Digital Democracy, Analogue Politics: How the Internet Era Is Transforming Kenya

ISBN-13: 9781786994301 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 298 str.

Nanjala Nyabola

Opis

A fascinating account of how the digital age has impacted Kenyan politics, and the consequences for understanding the role of social media in democracies across sub-Saharan Africa, and beyond

Spis treści

Preface Introduction Part I: Analogue Politics 1. 2007: The Violent Origins of Kenya's Digital Decade 2. Avatars in the Square: Theorising 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 Politics 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 the Threat of Digital Colonialism Part III: History Not Learned From 9. 2017: The Most Expensive Election in the World 10. Conclusion