6 - Ambivalence and Activism: Netizens, Social Transformation and African Virtual Publics
Corresponding Author(s) : Yunusa Z. Ya’u
Afrique et développement,
Vol. 37 No 1 (2012): Afrique et développement: Special Issue onThe African Public Sphere:Concepts, Histories, Voices and Processes
Résumé
En Afrique, l’utilisation des technologies de l’information et de la communication devient de plus en plus répandue et s’ancre davantage dans les relations sociales et politiques malgré le fait qu’elle est le continent le moins connecté sur internet. Les TIC ont affecté la façon dont les citoyens mènent leur vie, mais aussi comment ils interagissent avec l’Etat et les autres acteurs de la société. C’est ainsi que certains citoyens sont devenus des ‘netoyens’. L’accès aux TIC a facilité le réseautage à travers le cyber ; ce qui a donné naissance à un espace public virtuel. Cet article explore des questions essentielles par rapport au développement des TIC en Afrique aussi bien que les processus sociaux et politiques qu’elles ont engendré. Selon l’article, même si l’espace public virtuel n’est pas propre à l’Afrique, ses manifestations, ses modes d’organisation et ses préoccupations dans ce continent sont plutôt déterminés pas les conditions, les questions spécifiques abordées et l contexte général de déficit technologique auxquels le continent est confronté.
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- MacFarlene, A., 1993, ‘New News and Old: Revising the Literature’ in Caejac Journal, Vol. 5, 1993, the Commonwealth Association for Education in Journalism and Communication, Ontario, Canada, pp. 5-20.
- O’Neill, Kelly, 1999, Internetworking for Social Change: Keeping the Spotlight on Corporate Responsibility, UNRISD Discussion Paper DP111, Geneva: UNRISD.
- Obadare, Ebenezer, 2004, ‘The Great GSM (cell phone) Boycott: Civil Society, Big Business and the State in Nigeria’, Dark Roast Occasional Paper Series, Isandla Institute.
- Patelis, Korinna, 2000, ‘The Political Economy of the Internet’, in Media Organizations in Society, ed, London: James Curran, Arnold, pp. 84-106
- Sesan, G., ed, 2005, Global Process, Local Reality: Nigerian Youth Lead Action in the Information Society, Lagos: Paradigm Initiative.
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- Stevenson, Nick, 1999, The Transformation of the Media: Globalization, Morality and Ethics, London: Longman.
- Stone, B and M. Helft, 2009, ‘In Developing Countries, Web Grows without Profit’, www.nytimes.com/2009/04/27/technology/startups/27global.html?_r=1 Wasserman, Herman, 2005, ‘Connecting African Activism with Global Networks: ICTs and the South African Social Movements’, Africa Development, Vol. XXX, Nos. 1 and 2, pp 163-182.
- Witse, E., (Globalization, Fandom, and ‘Cyber-Solidarity’) in O'Brien, S. and I. Szeman, eds, 2003, Content Providers of the World Unite! The Cultural Politics of Globalization, Working Paper Series, May.
- Ya’u, Y.Z., 2003, ‘Between Cybermap and Colonial Boundaries in West Africa: Rethinking Citizenship in the Information Age’, Paper for the West African Regional Conference of CODESRIA, 6-7 September 2003, Cotonou, Benin Republic.
- Ya’u, Y.Z., 2005, ‘Staking the Future: ICTs and Youths in Nigeria’ in Sesan, G., ed, Global Process, Local Reality: Nigerian Youth Lead Action in the Information Society, Lagos: Paradigm Initiative.
- Yang, Guobin, nd, ‘Information Technology, Virtual Chinese Diaspora, and Transnational Public Sphere’, Virtual Diasporas and Global Problem Solving Project Paper, University of Hawaii at Manoa."
Les références
MacFarlene, A., 1993, ‘New News and Old: Revising the Literature’ in Caejac Journal, Vol. 5, 1993, the Commonwealth Association for Education in Journalism and Communication, Ontario, Canada, pp. 5-20.
O’Neill, Kelly, 1999, Internetworking for Social Change: Keeping the Spotlight on Corporate Responsibility, UNRISD Discussion Paper DP111, Geneva: UNRISD.
Obadare, Ebenezer, 2004, ‘The Great GSM (cell phone) Boycott: Civil Society, Big Business and the State in Nigeria’, Dark Roast Occasional Paper Series, Isandla Institute.
Patelis, Korinna, 2000, ‘The Political Economy of the Internet’, in Media Organizations in Society, ed, London: James Curran, Arnold, pp. 84-106
Sesan, G., ed, 2005, Global Process, Local Reality: Nigerian Youth Lead Action in the Information Society, Lagos: Paradigm Initiative.
Shachtman, N, 2002, ‘Econ Forum Site Goes Down’, Wired, http://www.wired.com/news/politics/text_file.asp?pick=72
Stevenson, Nick, 1999, The Transformation of the Media: Globalization, Morality and Ethics, London: Longman.
Stone, B and M. Helft, 2009, ‘In Developing Countries, Web Grows without Profit’, www.nytimes.com/2009/04/27/technology/startups/27global.html?_r=1 Wasserman, Herman, 2005, ‘Connecting African Activism with Global Networks: ICTs and the South African Social Movements’, Africa Development, Vol. XXX, Nos. 1 and 2, pp 163-182.
Witse, E., (Globalization, Fandom, and ‘Cyber-Solidarity’) in O'Brien, S. and I. Szeman, eds, 2003, Content Providers of the World Unite! The Cultural Politics of Globalization, Working Paper Series, May.
Ya’u, Y.Z., 2003, ‘Between Cybermap and Colonial Boundaries in West Africa: Rethinking Citizenship in the Information Age’, Paper for the West African Regional Conference of CODESRIA, 6-7 September 2003, Cotonou, Benin Republic.
Ya’u, Y.Z., 2005, ‘Staking the Future: ICTs and Youths in Nigeria’ in Sesan, G., ed, Global Process, Local Reality: Nigerian Youth Lead Action in the Information Society, Lagos: Paradigm Initiative.
Yang, Guobin, nd, ‘Information Technology, Virtual Chinese Diaspora, and Transnational Public Sphere’, Virtual Diasporas and Global Problem Solving Project Paper, University of Hawaii at Manoa."