Kenya
  10. Social Media as Amplifiers of Electoral Conflicts in Kenya
  11. Which Way Forward? Building Bridges through the Media to Promote Dialogue, Healing and Reconciliation
  12. Bibliography
  13. Index
  14. About the Author