Dissidents exist in every nation, always have, and perhaps always will–existing in that risky
space between being patriots and being enemies of the state. Social media, on the other …

Digital media applications have significantly reconfigured power relations between
journalists and youth audiences, with the latter increasingly taking centre stage in news …

This chapter investigates how, why and for what purposes political actors and citizens in
Zimbabwe used traditional and digital media, especially Facebook, WhatsApp and Twitter …

Digital technologies and discursive spaces have become ubiquitous for political
participation. This article analyses women's political participation in Zimbabwe. The article …

This article uses securitisation theory to examine the Zimbabwean government's handling of
protests and protesters' use of social media. It is based on the case study of Harare and data …

Zimbabwe's founding president, Robert Mugabe, was ousted following a military coup led by
now vice-president, Constantine Chiwenga (former Zimbabwe National Army commander) …

This article examines the agency and incentives that drive the activism of diasporic political
influencers on “Facebook Malawi,” an online imagined political community. In their seminal …

This article inquires why humour flourishes in face of tragedy. Memes, as we argue, give
people a sense of power as they offer commentary that critiques and mocks the government …

This study investigates social media usage patterns, Twitter'frequency use and message
typologies of selected South African female politicians'. Using the digital public sphere …

This book uses decolonisation as a lens to interrogate political communication styles,
performance, and practice in Africa and the diaspora. The book interrogates the theory and …