Issa-Salwe, Abdisalam M. (2006) ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION AND AN ORAL CULTURE: The Political Dynamics of Somali Websites and Mailing Lists. Doctoral thesis, Thames Valley University.

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Abstract

The disappearance from the international scene of the Somali state is seen as a unique phenomenon in this nation-state era. This experience was expected to leave Somalia out of the loop of new global technologies, market, politics and cultures. Contrary to this expectation, Somalis have not be so excluded. This was caused by the impact of globalisation.

This thesis categorises Somali websites and analyses their content. In a sense, this is constant time in the field, investigating how Somali website activities reflect local political dynamics. The task is to investigate the concept or belief which makes this development possible. Actual fieldwork was conducted during visits to Somalia itself and to diaspora communities in the United States and elsewhere.

Item Type:	Thesis (Doctoral)
Identifier:	10.36828/xvqy1547
Subjects:	Social sciences > Communication and culture
Depositing User:	Marc Forster
Date Deposited:	24 Apr 2024 07:15
Last Modified:	25 Apr 2024 07:07
URI:	https://repository.uwl.ac.uk/id/eprint/11547

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