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<p>Recent discussion of democratization in Africa has focused primarily on the reform of formal state institutions: the public service, the judiciary, and the legislature. Similarly, both scholars and activists have shown interest in how associational life-and with it a civil society-might be enhanced in the countries of the African continent. Much less concern, however, has been directed to the communications media, although they form a vital part of this process. <i>Media and Democracy in Africa</i> provides the first comprehensive and up-to-date assessment of the role of the media in political change in sub-Saharan Africa.</p> <p>The central argument of the volume is that while the media may still be relatively weak compared to their positions in liberal democracies, they have come to play a much more important role than ever before since independence. Although they have not yet demonstrated sufficient effectiveness as public watchdogs and agenda setters, they have succeeded in creating new communicative spaces for people who have previously been intimidated or silent. Building on this the contributors argue that a different conceptualization of democratization from what the mai

Author

GÃooran Hydóen, Michael Leslie and Folu F. Ogundimu

Publisher

Uppsala: Nordic Africa Institute ; London: Global

Published

2002

Language

EN

ISBN

9789171064950

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Humanities