Strengthening democracy in Africa with the Internet : a comparative study of South Africa, Kenya and Zambia

For the first time since democracy in the classical Greek sense became practically impossible, the Internet's networking facilities are creating opportunities again for all citizens to be active, engaging participants in democracy. Open communication channels to government and fellow citizens can now be a reality that allows people at all levels of society to form part of a vibrant public sphere by exchanging ideas, sharing experiences, spreading ideologies and news, and comparing agendas.

Grantor dc:publisher.institution

Department of Political Studies

Year dc:date.issued

2011

Author dc:creator

• Janse van Rensburg, Aletta Hendrika

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11073

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/11073