dc.contributor.author | Selnes, Florence Namasinga | |
dc.contributor.author | Orgeret, Kristin Skare | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-01-29T12:39:17Z | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-03-08T07:55:03Z | |
dc.date.available | 2021-01-29T12:39:17Z | |
dc.date.available | 2021-03-08T07:55:03Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2020-09-01 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Selnes, Orgeret. Activism as political action in Uganda: The role of social media. Journal of African Media Studies. 2020;12(3):283-300 | en |
dc.identifier.issn | 2040-199X | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1751-7974 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10642/9903 | |
dc.description.abstract | The article discusses political activism in Uganda and the role of social media. It focuses on two specific cases, the 2011 ‘Walk-to-Work’ and the 2017 ‘Pads4Girls’ campaigns in order to contribute to better understanding of the ever-evolving dynamic between political activism and the media in such campaigns. A disputed presidential election in 2011 in Uganda prompted opposition politicians to call nationwide protests. The architects of the protests hoped this would eventually lead to the downfall of Museveni’s newly elected government. The ‘Pads4Girls’ campaign on the other hand, was spearheaded by a female academic activist and provoked unprecedented response from politicians across the political divide, activists and unaffiliated individuals who added weight to the campaign. The article’s discussions feed into a broader conversation on the interaction of media and politics in semi-democratic contexts such as Uganda, where attempts to curtail media freedom and freedom of expression are frequent. | en |
dc.description.sponsorship | This research was made possible through a grant (Norad–Norhed QZA-0487 UGA-13/0015). | en |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.publisher | Intellect | en |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | Journal of African Media Studies;Volume 12, Number 3 | |
dc.rights | © Selnes, Florence Namasinga ; Orgeret, Kristin Skare, 2020. The definitive, peer reviewed and edited version of this article is published in Journal of African Media Studies, 12 (3): 283-300, 2020. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1386/jams_00025_1 | en |
dc.subject | Activism | en |
dc.subject | Social media | en |
dc.subject | Political campaigns | en |
dc.subject | Political communication | en |
dc.subject | Social activism | en |
dc.subject | Uganda | en |
dc.title | Activism as political action in Uganda: The role of social media | en |
dc.type | Journal article | en |
dc.type | Peer reviewed | en |
dc.date.updated | 2021-01-29T12:39:17Z | |
dc.description.version | acceptedVersion | en |
dc.identifier.doi | https://doi.org/10.1386/jams_00025_1 | |
dc.identifier.cristin | 1846401 | |
dc.source.journal | Journal of African Media Studies | |
dc.relation.projectID | NORAD, direktoratet for utviklingssamarbeid: QZA-0487 UGA-13/0015 | |