African Digital Media and the Public Sphere
New York; Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan (2009), xv, 260 pp.
Series: Palgrave Macmillan Series in International Political Communication
ISBN 978-1-349-37859-3 (print); 978-0-230-62175-6 (ebook)
"This book examines, from theoretical and empirical perspectives, the claims that new information and communication technologies (ICTs) are catalysts of democratic change in Africa. Contributors do so from optimist, pragmatist-realist, and pessimist stances through analyses of various forms of evidences—including words and deeds of various political actors and organizations or institutions, from government units to political parties and party leaders to civil society organizations and minority or marginalized groups. The main focus is, therefore, on the interrelated concepts of e-participation and e-democracy." (Preface)
1 Introduction: New Media and Democracy in Africa: A Critical Interjection / Fackson Banda, Wisdom Tettey and Okoth Fred Mudhai, 1
2 Implications for Africa of E-Gov Challenges for Giants South Africa and Nigeria / Okoth Fred Mudhai, 21
3 "Misclick" on Democracy: New Media Use by Key Political Parties in Kenya's Disputed December 2007 Presidential Election / George Nyabuga and Okoth Fred Mudhai, 41
4 Repression, Propaganda and Digital Resistance: New Media and Democracy in Zimbabwe / Last Moyo, 57
5 Democractic Process, Civic Consciousness and the Internet in Francophone Africa / Marie-Soleil Frere and Alain Kiyindou, 73
6 Use of the Internet by NGOs to Promote Government Accountability: The Case of Egypt / Khayrat Ayyad, 89
7 ICTization Beyond Urban Male Elites: Issues of Gender Equality and Empowerment / Kutoma J. Wakunuma-Zojer and Patricia K. Litho, 105
8 ICTs, Youths and the Politics of Participation in Rural Uganda / Carol Azungi Dralega, 125
9 Transnationalism, the African Diaspora and the Deterritorialized Politics of the Internet / Wisdom Tettey, 143
10 Globalization from below? ICTs and Democratic Development in the Project 'Indymedia Africa' / Fabian Frenzel and Sian Sullivan, 165
11 New Public Spheres: The Digital Age and Big Brother / Keyan G. Tomaselli and Ruth E. Teer-Tomaselli, 183
12 Popular Music, New Media and the Digital Public Sphere in Kenya, Cote d'Ivoire and Nigeria / George Ogola, Anne Schumann and Michael Olatunji, 203
13 News Media Use of ICTs amidst War, Violence and Political Turmoil in the Central African Great Lakes / Marie-Soleil Frere, 223
14 Conflict Coverage in a Digital Age: Challenges for African Media / Rune Ottosen and Okoth Fred Mudhai, 239
2 Implications for Africa of E-Gov Challenges for Giants South Africa and Nigeria / Okoth Fred Mudhai, 21
3 "Misclick" on Democracy: New Media Use by Key Political Parties in Kenya's Disputed December 2007 Presidential Election / George Nyabuga and Okoth Fred Mudhai, 41
4 Repression, Propaganda and Digital Resistance: New Media and Democracy in Zimbabwe / Last Moyo, 57
5 Democractic Process, Civic Consciousness and the Internet in Francophone Africa / Marie-Soleil Frere and Alain Kiyindou, 73
6 Use of the Internet by NGOs to Promote Government Accountability: The Case of Egypt / Khayrat Ayyad, 89
7 ICTization Beyond Urban Male Elites: Issues of Gender Equality and Empowerment / Kutoma J. Wakunuma-Zojer and Patricia K. Litho, 105
8 ICTs, Youths and the Politics of Participation in Rural Uganda / Carol Azungi Dralega, 125
9 Transnationalism, the African Diaspora and the Deterritorialized Politics of the Internet / Wisdom Tettey, 143
10 Globalization from below? ICTs and Democratic Development in the Project 'Indymedia Africa' / Fabian Frenzel and Sian Sullivan, 165
11 New Public Spheres: The Digital Age and Big Brother / Keyan G. Tomaselli and Ruth E. Teer-Tomaselli, 183
12 Popular Music, New Media and the Digital Public Sphere in Kenya, Cote d'Ivoire and Nigeria / George Ogola, Anne Schumann and Michael Olatunji, 203
13 News Media Use of ICTs amidst War, Violence and Political Turmoil in the Central African Great Lakes / Marie-Soleil Frere, 223
14 Conflict Coverage in a Digital Age: Challenges for African Media / Rune Ottosen and Okoth Fred Mudhai, 239
