Author : Iginio Gagliardone
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 191 pages
File Size : 47,39 MB
Release : 2016-11-10
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1107177855
Influencing Policy without Influencing Technology
Author : Iginio Gagliardone
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 191 pages
File Size : 29,89 MB
Release : 2016-11-10
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1316839559
As more Africans get online, information and communication technologies (ICTs) are increasingly hailed for their transformative potential. Yet, the fascination for the possibilities of promoting more inclusive forms of development in the information age have obfuscated the reality of the complex negotiations among political and economic actors who are seeking to use technology in their competition for power. Building on over ten years of research in Ethiopia, Iginio Gagliardone investigates the relationship between politics, development, and technological adoption in Africa's second most populous country and its largest recipient of development aid. The emphasis the book places on the 'technopolitics' of ICTs, and on their ability to embody and enact political goals, offers a strong and empirically grounded counter-argument to prevalent approaches to the study of technology and development that can be applied to other cases in Africa and beyond.
Author : Nanjala Nyabola
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 291 pages
File Size : 45,38 MB
Release : 2018-11-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 178699433X
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 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 people with disabilities, 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.
Author : Gedion Onyango
Publisher : Palgrave Macmillan
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 19,93 MB
Release : 2023-05-04
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783031187032
This book examines the links between public policy and Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) technological developments in Africa. It broadly assesses three key areas – policy entrepreneurship, policy tools and citizen participation – in order to better understand the interfaces between public policy and technological transformations in African countries. The book presents incisive case studies on topics including AI policies, mobile money, e-budgeting, digital economy, digital agriculture and digital ethical dilemmas in order to illuminate technological proliferation in African policy systems. Its analysis considers the broader contexts of African state politics and governance. It will appeal to students, instructors, researchers and practitioners interested in governance and digital transformations in developing countries.
Author : Charles Chukwuma Soludo
Publisher : IDRC
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 49,8 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Africa
ISBN : 1592211658
This book maps the process and political economy of policy making in Africa. It's focus on trade and industrial policy makes it unique and it will appeal to students and academics in economics, political economy, political science and African studies. Detailed case studies help the reader to understand how the process and motivation behind policy decisions can vary from country to country depending on the form of government, ethnicity and nationality and other social factors.
Author : Maggie Dwyer
Publisher : Zed Books Ltd.
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 20,30 MB
Release : 2019-07-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 178699500X
The smartphone and social media have transformed Africa, allowing people across the continent to share ideas, organise, and participate in politics like never before. While both activists and governments alike have turned to social media as a new form of political mobilization, some African states have increasingly sought to clamp down on the technology, introducing restrictive laws or shutting down networks altogether. Drawing on over a dozen new empirical case studies – from Kenya to Somalia, South Africa to Tanzania – this collection explores how rapidly growing social media use is reshaping political engagement in Africa. But while social media has often been hailed as a liberating tool, the book demonstrates how it has often served to reinforce existing power dynamics, rather than challenge them. Featuring experts from a range of disciplines from across the continent, this collection is the first comprehensive overview of social media and politics in Africa. By examining the historical, political, and social context in which these media platforms are used, the book reveals the profound effects of cyber-activism, cyber-crime, state policing and surveillance on political participation.
Author : Anna Visvizi
Publisher : Emerald Publishing Limited
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 14,81 MB
Release : 2022-09-12
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781787569867
This book examines the relationship between information and communication technology (ICT) and politics in a global perspective.
Author : Patricia Stamp
Publisher : IDRC
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 30,48 MB
Release : 1990
Category : Africa
ISBN : 0889365385
Technology, Gender and Power in Africa
Author : Mekki Mtewa
Publisher : University Press of Amer
Page : 346 pages
File Size : 46,23 MB
Release : 1980-01
Category : Africa
ISBN : 9780819110046
Author : Cosmas U. Nwokeafor
Publisher : University Press of America
Page : 293 pages
File Size : 46,13 MB
Release : 2010-09-02
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0761851992
Media and Technology in Emerging African Democracies is a standard text that will give students an opportunity to familiarize themselves with some of the best literature in media technology impact in emerging African democracies with relevant concentration on information and communication technology (ICT). This textbook is a collection of essays that may be used as primary reading for courses on mass media technology, and information communication technology (ICT). It is also suitable as supplementary reading in media and politics, political science and courses that focus on political communication, and business communication. The book serves as a reference guide to mass media scholars, development communication experts, government leaders, and diplomats interested in media review, most importantly as it pertains to African democratic dispensations. The book includes contributions by scholars whose research interests in media and its relevant impact on African democratic system have stirred considerable academic discourse. The chapters span several social science disciplines, giving students, professionals, and government agencies an opportunity to see challenges from an interdisciplinary perspective.
