Countries emerging from violent conflict face difficult challenges about what the role of media should be in political transitions, particularly when attempting to build a new state and balance a difficult legacy. Media, Conflict, and the State in Africa discusses how ideas, institutions and interests have shaped media systems in some of Africa's most complex state and nation-building projects. This timely book comes at a turbulent moment in global politics as waves of populist protests gain traction, and concerns continue to grow about fake news, social media echo chambers, and the increasing role of both traditional and new media in waging wars or influencing elections. Focusing on comparative cases from a historical perspective and the choices and ideas that informed the approaches of some of Africa's leaders, including guerrilla commanders Yoweri Museveni of Uganda and Meles Zenawi of Ethiopia, Nicole Stremlau offers a unique political insight into the development of contemporary media systems in Africa.
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Weight: 400g
Dimensions: 157 x 235mm
Publication Date: 09 Aug 2018
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication City/Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
ISBN13: 9781108426855
About Nicole Stremlau
Nicole Stremlau is Head of the Programme in Comparative Media Law and Policy at the University of Oxford and Research Professor in Humanities at the University of Johannesburg. She has conducted extensive research in Eastern Africa and previously worked for a newspaper in Ethiopia. Nicole is the recipient of a European Research Council grant that examines the role of social media in conflict and migration with a specific focus on the Somali territories. Her work has appeared in journals such as African Affairs Third World Quarterly Review of African Political Economy and the International Journal of Communications. She is also the co-author with Monroe Price of Speech and Society in Turbulent Times (Cambridge 2017).
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