Geoffrey Lugano
Biographic Data
| ID | 88981 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Geoffrey Lugano |
| GIVEN NAMES | Geoffrey |
| FAMILY NAME | Lugano |
| SIGNATURE | LUGANO G |
| AFFILIATIONS | Kenyatta University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7529-8014 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 11 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
From political novices to strategists
Social media and politics as usual? Exploring the role of social media in the 2022 Kenyan presidential election
How is social media used in African elections and what is its impact? This article builds on existing research on the role of social media in African elections to argue that its impact is linked to its interaction with traditional media and pre-existing political features of a country. Drawing on original survey data, Afrobarometer data, and content analysis of social media pages of the two main presidential candidates – William Ruto and Raila Od…
Distance in the International Criminal Court’s Relations with the ‘Local’
∞ The literature on the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) relations with the local broadly falls under the rubric of either acceptance of or resistance to the Court. This article provides contrasting insights on the binaries in equal measure, revealing complex and dynamic processes of continuous negotiations of the parameters of the Court’s reach among the local. The article introduces the state of flux as a spatio-temporal account of how loca…
Between the duty to prosecute atrocities and domestic precedents of dealing with the past in the era of the International Criminal Court
This article explores the global optimism in, and incentives for state default on the duty to prosecute atrocities in the era of the International Criminal Court (ICC). Drawing on the cases of Uganda and Kenya, the article argues that the construction of international criminal justice as a higher normative structure in overcoming the past is undermined by the appropriateness of familiar alternative frameworks, as enabled by inherent actor agency …
Civil society and the state
This chapter provides an overview of the relationship between civil society and the Kenyan state. It unveils two contradictory trends: civil society’s opposition to, and co-optation by/cooperation with, the state. The chapter argues that these tendencies are contingent on organizational positionality within the prevailing political settlement, which constitutes state authority. The trends further affirm the centrality of civil society in Kenya’s …
Counter-Shaming the International Criminal Court’s Intervention as Neocolonial
The International Criminal Court’s (ICC) intervention in Kenya’s 2007/2008 political crisis was reframed as neocolonialism by two of the accused – Uhuru Kenyatta and William Ruto – and their allies for most of their pre-trial and trial timelines. This article examines the grounds for and impacts of the neocolonial narrative, which was central to the accused overcoming their ICC stigma. Shamed by the ICC’s indictments, Kenyatta, Ruto and their all…
Counter-Shaming the International Criminal Court’s Intervention as Neocolonial
The International Criminal Court’s (ICC) intervention in Kenya’s 2007/2008 political crisis was reframed as neocolonialism by two of the accused – Uhuru Kenyatta and William Ruto – and their allies for most of their pre-trial and trial timelines. This article examines the grounds for and impacts of the neocolonial narrative, which was central to the accused overcoming their ICC stigma. Shamed by the ICC’s indictments, Kenyatta, Ruto and their all…
Social media and politics as usual? Exploring the role of social media in the 2022 Kenyan presidential election
How is social media used in African elections and what is its impact? This article builds on existing research on the role of social media in African elections to argue that its impact is linked to its interaction with traditional media and pre-existing political features of a country. Drawing on original survey data, Afrobarometer data, and content analysis of social media pages of the two main presidential candidates – William Ruto and Raila Od…
Between the duty to prosecute atrocities and domestic precedents of dealing with the past in the era of the International Criminal Court
This article explores the global optimism in, and incentives for state default on the duty to prosecute atrocities in the era of the International Criminal Court (ICC). Drawing on the cases of Uganda and Kenya, the article argues that the construction of international criminal justice as a higher normative structure in overcoming the past is undermined by the appropriateness of familiar alternative frameworks, as enabled by inherent actor agency …
Civil society and the state
This chapter provides an overview of the relationship between civil society and the Kenyan state. It unveils two contradictory trends: civil society’s opposition to, and co-optation by/cooperation with, the state. The chapter argues that these tendencies are contingent on organizational positionality within the prevailing political settlement, which constitutes state authority. The trends further affirm the centrality of civil society in Kenya’s …
Counter-Shaming the International Criminal Court’s Intervention as Neocolonial
The International Criminal Court’s (ICC) intervention in Kenya’s 2007/2008 political crisis was reframed as neocolonialism by two of the accused – Uhuru Kenyatta and William Ruto – and their allies for most of their pre-trial and trial timelines. This article examines the grounds for and impacts of the neocolonial narrative, which was central to the accused overcoming their ICC stigma. Shamed by the ICC’s indictments, Kenyatta, Ruto and their all…
Civil society and the state
This chapter provides an overview of the relationship between civil society and the Kenyan state. It unveils two contradictory trends: civil society’s opposition to, and co-optation by/cooperation with, the state. The chapter argues that these tendencies are contingent on organizational positionality within the prevailing political settlement, which constitutes state authority. The trends further affirm the centrality of civil society in Kenya’s …
Between the duty to prosecute atrocities and domestic precedents of dealing with the past in the era of the International Criminal Court
This article explores the global optimism in, and incentives for state default on the duty to prosecute atrocities in the era of the International Criminal Court (ICC). Drawing on the cases of Uganda and Kenya, the article argues that the construction of international criminal justice as a higher normative structure in overcoming the past is undermined by the appropriateness of familiar alternative frameworks, as enabled by inherent actor agency …
Distance in the International Criminal Court’s Relations with the ‘Local’
∞ The literature on the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) relations with the local broadly falls under the rubric of either acceptance of or resistance to the Court. This article provides contrasting insights on the binaries in equal measure, revealing complex and dynamic processes of continuous negotiations of the parameters of the Court’s reach among the local. The article introduces the state of flux as a spatio-temporal account of how loca…
Social media and politics as usual? Exploring the role of social media in the 2022 Kenyan presidential election
How is social media used in African elections and what is its impact? This article builds on existing research on the role of social media in African elections to argue that its impact is linked to its interaction with traditional media and pre-existing political features of a country. Drawing on original survey data, Afrobarometer data, and content analysis of social media pages of the two main presidential candidates – William Ruto and Raila Od…
From political novices to strategists
Law (6 works) · Political science (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Politics (5 works) · Law (4 works) · International Law and Human Rights (3 works) · State (computer science (3 works) · Agency (philosophy (2 works) · Criminal court (2 works) · Global Peace and Security Dynamics (2 works)