Book contents
- Disrupting Africa
- Disrupting Africa
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations and Acronyms
- Map
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Colonialism, Governance, and Law
- 3 Relationships and Accountability
- 4 Legal Imperialism and Institutions
- 5 Language, Authority, and Law
- 6 Technology Disruption and Digital Colonialism
- 7 Nigerian Princes, Start-Up Companies, and Potential Future Paths
- 8 Technology, Precarity, and Protest
- 9 Elites, Ornamentation, and Future Visions
- 10 Colonial Portfolios, Monopolies, and Competition
- 11 Conclusion
- Select Bibliography
- Index
8 - Technology, Precarity, and Protest
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 19 July 2021
Book contents
- Disrupting Africa
- Disrupting Africa
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations and Acronyms
- Map
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Colonialism, Governance, and Law
- 3 Relationships and Accountability
- 4 Legal Imperialism and Institutions
- 5 Language, Authority, and Law
- 6 Technology Disruption and Digital Colonialism
- 7 Nigerian Princes, Start-Up Companies, and Potential Future Paths
- 8 Technology, Precarity, and Protest
- 9 Elites, Ornamentation, and Future Visions
- 10 Colonial Portfolios, Monopolies, and Competition
- 11 Conclusion
- Select Bibliography
- Index
Summary
Chapter 8 considers implications of digital technology trends for issues related to insecurity and precarity. Rural and urban spaces are discussed in the context of digital technology trends. The chapter concludes with a discussion of implications of protest movements, such as #EndSARS in Nigeria, that illustrate ways in which digital technologies create digital communities and have an impact in contested spaces that exist around societal fissures, including intergenerational and other forms of conflict.
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- Disrupting AfricaTechnology, Law, and Development, pp. 211 - 236Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021