03322cam a22004695i 4500 21677199 20230714144530.0 m |o d | cr ||||||||||| 170214s2017 gw |||| o |||| 0|eng 2019745098 9783319486314 10.1007/978-3-319-48631-4 doi (DE-He213)978-3-319-48631-4 DLC eng pn rda DLC JA 85.2 .O48 2017 JPA bicssc JPA thema POL000000 bisacsh 320.014 23 Political Communication in Africa / edited by Ayo Olukotun, Sharon Adetutu Omotoso. 1st ed. 2017. 1 online resource (XV, 246 pages) Preface -- 1 Introduction: The African Policom Stew -- 2 Political Communication: An Evolving Field, Yet to Berth in Africa -- 3 Political Communication and African Diplomacy -- 4 African Ethics and African Political Communication: Some Comments -- 5 Strategic Political Communication in Africa -- 6 Habermas in Africa? Re-Interrogating the 'Public Sphere' and 'Civil Society' in African Political Communication Research -- 7 Hostile Political Communication: Triadic Examples from Africa -- 8 Media, Propaganda and the Image Dilemma of African States -- 9 Singing Truth to Power and the Disempowered: The Case of Lucky Mensah and his Song,"NKRATOO" -- 10 Gender and Political Communication in Africa -- 11 From "Governor-General" to "Kwankwasiya": Democracy and Branded Political Communication in Nigeria's Fourth Republic -- 12 Nigerian Newspapers' Publication of Predicted and the Actual Outcome of 2015 Presidential Election in Nigeria: Lessons for Africa -- 13 Reporting Africa: The Role of the Media in (Un) Shaping the Democratic Agenda -- 14 Globalization and Political Communication in Africa: Anglo-American Influences in Kenya and Nigeria. This book offers a comprehensive account of the nature and development of political communication in Africa. In light of the growing number of African states now turning towards democratic rule, as well as the growing utilization of information technologies in Africa, the contributors examine topics such as: the role of social media in politics, strategic political communication, political philosophy and political communication, Habermas in Africa, gender and political communication, image dilemma in Africa, and issues in political communication research in Africa, and identify the frontiers for future research on political communication in Africa. Africa-Politics and government. Communication. Democracy. Political communication. Political Communication. African Politics. Communication Studies. Democracy. Olukotun, Ayo. editor. Omotoso, Sharon Adetutu. editor. Print version: Political communication in Africa 9783319486307 (DLC) 2016961705 Printed edition: 9783319486307 Printed edition: 9783319486321 Printed edition: 9783319839813 0 ibc origres u ncip 20 y-gencatlg lcc BOOKS JA 85.2 .O48 2017 31654 31654 0 0 lcc 0 0 MUC MUC GEN 2023-07-14 Donation (falcon books) 2 JA 85.2 .O48 2017 39435 2023-07-03 2024-10-11 2023-07-14 BOOKS