Media, Communication and the Struggle for Democratic Change: Case Studies on Contested Transitions

By Katrin Voltmer

Book Overview

1.Introduction: Democratization conflicts as communicative contestations.- 2. Media, power, citizenship: democratization in an age of media abundance.- 3. Conflict-Sensitive Journalism? Journalistic Role Perceptions and Practices in Democratization Conflicts.- 4. Peace but at what cost? Media coverage of elections and conflict in Kenya.- 5. Creativity and strategy: how civil society organizations communicate and mobilise in Egypt, Kenya, Serbia and South Africa.- 6. Tweeting in precarious times: Comparing Twitter use during the 2013 general election in Kenya and the 2012 presidential election in Egypt.- 7. Minority Media, Democratization conflicts and the politicization of Coptic communal identity in Egypt.- 8. Hybrid governance, strategic communication and the quest for institutional legitimacy.- 9. Communicating power and resistance in democratic decline: the 2015 smear campaign against Serbia's ombudsman.- 10. Dialogue of the Deaf: Listening on Twitter and Democratic Responsiveness during the 2015 South African State of the Nation Address.- 11. The Participation Approach in Media Development Cooperation.- 12. Conclusion.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 303016750X
• ISBN13: 9783030167509
• Release Date: September 2020
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 305 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.8" x 8.3"