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Veterans of diaspora activism
an overview of ict uses amongst nigerian migrant networks
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.