Political Silence of Youth in Togo Mobile Phones, Information and Civic (dis)Engagement

• Yazar: Keja, Roos (auth)
• Materyal Türü: Elektronik Kitap Bölümü
• Dil: İngilizce
• Baskı/Yayın Bilgisi: Berlin/Boston De Gruyter 2022
• Seri Bilgileri: Connectivity and Society in Africa 1
• Konular: Togo; Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography; African history; ICT4D; information gathering; mobile communication; mobile telephony
• Online Erişim: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Özet

In the constrained socio-cultural, economic and political context of Sokodé, Central Togo, social hierarchies and distrust are defining factors for the intimacy of information. Towards this background, this book explores the usages and roles of mobile phones in everyday life in Sokodé, and links this to civic engagement. It shows that mobile phones do not necessarily lead to increased civic-ness, yet they do provide a sense of possibility.

Fiziksel Özellikler

1 electronic resource (231 p.)

ISBN

9783110675306
9783110675337
9783110675269

DOI

10.1515/9783110675306

Erişim

Open Access