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Zimbabwe Digital Rights Landscape Report

Year: 2021

Type: book-chapter

Abstract: This report introduces findings from Zimbabwe. They analyse how the openings and closings of online civic space affect citizens’ digital rights. They show that: (1) when civic space closes offline citizens often respond by opening civic space online; (2) when civic space opens online governments often take measures to close online space; and (3) the resulting reduction in digital rights makes it impossible to achieve the kind of inclusive governance defined in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

DOI: 10.19088/ids.2021.006

Authors: George Karekwaivanane, Natasha Msonza

Institutions: University of Cape Town, University of Ibadan, Institute of Development Studies

Language: English

Topic: Social Media and Politics

Subfield: Communication

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Peace, justice, and strong institutions

Open Access status: gold

OpenAlex ID: W3133363262

FWCI: 21.81

Cites: 83

Cited by: 18

Related to: 10