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Global Warming in Local Discourses: How Communities Around the World Make Sense of Climate Change
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Michael Brüggemann, Simone Rödder (eds.)

Cambridge, UK: Open Book Publishers (2020), xi, 270 pp.

"Global news on anthropogenic climate change is shaped by international politics, scientific reports and voices from transnational protest movements. This timely volume asks how local communities engage with these transnational discourses. The chapters in this volume present a range of compelling ca ... more

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Global Information Society Watch 2020. Technology, the Environment and a Sustainable World: Responses from the Global South
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Alan Finlay et al.

Association for Progressive Communications (APC);Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) (2020), 268 pp.

"The world is facing an unprecedented climate and environmental emergency. Scientists have identified human activity as primarily responsible for the climate crisis, which together with rampant environmental pollution, and the unbridled activities of the extractive and agricultural industries, pose ... more

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The Impact of COVID-19 on Digital Rights in Africa

African Declaration on Internet Rights and Freedoms Coalition (2020), 297 pp.

"This publication is a compilation of 19 articles by African researchers, academics, journalists and human and digital rights activists on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on digital rights in Africa. The articles were commissioned by the African Declaration on Internet Rights and Freedoms (AfDec ... ) Coalition as part of its project on “Securing human rights online in Africa through a strong and active ‘African Declaration on Internet Rights and Freedoms’ network”. The AfDec Coalition is a pan-African initiative which promotes human rights standards and principles of openness in internet policy formulation and implementation on the continent, guided by the 13 principles established in the African Declaration on Internet Rights and Freedoms. At the time that the papers were commissioned, in June 2020, African states had either invoked existing policies or adopted new policies for prevention of spread, containment and treatment of the virus that had an impact on the enjoyment of digital rights. For example, most governments employed the use of contact tracing applications to track and trace citizens’ movements and put in place measures criminalising free speech when it contained false information about the pandemic. These two examples had the potential to be abused, particularly the latter, which was used to silence journalists and government critics. The pandemic also moved most citizens’ communication, education, work, trade and access to basic services from physical interactions to primilary online interactions. However, the continent is still largely made up of informal economies, has a low internet penetration rate of 28.2% (far below the global average of around 53%), and has seen an increase in reports of digital rights violations resulting from repressive cyberlaws, making the efforts to address the pandemic inadequate and inequitable. These articles offer reflective analyses on government efforts to curb the COVID-19 pandemic from the perspective of the AfDec principles, with a focus on a number of the principles including privacy and personal data protection, gender equality, freedom of expression, internet access and affordability, and the right to development and access to knowledge." (Introduction) more

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The South African Social Media Landscape: Social Media Myths, High Walls and Controlled Data

Sandton (ZA): Ornico (2020), 62 pp.

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The Struggle for the Realisation of the Right to Freedom of Expression in Southern Africa

Avani Singh, Gayatri Khandhadai (eds.)

African Declaration on Internet Rights and Freedoms Coalition (2020), 101 pp.

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An Analysis of Social Media Use in the SADC Region 2014 - 2020

Harare: Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA);Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) (2020), 51 pp.

"I. Regional countries spend about 1.1 percent of GDP on digital investment, while advanced economies spend an average of 3.2 percent II. 37% of social media users in the region have contributed to the creation of news, commented on it or shared it with others. III. There is an upward trend in arres ... more

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Situating Open Data: Global Trends in Local Contexts

Danny Lämmerhirt, Ana Brandusescu, Natalia Domagala, Patrick Enaholo (eds.)

Cape Town: African Minds (2020), xiii, 243 pp.

"This book provides empirical accounts to understand the situatedness of open data along the following themes: 1) open data practices; 2) the local implementation of global trends; and 3) open data ecosystems. Many chapters in this volume simultaneously address several of these themes. The thematic ... more

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Mediações educomunicativas e interculturais entre Brasil e Moçambique

Rosane Rosa, Andreia Machado Oliveira, Felix Singo, Leonilda Sanveca (org.)

Porto Alegre; Maputo: Editora Fi;Editora Educar (2020), 337 pp.

"O livro Mediações educomunicativas e interculturais entre Brasil e Moçambique apresenta pesquisas que dialogam com a perspectiva da educomunicação, da mediação tecnológica na educação formal e informal (comunitária), das tecnologias assistivas, da comunicação educativa e da arte comuni ... more

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Risk Communication & Community Engagement: Somalia COVID19 Rapid Assessment Survey Report (April 2020)

Save the Children (2020), 15 pp.

