@article{1469735,
      recid = {1469735},
      author = {Akpojivi, Ufuoma,},
      title = {Social movements and digital activism in Africa /},
      pages = {1 online resource (xiii, 231 pages) :},
      abstract = {"The role of digital activism in supplementing, and even  supplanting, traditional journalism as Africa's watchdog  has been under researched. Akpojivi provides an exhaustive  and timely dive into digital activism through meticulously  researched case studies in Nigeria, Ghana and South Africa,  and optimistically positions digital activism as one  powerful answer to neo-colonialism and poor governance.  This is a book that will assist well-reasoned  interpretations of online social movements in Africa for  years to come." --Prof. Chris Paterson, University of  Leeds, UK. This book analyses social movements, digital  activism and protest actions in Africa using a de-colonial  approach, with selected case studies of #BringBackOurGirls,  #OurMumuDonDo, #FeesMustFall, and #OccupyGhana from  Nigeria, South Africa and Ghana. This book examines the  ideological background of social movements and the broader  micro/macro structures that exist within these movements  and how these structures shape their engagement with state  and non-state actors. The author argues that the  ideological orientation of movement founders influenced the  broader belief of each movement, which in turn shaped the  micro and macro structure and relationships of the  movements and their engagement with the state. Furthermore,  the author argues that not all movement members aligned  with the movement's ideological belief, thus the disconnect  and contestation within these movements. This book provides  much-needed systematic, critical review and cutting-edge  research into the ideology, practices, performance, and  trends of social and digital movements in Sub-Saharan  African countries. Ufuoma Akpojivi is the Policy, Research  and Learning Lead at Advocates for International  Development, United Kingdom. Prior to this, he was an  Associate Professor at the Media Studies Department,  University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa and a  Visiting Professor at the School of Media and  Communication, Pan-Atlantic University, Nigeria. He has  over 16 years of professional, and exceptional teaching and  research experience in Media and Communications.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/1469735},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-30207-7},
}