TY  - BOOK
AU  - Adem,Lishan
AU  - Foster,William
AU  - Lewis,Charley
AU  - Michael King,Brian
AU  - Miller,Jonathan
AU  - Muiruri,Mary
AU  - Nsengiyumva,Albert
AU  - Osiakwan,Eric M.K.
AU  - Pitsch Santiago,Anne
AU  - Wilson,Ernest J.
AU  - Wilson,Ernest J.III
AU  - Wong,Kelvin R.
AU  - Wong,Kevin R.
TI  - Negotiating the Net in Africa: The Politics of Internet Diffusion 
T2  - iPolitics: Global Challenges in the Information Age
SN  - 9781626371156
AV  - ZA4201 
U1  - 025.04096 
PY  - 2022///]
CY  - Boulder : 
PB  - Lynne Rienner Publishers, 
KW  - Information technology
KW  - Economic aspects
KW  - Africa
KW  - Social aspects
KW  - Afrika
KW  - Internet
KW  - POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / African
KW  - bisacsh
N1  - Frontmatter --; Contents --; Preface --; 1. Introduction: Negotiating the Net in Africa --; 2. Ghana: The Politics of Entrepreneurship --; 3. Guinea-Bissau: “Pull-and-Tug” Toward Internet Diffusion --; 4. Kenya: Diffusion, Democracy, and Development --; 5. Rwanda: Balancing National Security and Development --; 6. South Africa: The Internet Wars --; 7. Tanzania: From Padlocks to Payments --; 8. The Role of International Cooperation --; 9. Conclusion --; Acronyms and Abbreviations --; Notes --; References --; The Contributors --; Index --; About the Book --; Other Books in This Series; restricted access
N2  - Why do national patterns of Internet expansion differ so greatly throughout Africa? To what extent do politics trump technology? Who are the "information champions" in the various African states? Addressing these and related questions, Negotiating the Net in Africa explores the politics, economics, and technology of Internet diffusion across the continent. The "Negotiating the Net" framework is applied consistently to chapters on Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Rwanda, South Africa, and Tanzania, allowing a rich, comparative analysis based on in-country research and extensive interviews with key stakeholders. Three broader chapters reflect a cross-cutting perspective. The result is a comprehensive discussion that, while dealing specifically with Africa, is also highly relevant to other regions in the developing world
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1515/9781626371156
UR  - https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781626371156
UR  - https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9781626371156/original
ER  -