TY - BOOK AU - Olukotun,Ayo AU - Omotoso,Sharon Adetutu TI - Political Communication in Africa SN - 9783319486314 AV - JA 85.2 .O48 2017 U1 - 320.014 23 KW - Africa-Politics and government KW - Communication KW - Democracy KW - Political communication KW - Political Communication KW - African Politics KW - Communication Studies N1 - 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 N2 - 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 ER -