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Political silence of youth in Togo : mobile phones, information and civic (dis)engagement /
This book paints an image of sociality in duress, describing how new Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) bring possible changes in political engagement and civic-ness. The political branch of the field of ICT-for-Development (ICT4D) is firmly convinced that this translates in civic enga...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
| Publicado: |
Berlin ; Boston :
De Gruyter Oldenbourg,
[2022]
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| Colección: | Connectivity and Society in Africa,
volume 1 |
| Temas: | |
| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
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| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a Political silence of youth in Togo : |b mobile phones, information and civic (dis)engagement / |c Roos Keja. |
| 264 | 1 | |a Berlin ; |a Boston : |b De Gruyter Oldenbourg, |c [2022] | |
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| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references and index. | ||
| 505 | 0 | 0 | |t Frontmatter -- |t Acknowledgements -- |t Contents -- |t Figures -- |t Abbreviations -- |t 1 Introduction -- |t 2 Keeping the faith in enduring economic and political hardship -- |t 3 Private and public information and communication -- |t 4 Economic and techno-social basis of mobile phone use -- |t 5 Sociality and the mobile phone as connector and liar -- |t 6 Civic (dis)engagement and protest -- |t 7 The imaginary of ICT4D and civic (dis)engagement -- |t 8 Conclusions: Political silence and new ICTs in a repressive state -- |t References -- |t Appendix 1: Graphs mobile communication logs -- |t Appendix 2: Questionnaire mobile communication logs -- |t Index |
| 520 | |a This book paints an image of sociality in duress, describing how new Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) bring possible changes in political engagement and civic-ness. The political branch of the field of ICT-for-Development (ICT4D) is firmly convinced that this translates in civic engagement and democratisation. This book questions this conception, by showing that mistrust greatly increases through new ICT in a society where mistrust has been internalised. These processes are examined in the society encountered in Sokodé, the capital of the Central Region of Togo, in the period between 2015 and 2020, when the mobile phone became widespread among young people. This ethnographic research provides a snapshot of the changes brought about by new ICT in the social fabrics and the lives of these young people. The place and period are highly relevant for getting a better understanding of the forms that civic engagement can take, and the roles that new ICT can play in settings of political repression. Togo has been ruled by the same family for over half a century, and Sokodé is one of the rare places of fierce political opposition. However, young people do not persevere in massive street protests like in other countries, even though they appear to have every reason to do so. How can the circumstances and social processes be understood that are leading to this 'political silence', and how do frustration and anger find their way? The link between new ICT and civic engagement has more often been made, but mostly quantitative and volatile, lacking empirical grounding. This book demonstrates that there is indeed a connection between new ICT and social change. Through their phones, young people inform themselves in different ways, and they react differently to social and political changes. Their reflection on politics has also altered, minimal as it may seem. By closely regarding the context and mechanisms by which the trustworthiness of information is valued, this book contributes to the nascent research field of communication and political anthropology. | ||
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| 650 | 0 | |a Youth |x Political activity |z Togo. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Political participation |z Togo. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Youth |z Togo |x Attitudes. | |
| 651 | 0 | |a Togo |x Politics and government. | |
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| 650 | 6 | |a Jeunesse |x Activité politique |z Togo. | |
| 650 | 6 | |a Participation politique |z Togo. | |
| 650 | 6 | |a Jeunesse |z Togo |x Attitudes. | |
| 651 | 6 | |a Togo |x Politique et gouvernement. | |
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| 653 | |a mobile telephony. | ||
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