Deepening Democratic Culture in Nigeria: What Role(S) For New Media?

Autor:	Ibrahim O. Salawu
Rok vydání:	2013
Předmět:	Government Politics Poverty Corporate governance media_common.quotation_subject Political science Development economics Political history Information flow (information theory) Democracy New media media_common
Zdroj:	IOSR Journal Of Humanities And Social Science. 15:86-91
ISSN:	2279-0837 2279-0845
DOI:	10.9790/0837-1548691
Popis:	The complementary role which New Media has come to play has increased the level of complexity of Nigerian Politics. This can be attributed to the increase in information flow, especially at the informal level which has bridged the hitherto wide informational gap between government and the governed. This is better appreciated considering Nigeria’s political history which is dotted with several military incursions into governance and the attendant emasculation of all informational avenues including the Press. This paper examines the theoretical basis for New Media, using a descriptive analytical method. It also tries to rationalize the need for new media in a democracy and the inherent challenges using Nigeria’s experience. However, the paper concluded that the pervasive nature of poverty as experienced in the country as well as the weak regulatory framework that should drive access and content generation, has being a major clog in the wheel of a robust New Media penetration in Nigeria. This regrettably is the fate of most developing and underdeveloped polities.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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