ISBN:
9781786994318
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9781786994301
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1786994305
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1786994313
Language:
English
Pages:
xxiv, 273 Seiten
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Diagramme, Karten
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23 cm
Series Statement:
African arguments
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Nyabola, Nanjala Digital democracy, analogue politics
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Nyabola, Nanjala Digital democracy, analogue politics
DDC:
323.04202854678
Keywords:
Internet Political aspects
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Political participation Technological innovations
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Kenya
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Internet in political campaigns Kenya
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Internet in political campaigns
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Politics and government
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Informationstechnik
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Kommunikationstechnik
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Medienkonsum
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Elektronische Medien
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Internet
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Social Media
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Wirkung
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Auswirkung
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Demokratie
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Innenpolitik
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Kenya Politics and government 2002-
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Kenya Politics and government
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2002-
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Kenya
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Kenia
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Kenia
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Digitalisierung
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Politik
Abstract:
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.
Abstract:
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
Note:
Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 231-259, Register
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Part I: Analogue politics
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2007: the violent origins of Kenya's digital decade
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Avatars in the square : theorising the Kenyan public sphere
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Collision course : where analogue meets digital
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Rattling the snake without getting bitten : new media usurping traditional media in Kenya
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Part II: Digital democracy?
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An African country in the digital age : the making and uses of #KOT
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Redefining community : the politics of public performances of empathy
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Women at work : Kenyan feminist organising on social media
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Politics, predators and profit : ethnicity, hate speech and digital colonialism
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Part III: History not learned from
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2017 : the most expensive election in the world
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Conclusion
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