The Internet and Democracy Building in Lusophone African Countries
The Internet and Democracy Building in Lusophone African Countries

Author: Susana Salgado

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2016-03-03

Total Pages: 331

ISBN-13: 1317027124

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This timely book fills an important gap in the literature on the influence of the Internet and new media in Portuguese speaking African countries. Based on extensive field work throughout the region the author examines the influence of the Internet in the transition to democracy in Africa, and asks whether there are new possibilities for popular activism to emerge from evolving communication environments and media systems. The book analyses the different forms of democracy, the concept of development, and addresses the debate about the relationship between democracy and development and explores the influence of the media in the democratization process, the promises that digital media bring to this process and to development and the implications of the African digital divide. In certain countries in this region democracy and independent news media are in their infancy but are starting to take hold, giving an excellent opportunity to observe the dynamics of civil society and the influence of increased freedom, new voting powers and new media in particular. The book offers important insights into the roles and functions that the media in general, and the Internet in particular, can perform in the creation of a more democratic society, as well as in empowering and educating citizens in democratic values.

The Internet and Democracy Building in Lusophone African Countries
The Internet and Democracy Building in Lusophone African Countries

Author: Susana Salgado

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2016-03-03

Total Pages: 198

ISBN-13: 1317027132

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This timely book fills an important gap in the literature on the influence of the Internet and new media in Portuguese speaking African countries. Based on extensive field work throughout the region the author examines the influence of the Internet in the transition to democracy in Africa, and asks whether there are new possibilities for popular activism to emerge from evolving communication environments and media systems. The book analyses the different forms of democracy, the concept of development, and addresses the debate about the relationship between democracy and development and explores the influence of the media in the democratization process, the promises that digital media bring to this process and to development and the implications of the African digital divide. In certain countries in this region democracy and independent news media are in their infancy but are starting to take hold, giving an excellent opportunity to observe the dynamics of civil society and the influence of increased freedom, new voting powers and new media in particular. The book offers important insights into the roles and functions that the media in general, and the Internet in particular, can perform in the creation of a more democratic society, as well as in empowering and educating citizens in democratic values.

Politics and Technology in the Post-Truth Era
Politics and Technology in the Post-Truth Era

Author: Anna Visvizi

Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing

Published: 2019-05-07

Total Pages: 320

ISBN-13: 1787569837

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This book examines the relationship between information and communication technology (ICT) and politics in a global perspective.

The Internet, Democracy and Democratization
The Internet, Democracy and Democratization

Author: Peter Ferdinand

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-02-01

Total Pages: 201

ISBN-13: 1136332529

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The Internet is transforming relations between states and citizens. This study gives examples of how it is creating new political communities at various levels, both in democracies and authoritarian regimes. It is also used by marginalized anti-democratic groups such as neo-Nazis.

Democratization in Africa
Democratization in Africa

Author: Larry Jay Diamond

Publisher: JHU Press

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 570

ISBN-13: 9780801862731

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"The country-specific chapters serve to underline the differences between African democracy and liberal democracy, yet some authors are at pains to emphasize that whatever their limitations, African democracies are an advance over what had gone before." -- African Studies Review

Digital Activism in the Social Media Era
Digital Activism in the Social Media Era

Author: Bruce Mutsvairo

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2016-12-12

Total Pages: 342

ISBN-13: 3319409492

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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.

Media, Identity and the Public Sphere in Post-Apartheid South Africa
Media, Identity and the Public Sphere in Post-Apartheid South Africa

Author: Abebe Zegeye

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 204

ISBN-13: 9789004126336

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"The contributors to this collection of essays provide invaluable information on the role of the mass media in the social transformation of South African society and on the political, social and cultural importance of the evolving identities of the diverse array of people who make up the population of this important country. The interrelationships between the mass media and the evolving identities of the country's diverse population are the focus of most of the essays and provide the connecting theme throughout the collection."--BOOK JACKET.

In the Service of Power
In the Service of Power

Author: Anya Schiffrin

Publisher:

Published: 2017

Total Pages: 162

ISBN-13: 9780981825434

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"Today, threats to independent journalism no longer come only from direct forms of state control. Where advocates of a vibrant public sphere once mobilized against the suppression and censorship of news, they now must also contend with the more complex challenge of media capture, the topic of a new book published by the Center for International Media Assistance and Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs. In this volume of essays edited by Anya Schiffrin, media capture is shown to be a growing phenomenon linked both to the resurgence of authoritarian governments as well as to the structural weaknesses presently afflicting media markets. In this environment, political figures and economic elites are colluding to undermine the independence of privately-owned media, and efforts to stop this collusion by activists, regulators, and the international community have proven to be ineffective. CIMA is proud to present this collection and hopes it will inspire further research and thoughtful responses to this growing threat to democracies around the world." --back page.