Political communication in Africa. ([2017])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Ayo Olukotun, Sharon Adetutu Omotoso, editors.
• Editors: Olukotun, Ayo; Omotoso, Sharon Adetutu
• Contents: Preface; Acknowledgement; Contents; About the Editors; List of Contributors; 1: Introduction; References; 2: Political Communication: An Evolving Field Yet to Berth in Africa; Introduction; Research Questions; Statement of Problem; Methodology; Conceptual Framework; Theoretical Framework; Literature Review; Towards the Birth of Political Communication as an Academic Field of Study in Africa; Consequences of Late Evolution of Political Communication in Africa; Conclusion and Recommendations; Appendix: Survey Questionnaire on State of Political Communication in Africa; References; Interview Online Sources3: Political Communication and African Diplomacy; Introduction; List of Coups in African States; Counter Political Communication and Africaś Response; Observation and Conclusion; References; 4: African Ethics and African Political Communication: Some Comments; Introduction; African Political Communication and African Ethics; On African Political Communication; On African Ethics; African Political Communication and African Ethics: The Linkage and Intervening Realities; The Call!; Conclusion; References; 5: Strategic Political Communication in Africa; Communication in Africa Strategic Communication: What It IsStrategic Political Communication; African Strategic Political Communication; Fundamental Essence of African Strategic Political Communication; Election Campaigns; Governance and High Level Government Policies; Increasing Internal Cohesion; Influencing Public Opinion; Crisis Management; The Future of Strategic Political Communication in Africa; Conclusion; References; 6: Habermas in Africa? Re-Interrogating the ``Public Sphere ́́and ``Civil Society ́́in African Political Communication Research; Introduction; Habermas, the Public Sphere and Civil Society The Public Sphere in Africa: Concept and ContextTwo Publics: Citizens and Subjects in Africa; Norms of Habermasian Public Sphere and the Two Publics in Africa; Rescuing the Public Sphere in Africa; References; 7: Hostile Political Communication: Triadic Examples from Africa; Introduction; Conceptualizing (Political) Communication; Theorizing (Political) Communication; Exploring Hostile Political Communication in Africa; The Libyan Example; The Nigerian Example; The South African Example; Conclusion; References; 8: Media, Propaganda, and the Image Dilemma of African States; Conceptual Prologue ImageMedia; Propaganda; Statement of the Problem; Objectives of the Study; Basic Assumptions; Theoretical Framework; The Image Dilemma of African States; Factors Responsible for Africaś Global Image: Propaganda; Communication/Media Factor; Internal Factor; Panacea to the Image Dilemma of African States; Conclusion; References; 9: Singing Truth to Power and the Disempowered: The Case of Lucky Mensah and His Song, ``Nkrato;́́ Introduction: Background; Analysis of the Song Nkrato; Proverbs; Idioms; Analogies; Conclusion: Overall Significance and Music as Criticism; Uncle Tawia Gye Nkrato Yi
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland : This Springer imprint is published by Springer Nature
• Publication Date: 2017
• Copyright Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource (xv, 246 pages)
• Subjects: 320.96; Political science; Political science -- Africa; Communication in politics -- Africa; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Essays; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Government / General; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Government / National; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Reference; Communication in politics; Political science; Language Arts & Disciplines -- Communication Studies; Political Science -- Political Ideologies -- Democracy; Politics & government; Communication studies; Political structures: democracy; Political communication; Democracy; Political Science -- General; Political science & theory; Africa; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319486314; 3319486314
• Related ISBNs: 9783319486307; 3319486306
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references.; Note: Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (Ebook Central, viewed March 14, 2017).
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