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Social Media and Elections in Africa, Volume 2

Challenges and Opportunities

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Editors:
  1. Martin N. Ndlela

    1. Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences, Elverum, Norway

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  2. Winston Mano

    1. Communication and Media Research Institute (CAMRI), University of Westminster, Harrow Campus, UK

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  • Explores the challenges and opportunities presented by the increased presence of social media within African politics
  • Analyses social media posts, transgressive images, newspaper articles, and includes case studies of Algeria, Zimbabwe, Kenya, South Africa, Nigeria and Uganda
  • Considers the impact of digital media before, during, and after elections

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
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  2. Introduction: Social Media, Political Cultures and Elections in Africa

    • Winston Mano, Martin N. Ndlela
    Pages 1-7

  3. Misogyny, Social Media and Electoral Democracy in Zimbabwe’s 2018 Elections

    • Pauline Mateveke, Rosemary Chikafa-Chipiro
    Pages 9-29

  4. Women and Election Activism in Uganda: The Pads4Girls Social Media Campaign

    • Florence Namasinga Selnes, Kristin Skare Orgeret
    Pages 31-58

  5. Discrimination Against Female Politicians on Social Media: An Analysis of Tweets in the Run-Up to the July 2018 Harmonised Elections in Zimbabwe

    • Gibson Ncube, Gwatisira Yemurai
    Pages 59-76

  6. Young People, Social Media, and Political Participation. The Limits of Discursive (In)Civility in the Kenyan Context

    • Martin N. Ndlela
    Pages 77-94

  7. Youth, Elections and Social Media: Understanding the Critical (Di)Stance Between Young People and Political Party Messaging

    • Vanessa Malila, Noko Pela
    Pages 95-115

  8. Social Media as a New Source of Empowerment in Algeria

    • Laeed Zaghlami
    Pages 117-134

  9. Post Digital Dialogue and Activism in the Public Sphere

    • Dalien René Benecke, Sonja Verwey
    Pages 135-151

  10. #ThisFlag: Social Media and Cyber-Protests in Zimbabwe

    • Shepherd Mpofu, Admire Mare
    Pages 153-173

  11. #Zuma Must Fall This February: Homophily on the Echo-Chambers of Political Leaders’ Twitter Accounts

    • Rofhiwa F. Mukhudwana
    Pages 175-202

  12. An Analysis of Newspapers’ Coverage of Hate Speech in Nigeria

    • Sunday Ogbonna, Achike C. Okafo
    Pages 203-222

  13. A Critical Analysis of Transgressive User-Generated Images and Memes and Their Portrayal of Dominant Political Discourses During Nigeria’s 2015 General Elections

    • Chikezie E. Uzuegbunam
    Pages 223-243

  14. Discourses on Political Advertising in South Africa: A Social Media Reception Analysis

    • Siyasanga M. Tyali, Rofhiwa F. Mukhudwana
    Pages 245-269

  15. Back Matter

    Pages 271-274
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About this book

This book, the second of two volumes, explores the challenges and opportunities presented by the increased presence of social media within African politics. Electoral processes in Africa have assumed new dimensions due to the influence of social media. As social media permeates different aspects of elections, it is ostensibly creating new challenges and opportunities. Most evident are the challenges of hate speech, misogyny and incivility. This book considers the impact of digital media before, during, and after elections, as well as authorities' attempts to legislate and regulate the internet in response. Contributions to this volume analyse social media posts, transgressive images, newspaper articles, and include case studies of Algeria, Zimbabwe, Kenya, South Africa, Nigeria and Uganda. This results in the delivery of an original depiction of the use of social media in a variety of African contexts. This book will appeal to academics and students of media and communication studies, political studies, journalism, sociology, and African studies. 

Editors and Affiliations

  • Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences, Elverum, Norway

    Martin N. Ndlela

  • Communication and Media Research Institute (CAMRI), University of Westminster, Harrow Campus, UK

    Winston Mano

About the editors

Martin N. Ndlela is Associate Professor at the School of Business and Social Sciences, Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences, and Research Associate at the Department of Strategic Communication at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa. He is a co-editor of the Journal of African Media Studies.

Winston Mano is Reader at the University of Westminster, UK, and member of the Communication Research Institute’s Global Media Research Network. Mano is also the Principal Editor of the Journal of African Media Studies and a Senior Research Fellow at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa.


Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Social Media and Elections in Africa, Volume 2

  • Book Subtitle: Challenges and Opportunities

  • Editors: Martin N. Ndlela, Winston Mano

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-32682-1

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham

  • eBook Packages: Literature, Cultural and Media Studies, Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-32681-4Published: 15 February 2020

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-32684-5Published: 26 August 2021

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-32682-1Published: 14 February 2020

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XV, 274

  • Number of Illustrations: 6 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Social Media, Media and Communication, African Culture, Political Communication

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