Digital Technologies Elections and Campaigns in Africa

<p>This book looks at how digital technologies are revolutionizing electoral campaigns and democratization struggles in Africa. </p><p>Digital technologies are giving voice and civic agency to a cross section of African voters providing important spaces for political engagement and debate. Drawing on cases from Kenya Uganda Mozambique Nigeria Ethiopia and Zimbabwe amongst others this book traces the shifts and tensions in this changing electoral communications landscape. In doing so the book explores themes such as hate speech and disinformation decolonisation surveillance internet shutdowns influencers bots algorithms and election observation and looks beyond Facebook Twitter WhatsApp and YouTube to the increasingly important role of visual platforms such as Instagram and TikTok. </p><p>Particularly highlighting the contribution of African scholars this book is an important guide for researchers across the fields of African politics media studies and electoral studies as well as to professionals and policymakers in political communication.</p>