Digital Activism in Zimbabwe: Dissent and Hegemony in the Information Age

This book investigates the role of the internet and social media in political processes in non-western and non-democratic contexts. Using Zimbabwe as a case study, the book demonstrates how activists and ordinary people deploy social media, particularly Facebook, to subvert an enduring hegemonic state.

Tenford Chitanana is an Independent International Communications Consultant and Communications Specialist at Rana Labs, Kampala, Uganda. He completed his PhD at the University of Technology Sydney, Australia. Chitanana’s research and practice explore the dynamics of power, agency and contestations at the intersection of communication technologies, civil society, and politics.