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Social Media Disruption

Nigeria's WhatsApp Politics

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ID6288906
AutoresNic Cheeseman (0000-0002-0922-7514), Jonathan Fisher (0000-0002-0830-5189), Idayat Hassan (0000-0001-7350-999X), Jamie Hitchen
Ano2020
Volume31
Fascículo3
Páginas145-159
Data de publicação2020-01-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoJournal of democracy (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1045-5736 • E-ISSN: 1086-3214
EditoraProject MUSE (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1353/jod.2020.0037
OpenAlexW3043611617
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas30

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 that WhatsApp is a disruptive technology that challenges existing hierarchies in ways that are simultaneously emancipatory and destructive, strengthening and undermining democratic consolidation at the same time

Consolidation (business · Democracy · Democratic consolidation · Democratization · Development economics · Digital media · Economics · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sierra leone · Social media · Sociology · Law · Social Media and Politics

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Obras citantes distintas30
Citações por ano6
Intervalo de citações2021 - 2026 (6)
Velocidade de citaçãocurrent
Altamente citadoNão
Tipos de citaçãoNeutras: 29
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