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Citizens of the World? Africans, Media and Telecommunications

Afrobarometer (2009), 8 pp.

Series: Afrobarometer Briefing Paper, 69

"While in some respects – particularly through their radios – Africans are very connected to the outside world, our findings suggests that the majority continue to be local rather than world citizens. However, this initial work on cosmopolitanism suggests that as their world becomes larger through both traditional and new forms of media and telecommunications, we can expect greater levels of political debate, increased willingness to accept political opposition, and growing and realism about the outside world." (Conclusion)