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Cyclone Idai: Integration of Multisectoral C4D Interventions Into the Humanitarian Response in Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe

Nairobi: UNICEF (2020), ii, 21 pp.

"In March 2019, Cyclone Idai brought death and destruction to Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe as a result of heavy rains and extensive flooding (Figure 1). The respective governments together with UNICEF and other partners, responded swiftly to the disaster. Rescue and relief operations were impleme ... more

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Let Free Media Thrive: Stories of Impact of the Multi-Donor Programme on Freedom of Expression and Safety of Journalists

Paris: UNESCO (2020), 19 pp.

"2019 has seen major achievements resulting from needs-based, and specifically-tailored support through the Multi-Donor Programme on Freedom of Expression and Safety of Journalists (MDP). Actions building on ongoing work and others opening new avenues, have initiated substantial changes in favour of ... more

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Keeping it Real: An Exploratory Study of How 13-14-Year-Olds Critically Engage with Online Content
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Tim Schoot Uiterkamp et al.

Free Press Unlimited (2020), 43 pp.

"We recruited participants aged 13-14 in three countries: Mexico, South Africa and the Netherlands. Through a questionnaire, an observation exercise and interviews, we gathered information in order to identify trends [...] We constructed a number of global personas that cut across the groups. Safety ... more

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Cinemas of the Mozambican Revolution: Anti-Colonialism, Independence and Internationalism in Filmmaking, 1968-1991

Ros Gray

Suffolk: Boydell & Brewer (2020), xvi, 292 pp.

"In one of the first cultural acts to follow independence in 1975, Frelimo's new socialist government of Mozambique set up a National Institute of Cinema (the INC). In a country where many people had little previous experience of cinema, the INC was tasked to "deliver to the people an image of the p ... more

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Monitoring and Evaluation Technical Support to SSF COVID-19 Projects in Federal Member States of Somalia

Africa's Voices Foundation;Somalia Stability Fund (2020), 53 pp.

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Awareness Creation and Feedback Collection Through Interactive Radio Shows in Kitui and Makueni: Final Project Report

Nairobi; Cambridge: Africa’s Voices Foundation (2020), 49 pp.

"Using interactive radio dialogues, AVF aims to contribute towards the achievement of World Vision Kenya’s (WVK) Emergency Response in Kitui and Makueni counties project (July-December 2020). More specifically, Africa’s Voices deployed its interactive radio methodology to achieve the following o ... more

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Heartlines “What’s Your Story?”: Summative Evaluation

Singizi Consulting Africa (2020), 45 pp.

"In the formative evaluation, church data from the retrospective baseline showed that after being exposed to the “What’s Your Story?” methodology by Heartlines, 42% of respondents had engaged in further intentional storytelling with others. In comparison to this, in the summative evaluation, a ... more

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Use of Remote Participatory Video Amidst Coronavirus Pandemic: Experiences from Uganda’s Rhino Camp Refugee Settlement

Uppsala: Uppsala Universitet, Master Thesis (2020), 70 pp.

"In the early summer months of the global coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, three community-produced participatory videos were conducted on a remote basis. These projects were made in Uganda, Germany and Turkey with the use of mobile technology to understand the impact of the virus on lives of differ ... more

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Research Report on Ugandan Media Coverage of the COVID-19 Pandemic and Other Public Affairs, May-September 2020

Kampala: African Centre for Media Excellence (ACME) (2020), 49 pp.

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Using Drama to Encourage Non-Violent Conflict Resolution in South Sudan

London: BBC Media Action (2020), 2 pp.

"Mixed methods research found that including entertaining and relatable characters and storylines in the Life in Lulu radio drama engaged listeners and helped them to apply lessons from the programme to resolve conflicts peacefully in their own households and communities." (Page 1)

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Refugee Perception Data in Uganda

Ground Truth Solutions (2020), 8 pp.

Global Warming in Local Discourses: How Communities Around the World Make Sense of Climate Change Top Insights

Global Information Society Watch 2020. Technology, the Environment and a Sustainable World: Responses from the Global South Top Insights

Keeping it Real: An Exploratory Study of How 13-14-Year-Olds Critically Engage with Online Content Top Insights

Global Warming in Local Discourses: How Communities Around the World Make Sense of Climate Change
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Global Information Society Watch 2020. Technology, the Environment and a Sustainable World: Responses from the Global South
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Keeping it Real: An Exploratory Study of How 13-14-Year-Olds Critically Engage with Online Content
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