This book examines how jihadist groups in sub-Saharan Africa have managed to advance their extremist agenda and recruit new followers thanks to digital media fueled by the information revolution since the dawn of the 21st century. This examination is based on a mixture of historical accounts, contemporary descriptions, case studies, theoretical applications, and an in-depth applied study (in the late chapters of the manuscript). An important conclusion is that the progress of jihadism in sub-Saharan Africa has been commensurate with the development and availability of digital media. This...

This book explores the diverse methods and facets of communication in the metaverse, from interpersonal relationships to health communication, and from collaboration in the workplace to social interaction in educational contexts. More specifically, the book analyses the profound interplay between the metaverse and the larger communicative context in which it is entrenched. In this manner, the work concentrates on the factors underlying its origins, development, actualization, and popularity, as well as the fundamental discords, uncertainties, and dangers that can have serious consequences...