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Veterans of diaspora activism

an overview of ict uses amongst nigerian migrant networks

Shola Olabode

pp. 129-148

Abstract

This chapter considers the uses of information and communication technologies (ICTs) and new forms of socio-political protests within the Nigerian diaspora. The two cases examined, Occupy Nigeria and the BringBackOurGirls protests through a rich set of empirical evidence, ethnographic observation, secondary data and interviews, provide unique examples of the struggles of the Nigerian diaspora to influence change in contemporary Nigeria. Once such issues become public knowledge, pressure mounts on the government and other relevant actors owing to media exposure.

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Karatzogianni Athina, Nguyen Dennis, Serafinelli Elisa (2016) The digital transformation of the public sphere: conflict, migration, crisis and culture in digital networks. Basingstoke, Palgrave Macmillan.

Pages: 129-148

DOI: 10.1057/978-1-137-50456-2_7

Full citation:

Olabode Shola (2016) „Veterans of diaspora activism: an overview of ict uses amongst nigerian migrant networks“, In: A. Karatzogianni, D. Nguyen & E. Serafinelli (eds.), The digital transformation of the public sphere, Basingstoke, Palgrave Macmillan, 129–148.