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Strengthening democracy in Africa with the Internet : a comparative study of South Africa, Kenya and Zambia
For the first time since democracy in the classical Greek sense became practically impossible, the Internet's networking facilities are creating opportunities again for all citizens to be active, engaging participants in democracy. Open communication channels to government and fellow citizens can no...
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| author | Janse van Rensburg, Aletta Hendrika |
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| description | For the first time since democracy in the classical Greek sense became practically impossible, the Internet's networking facilities are creating opportunities again for all citizens to be active, engaging participants in democracy. Open communication channels to government and fellow citizens can now be a reality that allows people at all levels of society to form part of a vibrant public sphere by exchanging ideas, sharing experiences, spreading ideologies and news, and comparing agendas. |
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| spelling | oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/11073 Strengthening democracy in Africa with the Internet : a comparative study of South Africa, Kenya and Zambia Janse van Rensburg, Aletta Hendrika Political Communication For the first time since democracy in the classical Greek sense became practically impossible, the Internet's networking facilities are creating opportunities again for all citizens to be active, engaging participants in democracy. Open communication channels to government and fellow citizens can now be a reality that allows people at all levels of society to form part of a vibrant public sphere by exchanging ideas, sharing experiences, spreading ideologies and news, and comparing agendas. 2015-01-03T05:25:27Z 2015-01-03T05:25:27Z 2011 Master Thesis Masters MSocSci http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11073 eng application/pdf Department of Political Studies Faculty of Humanities University of Cape Town |
| spellingShingle | Political Communication Janse van Rensburg, Aletta Hendrika Strengthening democracy in Africa with the Internet : a comparative study of South Africa, Kenya and Zambia |
| thesis_degree_str | Master's |
| title | Strengthening democracy in Africa with the Internet : a comparative study of South Africa, Kenya and Zambia |
| title_full | Strengthening democracy in Africa with the Internet : a comparative study of South Africa, Kenya and Zambia |
| title_fullStr | Strengthening democracy in Africa with the Internet : a comparative study of South Africa, Kenya and Zambia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Strengthening democracy in Africa with the Internet : a comparative study of South Africa, Kenya and Zambia |
| title_short | Strengthening democracy in Africa with the Internet : a comparative study of South Africa, Kenya and Zambia |
| title_sort | strengthening democracy in africa with the internet a comparative study of south africa kenya and zambia |
| topic | Political Communication |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11073 |
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