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Jonathan Fisher
Is WhatsApp shaping democracy in Africa?
Africa
Nic Cheeseman
,
Jonathan Fisher
,
Idayat Hassan
&
Jamie Hitchen
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21 Jul 2020
A study shows that the social messaging platform is both emancipatory and destructive, particularly during election campaigns
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How colonial rule predisposed Africa to fragile authoritarianism
Article
Nic Cheeseman
&
Jonathan Fisher
-
6 Nov 2019
The unstable pathway many post-colonial African states followed was facilitated by the way in which European empires undermined democratic elements
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New walls in cyberspace: Internet shutdowns and authoritarianism in Africa
Africa
Jonathan Fisher
-
18 Sep 2019
Cutting off communication has become a favourite ploy of some of the continent’s Big Men. Ironically, this harms their standing in the long term
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