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Reimagining Civil Society Collaborations in Development: Starting from the South

Margit van Wessel, Tiina Kontinen, Justice Nyigmah Bawole (eds.)

London; New York: Routledge (2023), xv, 348 pp.

"At a time when uneven power dynamics are high on development actors' agenda, this book will be an important contribution to researchers and practitioners working on innovation in development and civil society. While there is much discussion of localization, decolonization and 'shifting power' in ci ... more

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Disputed Archival Heritage

James Lowry (ed.)

London; New York: Routledge (2023), xv, 342 pp.

"Disputed Archival Heritage brings important new perspectives into the discourse on displaced archives. In contrast to shared or joint heritage framings, the book considers the implications of force, violence and loss in the displacement of archival heritage. With chapters from established and emerg ... more

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Der lange Atem kolonialer Bilder: Visuelle Praktiken von (Ex-)Soldaten und ihren Familien in Südtirol

Markus Wurzer

Göttingen: Wallstein Verlag (2023), 356 pp.

"Kolonialismus ist Teil vieler europäischer Familiengeschichten: Bis heute bewahren Familien Tagebücher, Militaria oder Beutestücke auf, die VorfahrInnen als koloniale AkteurInnen nach Hause gebracht haben. Sie bezeugen nicht nur familiäre Verstrickungen, sondern haben obendrein über Jahrzehnte ... more

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ChatGPT and the Global South: How Are Journalists in Sub-Saharan Africa Engaging with Generative AI?

Gregory Gondwe

Online Media and Global Communication, volume 2, issue 2 (2023), pp. 228-249

"The study highlights that generative AI like ChatGPT operates on a limited and non-representative African corpus, making it selective on what is considered civil and uncivil language, thus limiting its effectiveness in the region. However, the study also suggests that in the absence of representati ... more

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Rapport sur les libertés numériques dans les pays francophones d’Afrique

Olivier Alais, Erik Da Silva, Gabriel Fonlladosa et al.

Paris: Agence Française de Développement (AFD) (2023), 91 pp.

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Ageing with Smartphones in Uganda: Togetherness in the Dotcom Age

Charlotte Hawkins

London: UCL Press (2023), xvii, 215 pp.

"Ageing with Smartphones in Uganda is based on a 16-month ethnography about experiences of ageing in a neighbourhood in a diverse neighbourhood in Kampala, Uganda. It examines the impact of smartphones and mobile phones on older people’s health and everyday lives as part of the global 'Anthropolog ... more

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The Political Economy of Mainstream Television Channels in Ethiopia: Perspectives from Ownership and Regulations

Nemosa Gizachew Eranfeno, Agaredech Jemaneh Gemeda, Abdissa Zerai Bamano

Observatorio (OBS*) Journal, volume 17, issue 3 (2023), pp. 74-96

"The main objective of this article was to explore the political economy of mainstream TV channels in Ethiopia from the perspective of ownership and regulations. The study used a qualitative approach to document analysis. It also conducted an in-depth interviews with randomly selected media monitori ... more

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Malawi: Inclusive Digital Economy Report

Samantha Malambo, Tobias Schilling, Iris Kissiti, Naomi de Groot

UN Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) (2023), 21 pp.

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Huawei Knowledge Transfer in Africa: Corporate Communication and Users’ Responses on Social Networks

Stefano Calzati

Global Media and Communication, volume 19, issue 1 (2023), pp. 77-99

"This article focuses on the launch by the Chinese company Huawei of ICT academies in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), and Kenya especially. Existing literature shows contrasting findings concerning the impact of such formation and recruitment centres. Through high-level thematic and sentiment analyses, th ... more

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Fintech for Who? Demand for Digital Financial Services and FinTech in Tanzania

United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) (2023), xi, 62 pp.

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Digital Africa: Technological Transformation for Jobs

Tania Begazo, Moussa P. Blimpo, Mark A. Dutz

Washington, DC: World Bank (2023), 202 pp.

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After Access 2022: Internet Usage Trends in Uganda

Andrew Partridge

Cape Town: Research ICT Africa (2023), 9 pp.

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Information Disorders in Africa: An Annotated Bibliography of Selected Countries

Scott Timcke, Liz Orembo, Hanani Hlomani

Research ICT Africa (2023), 35 pp.

"This annotated bibliography compiles relevant literature on information disorders in Africa published in peer-reviewed academic journals in English. It is organised into several thematic sections, and has a particular focus on Kenya, South Africa and Zimbabwe. While one must not lose sight of the d ... more

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La communication pour le changement social et comportemental

Amel Benkahla, Sophie Renault (eds.)

Groupe de recherche et d’échanges technologiques (GRET) (2023), 8 pp.

"La malnutrition résulte en partie de pratiques alimentaires inappropriées : des repas peu diversifiés souvent en raison du manque de disponibilité ou d’accessibilité d’aliments variés et nutritifs, des connaissances insuffisantes ou un manque de temps pour élaborer des repas sains. Des a ... more

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Challenges and Perspectives of Hate Speech Research
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Christian Strippel, Sünje Paasch-Colberg, Martin Emmer, Joachim Trebbe (eds.)

Berlin: Freie Universität Berlin, Institute for Media and Communication Studies (2023), 482 pp.

"This book is the result of a conference that could not take place. It is a collection of 26 texts that address and discuss the latest developments in international hate speech research from a wide range of disciplinary perspectives. This includes case studies from Brazil, Lebanon, Poland, Nigeria, ... more

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China's Institutionalised Cultural Presence in Africa: Cultural Investments, Perceptions and Implications for China-Africa Cultural Relations

Avril Joffe

Stuttgart: Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen (ifa) (2023), 120 pp.

"This study looks at the effects of Chinese cultural diplomacy on the African continent. While for a long time China's investments in large infrastructure projects were viewed positively, Joffe now notes a growing awareness both in civil society and in government agencies of ambivalent consequences. ... more

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Nielsen BookScan Internacional - Informe trimestral, T5 2022

Bogotá: Centro Regional para el Fomento del Libro en América Latina y el Caribe (CERLALC) (2023), 27 pp.

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Digital Initiatives for Indigenous Languages
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Genner Llanes-Ortiz et al.

Paris: UNESCO;Global Voices (2023), 193 pp.

"This toolkit has been co-designed in close partnership with both established and emerging networks of Indigenous digital practitioners, language advocates, and collaborators, within the framework of the International Decade of Indigenous Languages 2022-2032. The toolkit promotes the foundation of l ... more

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Social Media 4 Peace: Local Lessons for Global Practices

Adeline Hulin, João Brant

Paris: UNESCO (2023), 69 pp.

"The three countries [Bosnia and Herzegovina, Indonesia, and Kenya] provide evidence of online hate speech and disinformation affecting human rights offline. The evidence is not comprehensive yet clear enough to raise serious concerns. Online gender-based violence is also reported as critical in the ... more

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Results-Based Report on Projects Approved by the 65th Meeting of the IPDC Bureau (June 2021) and Rapid-Response Mechanism Projects Implemented in 2021-2022, Part II

Paris: International Programme for the Development of Communication (IPDC) (2023), 356 pp.

Challenges and Perspectives of Hate Speech Research Top Insights

Digital Initiatives for Indigenous Languages Key Guidance Inspiring Practice

Challenges and Perspectives of Hate Speech Research
Top Insights

Digital Initiatives for Indigenous Languages
Key Guidance

Inspiring Practice