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EXTENDED SESSION PART 2: Global Communication and Social Change in African Contexts
Fri, May 25, 15:30 to 16:45, Hilton Prague, Floor: M, Chez Louis SalonSession Submission Type: Paper Session
Abstract
This is part one of a rich array of i of competitive papers that examine issues of global communication and social change in a variety of local and national contexts in the African subcontinent.
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Individual Presentations
Alternative to West or Extension of East? Comparison of African News Agencies’ Perceptions of China - YUANJIE XIA, School of Journalism and Communication, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Not All Boundary Objects Are Created Equal: Expert Reviews and Other Interventions for Filling Gaps in Peer Production Projects - Heather Ford, University of New South Wales; Iolanda Pensa, SUPSI U of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland; Florence Devouard, SUPSI U of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland; Marta Pucciarelli, SUPSI U of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland; Luca Botturi, Scuola U della Svizzera italiana
Pan-Africanism as a Laughing Matter: (Funny) Expressions of African Identity on Twitter - David Kimutai Cheruiyot, Karlstad U; Charu Uppal, Karlstad U
Telecommunications as an Archetype of State-led Development: Examining the Merits and Limitations of the Ethiopian Model - Tewodros Workalemahu Workneh, Kent State University
Beneficiaries’ Voices on Engagement in International Development Projects in Kenya: Relationships and Dialogue Matter - Renee Botta, U of Denver