Technology Integration and Transformation of Elections in Africa

An Evolving Modality
Herausgeber: Nwokeafor, Cosmas Uchenna

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Produktbeschreibung

This book serves as a standard textbook and a reference guide to students in both undergraduate and graduate programs in tertiary institutions where elaborate discourse on the impact of technology to political elections and advancements across the continental Africa have continued to gain weight.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Hamilton Books
• Seitenzahl: 398
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. Februar 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 575g
• ISBN-13: 9780761868798
• ISBN-10: 0761868798
• Artikelnr.: 47446773

Autorenporträt

Cosmas Uchenna Nwokeafor is a professor of mass communication at Bowie State University where he currently serves as dean of the graduate school. He has also previously served as an assistant provost for graduate studies at Bowie State University and serves as the president elect of the council of historically black graduate schools (CHBGS) in the United States of America.

Inhaltsangabe

FOREWORD PREFACE ACKNOWLEDGMENT INTRODUCTION A GLIMPSE AT TECHNOLOGY
INTEGRATION AND TRANSFORMATION OF ELECTIONS AND THE ELECTORAL PROCESS IN
AFRICA: A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE Cosmas Uchenna Nwokeafor/Bowie State
University CHAPTER 1 RESISTANCE TO ELECTION TECHNOLOGY: COMMUNICATION,
DEMOCRACY AND VICISSITUDES OF ELECTORAL OUTCOMES Chuka Onwumechili/Howard
University CHAPTER 2 TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION AND TRANSFORMATION OF ELECTION
IN AFRICA: AN EVOLVING MODALITY IN GHANA Matilda Yeboah-Fofie/G. Manu &
Associates, Virginia CHAPTER 3 E-VOTING: A NEW MODEL OF DEMOCRACY IN GHANA
Kristie Roberts-Lewis/Troy University Stashia Bryant Emanuel/Tennessee
State University Orok Michael/Virginia Union University CHAPTER 4 SOCIAL
MEDIA COMMUNICATION: USING INTERNET RADIO TO TRANSFORM ELECTIONS' OUTCOMES
AND BUILD INTERACTIVE COMMUNICATION AMONG DIVERSE AFRICAN COMMUNITIES Otis
Thomas/Bowie State University Ephraim Okoro/Howard University CHAPTER 5
SOCIAL MEDIA AND POLITICS IN BURKINA FASO Kehbuma Langmia/HowardUniversity
CHAPTER 6 TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION IN ELECTIONS: THE NIGERIAN TRANSFORMATION
EXPERIENCE Cosmas Uchenna Nwokeafor/Bowie State University CHAPTER 7 AN
EVALUATORY DISCOURSE ON THE ROLE OF ICT IN THE CONDUCT OF THE NIGERIAN 2015
GENERAL ELECTIONS Tayo Popoola & Oloruntola Sunday University of Lagos
Akoka - Yaba CHAPTER 8 TECHNOLOGY AND ELECTION COVERAGE: A STUDY ON
SELECTED PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS IN NIGERIA Tayo Popoola/University of
Lagos, Nigeria CHAPTER 9 TECHNOLOGY AND ELECTIONS: A LOOK AT ELECTORAL
INTEGRITY, RESULTS AND MANAGEMENT IN NIGERIA Chike Patrick Chike/Bowie
State University CHAPTER 10 THE HISTORY OF ELECTION AND THE INTEGRATION OF
TECHNOLOGY IN THE ELECTORAL PROCESS: A REVIEW OF UGANDA'S 2016 ELECTION
OUTCOME Cosmas Uchenna Nwokeafor/Bowie State University CHAPTER 11
INTEGRATION OF ELECTRONIC VOTING SYSTEM IN AN ELECTRONIC PROCESS: TYPES,
PROCEDURES, BENEFITS AND CHALLENGES Ayoade Olusola Bamidele/Emmanuel
Alayande College of Education, Oyo CHAPTER 12 IMPACT OF TECHNOLOGY
ADVANCEMENT ON ELECTION, POLITICS AND GOVERNANCE IN NIGERIA Joseph Izang
Azi/Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria Siyanbola, Afeez Babatunde/Adeyemi
College of Education, Ondo Ganiyu, Sulayman Olubunmi/Adeyemi College of
Education, Ondo... CHAPTER 13 THE IMPACT OF TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION IN
ELECTORAL PROCESS: A REVIEW OF CORRUPT PRACTICES IN ELECTIONS IN AFRICA
Loubna Dali/Bowie State University CHAPTER 14 DEMOCRACY, TECHNOLOGY
INTEGRATION IN ELECTIONS, AND THE TRANSFORMATION OF POLITICS IN NIGERIA
Benjamin Arah/Bowie State University CHAPTER 15 TRANSFORMATION OF ELECTIONS
IN AFRICA: CONTENT ANALYSIS OF ELECTION MISCONDUCT IN SELECTED AFRICAN
COUNTRIES Cosmas Uchenna Nwokeafor/Bowie State University CHAPTER 16
TECHNOLOGY AND THE ELECTORAL PROCESS IN CAMEROON Augustin Ntembe/Bowie
State University CHAPTER 17 TRANSFORMATION OF ELECTIONS IN GREAT MAGHREB: A
LESSON LEARNT FROMTECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION Loubna Dali/Bowie State University
Cosmas Uchenna Nwokeafor CHAPTER 18 ELECTRONIC VOTING CAPABILITY AND
OPERATIONS IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA Ephraim Okoro/Howard University INDEX
CONTRIBUTORS THE AUTHOR/EDITOR