Author: Stephanie Diepeveen
“Searching for a New Kenya” analyses public discussion in urban Kenya, focusing on the gatherings of citizens, both in-person and online, where people discuss issues of common concern.
The book sheds light on the role public discussion plays in politics and how social media affects political movements, according to a review on goodreads.com.
Through a rich ethnographic study of politics on the ground and online in Mombasa, Stephanie Diepeveen brings a fresh perspective on the wider challenges and dynamics of negotiating political narratives across protracted historical debates and changing digital media.
Based on a critical revision of Hannah Arendt’s ideas about action and power, this study explores the different dynamics of public talk in practice.
It contributes to wider debates about the place and limitations of the Western canon in relation to the study of politics elsewhere.
