Citizenship, Democracies, and Media Engagement Among Emerging Economies and Marginalized Communities (Paperback, Softcover Repri)

SECTION I. Paradigmatic Approaches of Media Engagement and Social Mobilization Chapter 1. An External Examination of Emerging Democratic Institutions and the Problem of Social and Economic Security Chapter 2. Navigating the Development Aid Challenge: Towards a More Encompassing Framework SECTION II. Regionalism and the Mediated Global Civil Society Chapter 3. The Impact of Regionalism on Democracy Building: An examination of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Chapter 4. The Role of Cyberactivism in Disambiguating the Cosmopolis and Discourse of Democratization SECTION III. Television as Political Weapon: The Asian and African Experience Chapter 5. The Changing Face of Television and Public Policy Implications in India Chapter 6. Television, Political Imagery, and Elections in India Chapter 7. Media Exposure of Corruption and Re-election Chances of Incumbent Parties in Africa SECTION IV. Marginalized Communities and the Challenge of Democracy in the US, Africa, Central, and South America Chapter 8. The Impact of Governmental Strategies on Black Political Discourse Groups: Voices Heard from the Black Panther Party to the Black Lives Matter Movement Chapter 9. The Mediatization of Violence: A Model for Utilizing Public Discourse and Networking to Counter Global Terrorism Chapter 10. The Assassination of Journalists in Mexico: A Product of Criminal and Electoral Competition Chapter 11. Land Tenure, Community Space and Media Engagement as Determinants of Good Governance in a Central American State: The Case of Guyana SECTION V. Strengthening African Democratic Institutions through Policy and Communication Chapter 12. Moving Beyond "Illiberal Democracy" in Sub-Saharan Africa: Recalling the Significance of Local Governance Chapter 13. Use and Misuse of Data in Advocacy, Media and Opinion Polls in Africa: Realities, Challenges and Opportunities Chapter 14. Media Advocacy and Strategic Networking in Transforming Norms and Policies