Social Media and Elections in Africa, Volume 2 2020
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-32682-1_3
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Women and Election Activism in Uganda: The Pads4Girls Social Media Campaign

Abstract: This chapter draws on experiences from Uganda to interrogate social media's potential to facilitate women's participation in electoral processes. Through taking the Pads4Girls campaign in the aftermath of the Ugandan 2016 election as a case, the chapter examines how social media can contribute to political change and electoral democracy. Social media's potential in public communication has been demonstrated during elections globally and in heightened political situations in Uganda. Some of the most vibrant deb… Show more

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“…This collection of papers explicates the impact of surveillance, cyber-crime, and cyber-activism on political participation, and reveals that social media often function to highlight existing power relations rather than oppose them. In addition to the edited volumes reviewed above, other research on digital activism in Africa has analyzed advocacy and civic engagement on Ghanaian Twitter (Nartey, 2022a), social media soft power in Kenya and Nigeria (Adeiza & Howard, 2016), the use of social media as a new source of empowerment in Algeria (Zaghlami, 2020), women and election activism in Uganda (Selnes & Orgeret, 2010), the use of "nano-media" (i.e., performances like political theater, murals, dance, and poetry) in social media activism in South Africa (Dawson, 2012), cyber-protests in Zimbabwe (Mpofu & Mare, 2020), and the role of affective stance in #BringBackOurGirls campaign discourse in Nigeria (Chiluwa & Ifukor, 2015).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…This collection of papers explicates the impact of surveillance, cyber-crime, and cyber-activism on political participation, and reveals that social media often function to highlight existing power relations rather than oppose them. In addition to the edited volumes reviewed above, other research on digital activism in Africa has analyzed advocacy and civic engagement on Ghanaian Twitter (Nartey, 2022a), social media soft power in Kenya and Nigeria (Adeiza & Howard, 2016), the use of social media as a new source of empowerment in Algeria (Zaghlami, 2020), women and election activism in Uganda (Selnes & Orgeret, 2010), the use of "nano-media" (i.e., performances like political theater, murals, dance, and poetry) in social media activism in South Africa (Dawson, 2012), cyber-protests in Zimbabwe (Mpofu & Mare, 2020), and the role of affective stance in #BringBackOurGirls campaign discourse in Nigeria (Chiluwa & Ifukor, 2015).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%