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Social Movements and Digital Activism in Africa

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Authors:
  1. Ufuoma Akpojivi

    1. Advocates for International Development, Policy, Research and Learning Lead, London, UK

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  • First book to interrogate the ideological belief and background of social movements and protests in Africa.

  • Using a decolonial approach, this book examines the micro and macro structures within social movements in Africa

  • Provides a systematic, critical review and cutting-edge research into the ideology and trends of social movements

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Table of contents (6 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Introduction

    • Ufuoma Akpojivi
    Pages 1-36

  3. #OurMumuDonDo and #BringBackOurGirls: The Rebirth of Consciousness in Nigeria

    • Ufuoma Akpojivi
    Pages 37-85

  4. #FeesMustFall Movement: The Revolt for Decolonization

    • Ufuoma Akpojivi
    Pages 87-121

  5. #OccupyGhana: New Wave of Democracy and Accountability in Ghana?

    • Ufuoma Akpojivi
    Pages 123-162

  6. The Politics of Performance by Social Movements in Africa

    • Ufuoma Akpojivi
    Pages 163-191

  7. Rethinking Social Movements and Digital Activism in Africa: Challenges and Prospects

    • Ufuoma Akpojivi
    Pages 193-206

  8. Back Matter

    Pages 207-231
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About this book

This book analyses social movements, digital activism and protest actions in Africa using a de-colonial approach, with selected case studies of #BringBackOurGirls, #OurMumuDonDo, #FeesMustFall, and #OccupyGhana from Nigeria, South Africa and Ghana. This book examines the ideological background of social movements and the broader micro/macro structures that exist within these movements and how these structures shape their engagement with state and non-state actors


The author argues that the ideological orientation of movement founders influenced the broader belief of each movement, which in turn shaped the micro and macro structure and relationships of the movements and their engagement with the state. Furthermore, the author argues that not all movement members aligned with the movement's ideological belief, thus the disconnect and contestation within these movements. 


This book provides much-needed systematic, critical review and cutting-edge research into the ideology, practices, performance, and trends of social and digital movements in Sub-Saharan African countries. 

Reviews

​"The role of digital activism in supplementing, and even supplanting, traditional journalism as Africa’s watchdog has been under researched.   Akpojivi provides an exhaustive and timely dive into digital activism through meticulously researched case studies in Nigeria, Ghana and South Africa, and optimistically positions digital activism as one powerful answer to neo-colonialism and poor governance.  This is a book that will assist well-reasoned interpretations of online social movements in Africa for years to come." —Prof. Chris Paterson, University of Leeds, UK. 


Authors and Affiliations

  • Advocates for International Development, Policy, Research and Learning Lead, London, UK

    Ufuoma Akpojivi

About the author

Ufuoma Akpojivi is the Policy, Research and Learning Lead at Advocates for International Development, United Kingdom. Prior to this, he was an Associate Professor at the Media Studies Department, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa and a Visiting Professor at the School of Media and Communication, Pan-Atlantic University, Nigeria. He has over 16 years of professional, and exceptional  teaching and research experience in Media and Communications.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Social Movements and Digital Activism in Africa

  • Authors: Ufuoma Akpojivi

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-30207-7

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham

  • eBook Packages: Literature, Cultural and Media Studies, Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2023

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-30206-0Published: 09 June 2023

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-30209-1Due: 23 June 2024

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-30207-7Published: 08 June 2023

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIII, 231

  • Number of Illustrations: 10 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Digital/New Media, Social Media

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