Media, conflict, and the state in Africa

Summary: Countries emerging from violent conflict face difficult challenges about what the role of media should be in political transitions, particularly when attempting to build a new state and balance a difficult legacy. 'Media, Conflict, and the State in Africa' discusses how ideas, institutions and interests have shaped media systems in some of Africa's most complex state and nation-building projects. This timely book comes at a turbulent moment in global politics as waves of populist protests gain traction, and concerns continue to grow about fake news, social media echo chambers, and the increasing role of both traditional and new media in waging wars or influencing elections. Focusing on comparative cases from a historical perspective and the choices and ideas that informed the approaches of some of Africa's leaders, including guerrilla commanders Yoweri Museveni of Uganda and Meles Zenawi of Ethiopia, Nicole Stremlau offers a unique political insight into the development of contemporary media systems in Africa.

Record details

ISBN: 1108446396
ISBN: 9781108446396
ISBN: 1108426859
ISBN: 9781108426855
ISBN: 110855119X
ISBN: 9781108551199
ISBN: 1108565581
ISBN: 9781108565585
Physical Description: 1 online resource
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Publisher: New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2018.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Introduction -- Between authoritarian politics and free expression -- Ethiopia -- The emergence of an Ethiopian developmental model -- Purging and politics : the challenges of institutional transformation -- Media, elections and polarized politics -- Uganda -- The NRM and the decline of political ideology -- A new vision for the rebuilding of state institutions -- Media and opposition in single party politics -- Conclusion.
Source of Description Note:	Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed July 26, 2018).