Contemporary youth movements and the role of social media in Sudan

Kadoda, Gada; Hale, Sondra

doi:10.1080/00083968.2014.953556

Cited by 17 publications

(13 citation statements)

References 14 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…However, the situations in developing countries have been dominated by political power, characterized by widespread electoral violence. For instance, the Sudanese youth, despite having limited access to the democratic electoral process, gained government attention to the effect of forcing the state to enter into the greater use of social media (Kadoda & Hale, 2015). In regard to this, in 2013, the Egyptian government had to shut down access to the Internet by its population to quell down civil 'democratic uprising' among its citizens (Yang, 2013).…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

Social Media as a Battleground for Electoral Violence among Netizens in Africa: The Case of Kenyan Youth

Njuguna

Gikandi

Kathuri-Ogola

et al. 2020

East Afr. j. arts soc. sci.

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

There is a rise in unprecedented political infractions, disturbances and electoral violence in Africa with the youth playing a significant role. Thus, the study broadly investigated social media use and electoral violence among the youth in Kenya using two objectives that were to assess the use of social media platforms among the youth and to investigate the relationship between social media use and electoral violence among the youth. Guided by the Dependency Theory and the Social Responsibility Theory, the study was carried out in Mathare Constituency, Nairobi County, Kenya. Data collection involved questionnaires, key informant interviews and focus group discussions. Analysis of quantitative data was by descriptive statistics and regression while qualitative data was analyzed through transcription. The study findings showed that the use of social media platforms in communication has been growing with WhatsApp becoming the most ‘preferred’ platform in Kenya. The study outcome exposed the fact that social media had an important and positive effect on electoral violence among the Kenyan youth in Mathare (R = .812). On the other hand, social media (Facebook, WhatsApp, Twitter, YouTube and Instagram) had a strong explanatory strength on electoral violence among the Kenyan youth in Mathare (R2 = .659). This means that social media accounts for 65.9 percent of electoral violence among the Kenyan youth in Mathare Constituency, Nairobi County. The study, therefore, concluded that there is a relationship between social media and electoral violence among the Kenyan youth in Mathare. The study finally recommends that the government should embrace and enforce self-regulation mechanisms by Internet service providers to deter incitement. In addition, there should be increased efforts to educate and inform Internet users on the importance of assessing the credibility of information. Promotion of productive engagement as an effective instrument of dealing with online hatred is key.

show abstract

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

Social Media as a Battleground for Electoral Violence among Netizens in Africa: The Case of Kenyan Youth

Njuguna

Gikandi

Kathuri-Ogola

et al. 2020

East Afr. j. arts soc. sci.

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…This understanding helps situate the present study of emergent cultural activism through social media in the empirical city context of Lucknow. Recent research has highlighted the significance of social media and new modes of communication on social movements (Harindranath and Khorana 2014; Kadoda and Hale 2015; Sakr 2013) on civic engagement and neighbourhood associations (Johnson and Halegoua 2015); digital neighbourhoods (Anselin and Williams 2015); social capital (Kingsley and Townsend 2006); election outcomes (Barclay et al 2015) and political beliefs (Wang 2014). This essay is an exploration of social media on place-making processes seen in the form of profusion of citizen-driven cultural activism currently witnessed in the city of Lucknow.…”

Section: Reimagining Place In the Age Of Virtual Realitiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Social Media, Cultural Activism and Place-making in Contemporary Lucknow

Singh

2018

Society and Culture in South Asia

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

The growing presence of the virtual world has made inroads into new ways of citizen cultural activism that call for an exploration and re-imagining of the idea of place and place-making in contemporary networked societies, cities in particular. This article is based on an analysis of such activism in contemporary Lucknow around its distinct cultural forms such as cuisine, heritage architecture, dance, music and literature actively deploying social media. It argues that social media has bolstered new and existing citizen cultural activism and facilitates place-making by connecting citizens to the city’s cultural specificities. Together with the aggressive use of social media as part of local government strategies for citizen engagement made mandatory under the Heritage Arc and the Smart Cities Plan (SCP) launched in 2014 and 2015, respectively, place-making processes revolve around hosting festivals, street plays, crafts and arts exhibitions, book launches, discussions, film screenings, heritage walks, writers meets and marathons. Resultantly, the idea of place as having shared meanings and sentimental value is resurrected in the face of the homogenising tendencies of cultural globalisation.

show abstract

“…The state has also policed spaces of political mobilisation and protests, such as the streets. I take a broader definition of 'youth' as one that is not determined by age, to reflect the diversity of actors in 'youthled' movements (Kadoda & Hale 2015). Membership and leadership of these youth-led movements range from young to older professionals in their thirties and forties.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Youth-Led Social Movements and Peacebuilding in Africa

Bangura¹

2022

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

This book critically examines and analyses the active role played by youthled social movements in pushing for change and promoting peacebuilding in Africa, and their long-term impacts on society.Africa's history is characterised by youth movements. The continent's youth populations played pivotal roles in the campaign against colonialism and, ever since independence, Africa's youth have been at the centre of social mobilisation. Most recently, social media has contributed significantly to a further rise in youth-led social movements. However, the impact of youth voices is often marginalised by patriarchal and gerontocratic approaches to governance, denying them the place, voice, and recognition that they deserve. Drawing on empirical evidence from across the continent, this book analyses the drivers and long-term impacts of youth-led social movements on politics in African societies, especially in the area of peacebuilding. Additionally, the book draws attention to the innovative ways in which young people continue to seek to re-engineer social spaces and challenge contexts that deny them their voice, place, recognition, and identity. This book will be of interest to researchers across the fields of social movement studies, youth studies, peace and conflict studies, history, political sciences, social justice, and African studies.

show abstract

Contemporary youth movements and the role of social media in Sudan

Cited by 17 publications

References 14 publications

Social Media as a Battleground for Electoral Violence among Netizens in Africa: The Case of Kenyan Youth

Social Media as a Battleground for Electoral Violence among Netizens in Africa: The Case of Kenyan Youth

Social Media, Cultural Activism and Place-making in Contemporary Lucknow

Youth-Led Social Movements and Peacebuilding in Africa

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About