The Global State of Democracy 2019: Addressing the Ills, Reviving the Promise

,

doi:10.31752/idea.2019.31

Cited by 5 publications

(2 citation statements)

References 102 publications

(121 reference statements)

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…Democracy is experiencing severe challenges all over the world (International IDEA, 2019). Contemporary threats to democracy include but are not limited to, flagrant disregard for the norms of multilateralism, extreme cases of inequality which could be linked to the capture of politics by elites; conflictual identity politics, intolerance and societal polarisation aggravated by digital technologies and spurred by populist politics that promise quick and simple solutions to complex socio-economic problems (International IDEA, 2019). One-third of the world’s population lives in countries where the state of liberal-democratic institutions has worsened in the last 10 years (Lührmann, et al, 2019).…”

Section: The Rise Of Populist Politics and Digital Deceptions In Nigeriamentioning

confidence: 99%

Deception in the era of digital technologies and the distortion of reality and facts: An X-Ray of Nigerian peculiarities

Kayode

2022

E-Learning and Digital Media

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

The phenomenal increase in the level of digital technologies has in no small measure enabled and opened new vista of possibilities that were hitherto inconceivable before the advent of these digital technologies. Indeed, this phenomenon has also increased the ‘crescendo’ of various seemingly impossible trends in the area of circulation of information in the globalised world in ways such as global rapid communication, unhindered and constant access to information, democratised production and dissemination of information and digital content, and the ability to coordinate global political activities or movements through several populist strategies and political antics employed by politicians. Currently, it is somewhat seemed intractable to separate truth from falsehood due to striking similarities in the appearance of the two. However, these phenomena have brought about untoward development resulting in the amplification of various forms of digital deceptions peddled on several digital devices. Like other countries, Nigeria, too, is battling with the rise in populism politics, fake news, ethnic nationalism (laden with ethnic jingoism), hate and dangerous speech and other kinds of digital deceptions, among others. The escalating herder-farmer communal clashes, ethno-religious crises in some states in Nigeria, a tsunami of misinformation and disinformation about COVID-19, as well as political tensions between the two dominant political parties (All Progressives Congress and People’s Democratic Party (PDP)), have been influenced by deceptions, untruths and political propaganda. Therefore, through extensive interaction with (and review of) both the extant and current literature, this paper: provides further insights into the evolving issues regarding deceptions, fake news, epistemic errors as well as democratic and social harms emanating from deceptions in the Nigerian polity. The methodology used in this paper involves a comprehensive but selective literature review conducted to locate papers (Journal articles and theses or dissertations) on the foregoing evolving issues. Also, literature related to each of the analyses of the trend of fake news and other forms of digital deceptions in the light of the emerging post-truth era and their potential impacts on the country is incorporated into the review. However, a conclusion is drawn from the findings while the paper recommends that curtailing the influence of digital deceptions and fake news on the body polity of Nigeria requires collective responsibility of all the stakeholders coupled with enhanced steps (which include but are not limited to: credibility, media skills, regulation, collaboration, media literacy, professionalism, gatekeeping, self-censorship as well as detection) towards fighting the menace and morbidity of digital deceptions in the country.

show abstract

Section: The Rise Of Populist Politics and Digital Deceptions In Nigeriamentioning

confidence: 99%

Deception in the era of digital technologies and the distortion of reality and facts: An X-Ray of Nigerian peculiarities

Kayode

2022

E-Learning and Digital Media

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…Representation is all important in democracy, but it is biased by inequality. In fact, rampant inequality is at the basis of the ills of present democratic systems (Fitzi et al, 2018;International IDEA, 2019). Power relations here are crucial, and must be explored when dealing with the emergence of a new technology (intrinsically linked with economic rationale, profit accumulation, .…”

Section: Blockchain-powered E-voting and Democracymentioning

confidence: 99%

The Democracy to Come? An Enquiry Into the Vision of Blockchain-Powered E-Voting Start-Ups

Imperial

2021

Front. Blockchain

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

This research sets out to analyze the message promoted by start-up enterprises that apply blockchain technologies for the purpose of e-voting [blockchain-powered e-voting (BPE)], and their perceived effects of this technological solution on democratic outcomes. Employing Norman Fairclough’s critical discourse analysis (CDA), I examined the written output of seven BPE start-ups (Agora, DemocracyEarth, Follow My Vote, Polys, Voatz, Votem, and VoteWatcher), as displayed in their websites. The close attention of CDA to power relations brought out relevant topics of discussion for analysis. Notably, these included: voting as an expression of democracy; technological determinism; individual versus communitarian understandings of democracy; the prominence of neoliberalism and the economic sphere; and technological literacy. Findings from the literature suggest that the assumptions of BPE start-ups about a blockchain-powered democracy diverge from widely accepted understandings of democracy. BPE start-ups envision a democracy determined by positions and institutions of power, by the technologically able, and by economic interests. This research argues that this conception of democracy disempowers voters from any form of decision-making regarding how democracy is run beyond their expression in the form of a vote decided by these established powers. The widespread addresses to existing elites to enable BPE, as well as what is left unsaid about community, collective rights and the not so technologically literate population, imply that BPE developers display concern for one particular expression among the many diverse and heterogeneous understandings of democracy, while disregarding outstanding privacy, security and accountability concerns associated to implementations of the technology for BPE. This work is a contribution to much needed research on technology and democracy’s deepening intersections, at a time of rapid technological innovation and turbulent democratic scepticism.

show abstract

Defective Democracy, Erosion of Press Freedom, and the Perils of Being a Journalist in Mexico Two Decades After the Democratic Transition

Gonzalez,

González-Galván

2023

Media and Politics in Post-Authoritarian Mexico

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

The Global State of Democracy 2019: Addressing the Ills, Reviving the Promise

Cited by 5 publications

References 102 publications

Deception in the era of digital technologies and the distortion of reality and facts: An X-Ray of Nigerian peculiarities

Deception in the era of digital technologies and the distortion of reality and facts: An X-Ray of Nigerian peculiarities

The Democracy to Come? An Enquiry Into the Vision of Blockchain-Powered E-Voting Start-Ups

Defective Democracy, Erosion of Press Freedom, and the Perils of Being a Journalist in Mexico Two Decades After the Democratic Transition

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About