Social Media Dynamics as A New Factor in African Politics

Szerzők

  • Jędrzej Czerep Lengyel Külügyi Intézet

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15170/AT.2018.12.4.13

Absztrakt

In the last years, the African political landscape has become increasingly influenced by the effects of the introduction of social media as a major channel for political debate. Apart from democratising the discourse, it has contributed massively to the spread of rumour, hate speech and disinformation, which had significant real-life effects on the ground.

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Jędrzej Czerep, Lengyel Külügyi Intézet

Ph.D., Analyst, Middle East and Africa Programme, Polish Institute of International Affairs

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Megjelent

2019-05-22

Hogyan kell idézni

Czerep, J. (2019). Social Media Dynamics as A New Factor in African Politics. Afrika Tanulmányok Hungarian Journal of African Studies, 12(4.), 160–170. https://doi.org/10.15170/AT.2018.12.4.13