04960nam a22005535i 4500 978-3-031-44320-6 DE-He213 20251030114558.0 cr nn 008mamaa 241202s2024 sz | s |||| 0|eng d 9783031443206 978-3-031-44320-6 10.1007/978-3-031-44320-6 doi JF20-2112 JPQ bicssc POL028000 bisacsh JPQ thema Political Communication in Sub-Saharan Africa, Volume II [electronic resource] : Governance and Language Policy / edited by Isaac Mhute, Esther Mavengano. 1st ed. 2024. Cham : Springer Nature Switzerland : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2024. XXVII, 297 p. 3 illus., 2 illus. in color. online resource. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda 1. Introduction -- 2. Sub-Saharan Africa and France: Linguistic Familiarity and Policy Challenges -- 3. The place of political discourse in the Lesotho language policy -- 4. How compassionate rhetoric can play for or against political transformation in Tanzania -- 5. Language media and communication for political transformation in Zimbabwe -- 6. What one has reason to value: language transformation agenda in South Africa from the capability approach perspective -- 7. Cartooning as a political rhetoric against army and police brutality in Nigeria -- 8. Guardians of the revolution?: A critical discourse analysis of General Chiwenga’s coup speech -- 9. Language and morality for integral humanism in Africa -- 10. Language differences and communication for political transformation in Sub-Saharan Africa -- 11. Judas Iscariotism and Zimbabwe ppposition politics: deceit, fear of difference and language of misrepresentation -- 12. Local languages and critical pedagogies for university students in Zimbabwe: the case of students’ unions -- 13. From consumption to production: constructing transformation and emancipation in the Obidient Movement -- 14. Populism and political transformation in Nigeria: a critical discourse analysis of President Buhari’s selected speeches -- 15. The sociolinguistic drama of language in a multilingual South African context -- 16. Duplicitous language and populous politics in Sub-Saharan Africa: African authors’ grappling with truth and justice -- 17. Rhetorical empathy in Ghanaian presidential crisis communication -- 18. Conclusion. This book is one of two volumes that examines the role of political communication, media and language in transforming politics, governance and democracy in sub-Saharan Africa. Interdisciplinary in approach, this second volume analyses themes including political advertising and rhetoric, activism, populism, fake news, and political violence. Combining theoretical work with individual case studies on countries including Tanzania, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Nigeria and Ghana, the book highlights the important connection between political communication and governance, and the ways in which language reforms can help to overcome challenges related to public administration. It will appeal to all those interested in public policy, public administration, governance, and political communication, as well as linguistics, media studies and African politics. Isaac Mhute is Associate Professor in the Department of Language, Literature and Culture Studies, Midlands State University, Zimbabwe. Esther Mavengano is Lecturer in the Department of English and Media Studies, Great Zimbabwe University, Zimbabwe. Political science. 58714 Communication in politics. 65259 Mass media Political aspects. 60749 Communication. 59615 Governance and Government. Political Communication. 67745 Media Policy and Politics. 68431 Media and Communication. Mhute, Isaac. editor. (orcid)0000-0003-3049-1544 https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3049-1544 edt http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt 78765 Mavengano, Esther. editor. (orcid)0000-0003-2499-4508 https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2499-4508 edt http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt 85903 SpringerLink (Online service) Springer Nature eBook Printed edition: 9783031443190 Printed edition: 9783031443213 Printed edition: 9783031443220 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-44320-6 ZDB-2-POS ZDB-2-SXPI 65412 65412