Governance, Language Policy and Political Communication in Sub-Saharan Africa

ISBN-13: 9783031443190 / Angielski

Isaac Mhute; Esther Mavengano

Spis treści

1. Introduction

Isaac Mhute & Esther Mavengano

2. Sub-Saharan Africa and France: Linguistic Familiarity and Policy Challenges

Ygit Surreya

3. The place of political discourse in the Lesotho language policy

Itumeleng Mokhele

4. How compassionate rhetoric can play for or against political transformation in Tanzania

Antoni Keya

5. Language media and communication for political transformation in Zimbabwe

Mkhululi Hondo

6. What one has reason to value: language transformation agenda in South Africa from the capability approach perspective

Sunday Paul C. Onwuegbuchulam

7. Cartooning as a political rhetoric against army and police brutality in Nigeria

Floribert Patrick C. Endong

8. Guardians of the revolution?: A critical discourse analysis of General Chiwenga’s coup speech

Denis Glide Manzunzu

9. Language and morality for integral humanism in Africa

Philip Osarobu Isanbor

10. Language differences and communication for political transformation in Sub-Saharan Africa

Precious Lungu and Dedan Luvaga

11. Judas Iscariotism and Zimbabwe ppposition politics: deceit, fear of difference and language of misrepresentation

Wilson Zivave

12. Local languages and critical pedagogies for university students in Zimbabwe: the case of students’ unions

Gift Masengwe

13. From consumption to production: constructing transformation and emancipation in the Obidient Movement

Chioma Deborah

14. Populism and political transformation in Nigeria: a critical discourse analysis of President Buhari’s selected speeches

Adamu Latiko Isah & Adamu Idris

15. The sociolinguistic drama of language in a multilingual South African context

Babane M.T. 

16. Duplicitous language and populous politics in Sub-Saharan Africa: African authors’ grappling with truth and justice

Winnet Chindedza

17. Rhetorical empathy in Ghanaian presidential crisis communication

Wincharles Coker

18. Conclusion

Esther Mavengano & Isaac Mhute

O autorze

Isaac Mhute is Associate Professor in the Department of Language, Literature and Culture Studies, Midlands State University, Zimbabwe

Esther Mavengano is Lecturer in the Department of English and Media Studies, Great Zimbabwe University.

Blurb

This book examines the role of language and communication in transforming politics and governance in southern Africa. Interdisciplinary in approach, it covers themes including marketing, political advertising, activism, violence, elections, and the media. It combines theoretical works with individual case studies on Lesotho, Tanzania, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Nigeria and Ghana. It will appeal to all those interested in public policy, governance and political communication, as well as linguistics, media studies and African politics.