Political Communication in Africa

Preface.- 1 Introduction: The African Policom Stew.- 2 Political Communication: An Evolving Field, Yet to Berth in Africa.- 3 Political Communication and African Diplomacy.- 4 African Ethics and African Political Communication: Some Comments.- 5 Strategic Political Communication in Africa.- 6 Habermas in Africa? Re-Interrogating the 'Public Sphere' and 'Civil Society' in African Political Communication Research.- 7 Hostile Political Communication: Triadic Examples from Africa.- 8 Media, Propaganda and the Image Dilemma of African States.- 9 Singing Truth to Power and the Disempowered: The Case of Lucky Mensah and his Song,"NKRATO ".- 10 Gender and Political Communication in Africa.- 11 From "Governor-General" to "Kwankwasiya": Democracy and Branded Political Communication in Nigeria's Fourth Republic.- 12 Nigerian Newspapers' Publication of Predicted and the Actual Outcome of 2015 Presidential Election in Nigeria: Lessons for Africa.- 13 Reporting Africa: The Role of the Media in (Un) Shaping the Democratic Agenda.- 14 Globalization and Political Communication in Africa: Anglo-American Influences in Kenya and Nigeria.