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1. The Changing Face of Election Campaigning in Africa

verfasst von : Martin N. Ndlela, Winston Mano

Erschienen in: Social Media and Elections in Africa, Volume 1

Verlag: Springer International Publishing

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Abstract

The interplay between media and politics is central to any understanding of political campaigning. Indeed, researchers argue that politics is communication and media are central to the mediation of politics. For many years, African politics suffered through a dearth of mass media, which often was government-controlled and had limited penetration beyond urban centres. Election campaigning was limited to a few media outlets, as well as local rallies and door-to-door canvasing. The media ecology, dominated by state-owned media and broadcasting monopolies, advantaged the incumbent parties. The rise in the penetration of smartphones and mobile internet is fundamentally changing the political communication landscape in much of Africa. This introductory chapter discusses the advent of social media and its implications for election campaigning in Africa. It argues that social media is disrupting well-established forms of elite control over the media. It is creating new methods of election campaigning and transforming how citizens interact with political messages. Social media is a potential game changer to election processes in Africa, bringing with it new opportunities but also new challenges.

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Metadaten
Titel
The Changing Face of Election Campaigning in Africa
verfasst von
Martin N. Ndlela
Winston Mano
Copyright-Jahr
2020
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-30553-6_1