Digital democracy, analogue politics : how the internet era is transforming politics in Kenya / Nanjala Nyabola

Englisch

London : Zed, 2018

xxiv, 273 Seiten : Diagramme, Karten ; 23 cm

Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 231-259, Register

Erscheint auch als: Online-Ausgabe- Digital democracy, analogue politics. - London : Zed, 2018. - 1 Online-Ressource

Erscheint auch als: Online-Ausgabe- Digital democracy, analogue politics. - London : Zed Books, 2018. - 1 Online-Ressource (280 pages)

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Part I: Analogue politics

2007: the violent origins of Kenya's digital decade

Avatars in the square : theorising the Kenyan public sphere

Collision course : where analogue meets digital

Rattling the snake without getting bitten : new media usurping traditional media in Kenya

Part II: Digital democracy?

An African country in the digital age : the making and uses of #KOT

Redefining community : the politics of public performances of empathy

Women at work : Kenyan feminist organising on social media

Politics, predators and profit : ethnicity, hate speech and digital colonialism

Part III: History not learned from

2017 : the most expensive election in the world

Conclusion

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*Kenia / Digitalisierung / Politik

*Kenya -- Politics and government -- 2002- ; Internet -- Political aspects -- Kenyathe world -- 10. Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Index ; Political participation -- Technological innovations -- Kenya ; Internet in political campaigns -- Kenya ; Internet in political campaigns ; Politics and government ; Kenya -- Politics and government -- 2002- -- Kenya

*Kenia ; Informationstechnik ; Kommunikationstechnik ; Medienkonsum ; Elektronische Medien ; Internet ; Social Media ; Wirkung ; Auswirkung ; Demokratie ; Innenpolitik

Kenia / Informations-/Kommunikationstechnologie / Mediennutzung / Elektronische Medien / Internet / Soziale Medien / Wirkung/Auswirkung / Demokratie / Innenpolitik / Gesellschaftliche/Politische Bewegung / Massenmedien / Wirkung von Massenmedien / Wahl/Abstimmung / E-Government / Innenpolitischer Konflikt / Frauen / Ethnizität / Twitter / Facebook / Mobiltelefon

Klassifikation der Library of Congress: DT433.586 ; JF799.5

Dewey Dezimal-Klassifikation: 323.04202854678;

Regensburger Verbund-Klassifikation: MI 54150: MA-ML Politologie / MG-MI Politische Systeme einzelner Länder / MI Afrika, Lateinamerika, Australien / MI 10000-MI 69999 Afrika insgesamt,Subsaharisches Afrika / MI 50000-MI 58999 Ostafrika / MI 54000-MI 54999 Kenia / MI 54100-MI 54170 Öffentliche Meinung / Presse, Massenmedien

Regensburger Verbund-Klassifikation: LB 49546: LA-LC Ethnologie / LB 39000-LB 57730 Soziale und politische Organisation und Praxis / LB 49000-LB 49730 Politische Führung, politische Institutionen und politische Praxis / LB 49465-LB 49594 Afrika / LB 49519-LB 49585 Subsaharisches Afrika / LB 49535-LB 49549 Ostafrika / LB 49545-LB 49549 Ostafrika/Swahiliküste und Zwischenseegebiet / Kenia

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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