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Author:   O. Mudhai
Publisher:   Palgrave Macmillan
Imprint:   Palgrave Macmillan
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.480kg
ISBN:  

9780230117921

ISBN 10:   0230117929
Pages:   259
Publication Date:   28 December 2012
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

PART I: INTRODUCTION General Introduction: Civic Challenge of Ruling Elite via New Digital Media in Africa PART II: THE SETTING Private-Public Sphere: Civic Engagement, New Media, and Democracy Theory The 'Wave' and 'Spring' Metaphors in Networks' Struggle for Change Civic Engagement, the African State, and Political Reform Power and Influence in the Digital Age: New Challenges to State Hegemony PART III: CONTINENTAL TRENDS AND NETWORKS Platforms and Applications Diffusion: Civic Engagement and ICT Trends Identity and Issue Networks: New Media, Politics of Belonging and Change PART IV: A TALE OF TWO COUNTRIES - KENYA AND ZAMBIA La Luta Continua : Transition and Disillusionment in the 'Second Liberation' and the 'Third Republic' Civic Actors and the Struggle for Change: Precursors to New Social Movements in Kenya and Zambia Unmuzzling Old Dogs to Bark Anew Far and Wide Perceptions of Kenyan and Zambian Urban Civic Actors on their New Media Use In Political Realms PART V: CONCLUSION Civic Engagement, Digital Networks, and Political Reform in an Increasingly Open Digital Media Environment

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Okoth Fred Mudhai is a Senior Lecturer in Journalism and Global Media and Communication in the Media Department of Coventry University.

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