Jamie Hitchen
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 4383690 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Jamie Hitchen |
| NOMBRES | Jamie |
| APELLIDO | Hitchen |
| FIRMA | HITCHEN J |
| AFILIACIONES | University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK |
| VERIFICADO | No |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 3 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 32 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 3 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2020 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 2 |
The politics of informal settlements in African cities
Many of the development challenges represented by informal settlements in global South cities – where most low-income urban residents live – are profoundly political in nature, involving entrenched interests, the interplay of competitive and patronage politics and the constrained political agency of low-income urban residents. However, and despite the growing literature on the politics of democratisation, clientelism and ethnicity in African citi…
WhatsApp and political communication in West Africa
Social media has become central to how political parties plan, organize, and coordinate electoral campaigns in Africa, with WhatsApp increasingly the preferred medium. How, we ask, have African political parties made use of WhatsApp to organize internally during elections, and what explains the approaches they have taken? We argue that pre-existing party institutionalization is the main factor influencing how parties use WhatsApp to organize and …
Social Media Disruption
How are social media and digital technology shaping elections? This question is more important than ever, yet few studies look at WhatsApp's impact on the political landscape—even in Africa, where it is the dominant messaging platform. This article combines a case study of Nigeria's 2019 elections with surveys and analysis from Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, and Sierra Leone to show how social media are used by parties, candidates and voters. We conclude …
Social Media Disruption
How are social media and digital technology shaping elections? This question is more important than ever, yet few studies look at WhatsApp's impact on the political landscape—even in Africa, where it is the dominant messaging platform. This article combines a case study of Nigeria's 2019 elections with surveys and analysis from Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, and Sierra Leone to show how social media are used by parties, candidates and voters. We conclude …
WhatsApp and political communication in West Africa
Social media has become central to how political parties plan, organize, and coordinate electoral campaigns in Africa, with WhatsApp increasingly the preferred medium. How, we ask, have African political parties made use of WhatsApp to organize internally during elections, and what explains the approaches they have taken? We argue that pre-existing party institutionalization is the main factor influencing how parties use WhatsApp to organize and …
Social Media Disruption
How are social media and digital technology shaping elections? This question is more important than ever, yet few studies look at WhatsApp's impact on the political landscape—even in Africa, where it is the dominant messaging platform. This article combines a case study of Nigeria's 2019 elections with surveys and analysis from Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, and Sierra Leone to show how social media are used by parties, candidates and voters. We conclude …
WhatsApp and political communication in West Africa
Social media has become central to how political parties plan, organize, and coordinate electoral campaigns in Africa, with WhatsApp increasingly the preferred medium. How, we ask, have African political parties made use of WhatsApp to organize internally during elections, and what explains the approaches they have taken? We argue that pre-existing party institutionalization is the main factor influencing how parties use WhatsApp to organize and …
The politics of informal settlements in African cities
Many of the development challenges represented by informal settlements in global South cities – where most low-income urban residents live – are profoundly political in nature, involving entrenched interests, the interplay of competitive and patronage politics and the constrained political agency of low-income urban residents. However, and despite the growing literature on the politics of democratisation, clientelism and ethnicity in African citi…
Politics (3 obras) · Clientelism (2 obras) · Democracy (2 obras) · Digital media (2 obras) · Law (2 obras) · Law (2 obras) · Political economy (2 obras) · Political science (2 obras) · Social media (2 obras) · Social Media and Politics (2 obras)