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Media, Ethnicity, and Electoral Conflicts in Kenya

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 2022

Summary

Media, Ethnicity, and Electoral Conflicts in Kenya critically examines the interplay between the media, ethnicity, and electoral conflicts in Kenya. Jacinta Mwende Maweu analyzes the place of ethnicity in Kenyan politics and the key drivers of electoral conflicts, as well as how ethnicity influences media framing of these conflicts in the Kenyan context. Maweu argues that, although there are many factors that can affect an electoral process and result in conflict and violence, the role that the mainstream media and new media play is central. As Maweu illustrates through various arguments, politicians in Kenya and other deeply divided societies in Africa have continued to use mainstream and digital media to weaponize ethnicity as they invoke issues of belonging, inclusion, and exclusion. By examining the role of both traditional and digital media in electoral conflicts, Media, Ethnicity, and Electoral Conflicts in Kenya makes a significant contribution to the ongoing academic debate on the role of media in elections and electoral conflicts in Kenya and Africa.

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Edition
1/2022
Copyright Year
2022
ISBN-Print
978-1-7936-1235-9
ISBN-Online
978-1-7936-1236-6
Publisher
Lexington, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
110
Product Type
Monograph

Table of contents

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    1. Contents No access
    2. Foreword No access
    3. Introduction No access
  1. The Media and Elections No access Pages 1 - 10
  2. The Political Economy of the Media and Elections in Kenya No access Pages 11 - 24
  3. A Historical Analysis of Electoral Conflicts in Kenya No access Pages 25 - 38
  4. Ethnicity and Electoral Conflicts in Kenya No access Pages 39 - 52
  5. The Media, Ethnicity and Politics in Kenya No access Pages 53 - 66
  6. Social Media as Amplifiers of Electoral Conflicts in Kenya No access Pages 67 - 80
  7. Which Way Forward? Building Bridges through the Media to Promote Dialogue, Healing and Reconciliation No access Pages 81 - 92
  8. Bibliography No access Pages 93 - 106
  9. Index No access Pages 107 - 108
  10. About the Author No access Pages 109 - 110

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