Social media, new ICTs and the challenges facing the Zimbabwe democratic process
Social media in its various forms drew international attention to Zimbabwe during the most intense period of the Zimbabwe crisis up to 2008. It is arguable that social media activism was contributory to the current dispensation of Government of National Unity between ZANU PF and the former oppositio...
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description | Social media in its various forms drew international attention to Zimbabwe during the most intense period of the Zimbabwe crisis up to 2008. It is arguable that social media activism was contributory to the current dispensation of Government of National Unity between ZANU PF and the former opposition Movement for Democratic Change. Social media induced revolution and mass rejection of the status quo of the magnitude seen in the Arab Spring might be difficult to replicate in Zimbabwe. A similar revolution with different magnitude but critical results unfolds in Zimbabwe, especially since the disputed 2008 presidential elections and the mayhem that followed. The use of new communication technologies helped publicize extra-legal activities and human rights abuses often blamed on ZANU PF affiliated militia groups and the security forces. International attention has led to diplomatic intervention. |
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spelling | ir-11408-43602022-06-27T13:49:05Z Social media, new ICTs and the challenges facing the Zimbabwe democratic process Mhiripiri, Nhamo Anthony Mutsvairo, Bruce Social media Zimbabwe Social media in its various forms drew international attention to Zimbabwe during the most intense period of the Zimbabwe crisis up to 2008. It is arguable that social media activism was contributory to the current dispensation of Government of National Unity between ZANU PF and the former opposition Movement for Democratic Change. Social media induced revolution and mass rejection of the status quo of the magnitude seen in the Arab Spring might be difficult to replicate in Zimbabwe. A similar revolution with different magnitude but critical results unfolds in Zimbabwe, especially since the disputed 2008 presidential elections and the mayhem that followed. The use of new communication technologies helped publicize extra-legal activities and human rights abuses often blamed on ZANU PF affiliated militia groups and the security forces. International attention has led to diplomatic intervention. 2021-06-04T08:52:38Z 2021-06-04T08:52:38Z 2013 Book chapter 9781466641976 1466641975 9781466641983 10.4018/978-1-4666-4197-6.ch023 https://www.igi-global.com/chapter/social-media-new-icts-challenges/76856 http://hdl.handle.net/11408/4360 en New Media Influence on Social and Political Change in Africa: by Anthony A. Olorunnisola and Aziz Doua;Chapter: 23: p. 402-422 open IGI Global |
spellingShingle | Social media Zimbabwe Mhiripiri, Nhamo Anthony Mutsvairo, Bruce Social media, new ICTs and the challenges facing the Zimbabwe democratic process |
title | Social media, new ICTs and the challenges facing the Zimbabwe democratic process |
title_full | Social media, new ICTs and the challenges facing the Zimbabwe democratic process |
title_fullStr | Social media, new ICTs and the challenges facing the Zimbabwe democratic process |
title_full_unstemmed | Social media, new ICTs and the challenges facing the Zimbabwe democratic process |
title_short | Social media, new ICTs and the challenges facing the Zimbabwe democratic process |
title_sort | social media, new icts and the challenges facing the zimbabwe democratic process |
topic | Social media Zimbabwe |
url | https://www.igi-global.com/chapter/social-media-new-icts-challenges/76856 http://hdl.handle.net/11408/4360 |
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