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The Internet and Democracy Building in Lusophone African Countries

Farnham: Ashgate (2014), xi,185 pp.

Contains bibliogr. pp. 169-78

ISBN 978-1-4094-7293-3; 978-1-4094-3656-0; 978-1-4094-3657-7

Media, information and democratization
The role of the Internet: hope, potential and reality
II. LUSOPHONE AFRICAN COUNTRIES: SIMILAR PAST, DIFFERENT PRESENT, WHAT FUTURE?
Similarities and differences
Politics and media in Angola
Politics and media in Mozambique
Politics and media in Sao Tome and Principe
Politics and media in Cape Verde
III. THE USE OF THE INTERNET IN THE LUSOPHONE AFRICAN COUNTRIES AND ITS INFLUENCE IN DEMOCRATIZATION
Contextual constraints for the potential of the Internet in Lusophone African countries
Online news media
The use of blogs and social network websites
Political parties' websites
Conclusions
Media, information and democratization
The role of the Internet: hope, potential and reality
II. LUSOPHONE AFRICAN COUNTRIES: SIMILAR PAST, DIFFERENT PRESENT, WHAT FUTURE?
Similarities and differences
Politics and media in Angola
Politics and media in Mozambique
Politics and media in Sao Tome and Principe
Politics and media in Cape Verde
III. THE USE OF THE INTERNET IN THE LUSOPHONE AFRICAN COUNTRIES AND ITS INFLUENCE IN DEMOCRATIZATION
Contextual constraints for the potential of the Internet in Lusophone African countries
Online news media
The use of blogs and social network websites
Political parties' websites
Conclusions