Political Silence of Youth in Togo : : Mobile Phones, Information and Civic (dis)Engagement / / Roos Keja.
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...
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Keja, Roos, author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut Political Silence of Youth in Togo : Mobile Phones, Information and Civic (dis)Engagement / Roos Keja. München ; Wien : De Gruyter Oldenbourg, [2022] ©2022 1 online resource (XI, 220 p.) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Connectivity and Society in Africa , 2628-6564 ; 1 Frontmatter -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Figures -- Abbreviations -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Keeping the faith in enduring economic and political hardship -- 3 Private and public information and communication -- 4 Economic and techno-social basis of mobile phone use -- 5 Sociality and the mobile phone as connector and liar -- 6 Civic (dis)engagement and protest -- 7 The imaginary of ICT4D and civic (dis)engagement -- 8 Conclusions: Political silence and new ICTs in a repressive state -- References -- Appendix 1: Graphs mobile communication logs -- Appendix 2: Questionnaire mobile communication logs -- Index restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star 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. Issued also in print. Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 29. Jun 2022) ICT4D. Informationsbeschaffung. Mobilkommunikation. Mobiltelefonie. HISTORY / Africa / General. bisacsh information gathering. mobile communication. mobile telephony. Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DG Plus DeG Package 2022 Part 1 9783110766820 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2022 English 9783110993899 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2022 9783110994810 ZDB-23-DGG Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE History 2022 English 9783110992960 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE History 2022 9783110992939 ZDB-23-DEG EPUB 9783110675337 print 9783110675269 https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110675306 https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9783110675306 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9783110675306/original |
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Frontmatter -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Figures -- Abbreviations -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Keeping the faith in enduring economic and political hardship -- 3 Private and public information and communication -- 4 Economic and techno-social basis of mobile phone use -- 5 Sociality and the mobile phone as connector and liar -- 6 Civic (dis)engagement and protest -- 7 The imaginary of ICT4D and civic (dis)engagement -- 8 Conclusions: Political silence and new ICTs in a repressive state -- References -- Appendix 1: Graphs mobile communication logs -- Appendix 2: Questionnaire mobile communication logs -- Index |
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