Digital democracy, analogue politics : how the Internet era is transforming politics in Kenya /
Kenya is the most digitally advanced country in sub-Saharan Africa, where Twitter, Facebook, WhatsApp, and other online platforms are part of everyday life. And, as in Western nations, the digital age has had dramatic effects on society and politics. Yet, while we hear about the #MeToo movement and...
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| Language: | English |
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London, England :
Zed Books,
2018.
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| Series: | African arguments.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
Table of Contents:
- 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 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 in the world
- 10. Conclusion.