Speaking up and talking back? Media, empowerment and civic engagement among east and Southern African youth

The book questions whether and how young citizens in Africa engage with media and communications technologies and platforms in a desire to be included in the change processes of their societies. The theme echoes some of the claims made by disenchanted and frustrated youth and other citizens in the s...

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Main Authors:	Thomas Tufte, Norbert Wildermuth, Anne Sofie Hansen-Skovmoes, Winnie Mitullah
Format:	Default Book
Published:	2013
Subjects:	Africa, Youth, Citizen Engagement, Communication for Development, Empowerment, Participation, Social Media
Online Access:	https://hdl.handle.net/2134/37205
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spelling	rr-article-94648942013-01-01T00:00:00Z Speaking up and talking back? Media, empowerment and civic engagement among east and Southern African youth Thomas Tufte (7185020) Norbert Wildermuth (7185023) Anne Sofie Hansen-Skovmoes (7186103) Winnie Mitullah (7186106) Africa, Youth, Citizen Engagement, Communication for Development, Empowerment, Participation, Social Media The book questions whether and how young citizens in Africa engage with media and communications technologies and platforms in a desire to be included in the change processes of their societies. The theme echoes some of the claims made by disenchanted and frustrated youth and other citizens in the streets of North Africa's cities in 2011 and 2012. They were severely critical of the governance structures in their countries, mass social mobilizations took place, governments fell and, in the aftermath, the slow process of transition continued, now with one tyrant less but still with uncertain outcomes and huge challenges for the social and economic development of these countries. Youth in particular engaged massively, visibly, loudly and dramatically around demands to be involved and included in their countries' development processes. This yearbook taps into the less visible and dramatic, but nevertheless highly dramatic and influential process of media development and the enlargement of youth-driven, deliberative spaces which Sub-Saharan Africa is currently experiencing. 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z Text Book 2134/37205 https://figshare.com/articles/book/Speaking_up_and_talking_back_Media_empowerment_and_civic_engagement_among_east_and_Southern_African_youth/9464894 CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
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description	The book questions whether and how young citizens in Africa engage with media and communications technologies and platforms in a desire to be included in the change processes of their societies. The theme echoes some of the claims made by disenchanted and frustrated youth and other citizens in the streets of North Africa's cities in 2011 and 2012. They were severely critical of the governance structures in their countries, mass social mobilizations took place, governments fell and, in the aftermath, the slow process of transition continued, now with one tyrant less but still with uncertain outcomes and huge challenges for the social and economic development of these countries. Youth in particular engaged massively, visibly, loudly and dramatically around demands to be involved and included in their countries' development processes. This yearbook taps into the less visible and dramatic, but nevertheless highly dramatic and influential process of media development and the enlargement of youth-driven, deliberative spaces which Sub-Saharan Africa is currently experiencing.
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author	Thomas Tufte Norbert Wildermuth Anne Sofie Hansen-Skovmoes Winnie Mitullah
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title	Speaking up and talking back? Media, empowerment and civic engagement among east and Southern African youth
title_short	Speaking up and talking back? Media, empowerment and civic engagement among east and Southern African youth
title_full	Speaking up and talking back? Media, empowerment and civic engagement among east and Southern African youth
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Speaking up and talking back? Media, empowerment and civic engagement among east and Southern African youth

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