Digital democracy, analogue politics how the internet era is transforming politics in Kenya
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 sub-Saharan Africa. While the impact of the Digital Age on...
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| Sprache: | eng |
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London
Zed
2018
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| Schriftenreihe: | African arguments
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Internet
> Political aspects
> Political participation
> Technological innovations
> Internet in political campaigns
> Kenya
> Politics and government
> Informationstechnik
> Kommunikationstechnik
> Medienkonsum
> Elektronische Medien
> Social Media
> Wirkung
> Auswirkung
> Demokratie
> Innenpolitik
> Kenia
> Digitalisierung
> Politik
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Tag hinzufügen | Zusammenfassung: | 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 sub-Saharan 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 the disabled, 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. Cover -- About the author -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- List of figures and tables -- List of abbreviations -- Preface -- Introduction -- Part I: Analogue politics -- 1. 2007: the violent origins of Kenya's digital decade -- 2. Avatars in the square: the orising the Kenyan public sphere -- 3. Collision course: where analogue meets digital -- 4. Rattling the snake without getting bitten: new media usurping traditional media in Kenya -- Part II: Digital democracy? -- 5. An African country in the digital age: the making and uses of #KOT -- 6. Redefining community: the politics of public performances of empathy -- 7. Women at work: Kenyan feminist organising on social media -- 8. Politics, predators and profit: ethnicity, hate speech and digital colonialism -- Part III: History not learned from -- 9. 2017: the most expensive election |
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| Beschreibung: | Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 231-259, Register |
| Beschreibung: | xxiv, 273 Seiten Diagramme, Karten 23 cm |
| ISBN: | 9781786994318 978-1-78699-431-8 9781786994301 978-1-78699-430-1 1786994305 1-78699-430-5 1786994313 1-78699-431-3 9781786994332$So 9781786994325$So 9781786994349$So |