Political Communication in Zimbabwe

Mediations of Power in an African Context
1. Auflage 2026
ISBN: 978-1-138-73895-9
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 208 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm

Reihe: Routledge Contemporary Africa

Political Communication in Zimbabwe contributes to the emerging scholarly work on theorising political communication in non-Western contexts.

Focusing primarily on different phases of the post-independent Zimbabwean polity, the book draws on trends, practices and frames of reference which are applicable to many an African postcolony. These include the role, place and influence of traditional, non-mediated forms of political mobilisation, the place of discourses of colonial memory (and struggles against colonialism) in contemporary political communication, the place of the media in African society today, the nature and role of the African civil society, the rural-urban divide and the attendant variations in political messaging, the place of orality in African political communication, the role and possible influence of social media in political communication, among other factors.

The book draws on archival research, in-depth interviews with former and current political players, political journalists, and civil society players), multimedia document analysis, and other secondary literature. As such it is an important read for students and scholars of political communication, politics and the media, and politics in Africa.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Chuma, Wallace

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde Historische & Regionale Volkskunde
• Sozialwissenschaften Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften Kommunikationswissenschaften Kommunikation & Medien in der Politik
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Studien zu einzelnen Ländern und Gebieten
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Current Affairs
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Kultur Politische Propaganda & Kampagnen, Politik & Medien

Inhaltsverzeichnis

- Introduction and framing the field.

- The architecture of political communication in Zimbabwe

- Political Messaging and Political Campaigns

- Mediating the Polity

- Civil Society and political communication

- Memory, violence and political communication

- New media, youth and the future of political communication in Zimbabwe

- Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

Wallace Chuma is a Lecturer in Media Studies at the University of Capetown, South Africa.