Political Silence of Youth in Togo: Mobile Phones, Information and Civic (dis)Engagement
In: Connectivity and Society in Africa 1
Frontmatter -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Figures -- Abbreviations -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Keeping the faith in enduring economic and political hardship -- 3 Private and public information and communication -- 4 Economic and techno-social basis of mobile phone use -- 5 Sociality and the mobile phone as connector and liar -- 6 Civic (dis)engagement and protest -- 7 The imaginary of ICT4D and civic (dis)engagement -- 8 Conclusions: Political silence and new ICTs in a repressive state -- References -- Appendix 1: Graphs mobile communication logs -- Appendix 2: Questionnaire mobile communication logs -- Index