Emmanuel K. Ngwainmbi is an independent communication and advocacy expert. He has previously lectured at Elizabeth City State University, George Washington University, and University of North Carolina at Charlotte, among other institutions of higher education in the US, Asia, and Africa. He currently serves as Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Mass Communication and Journalism and as a senior communication consultant for the United Nations and other intergovernmental agencies.
SECTION I. Paradigmatic Approaches of Media Engagement and Social Mobilization
Chapter 1. An External Examination of Emerging Democratic Institutions and the Problem of Social and Economic Security
Chapter 2. Navigating the Development Aid Challenge: Towards a More Encompassing Framework
SECTION II. Regionalism and the Mediated Global Civil Society
Chapter 3. The Impact of Regionalism on Democracy Building: An examination of the Southern African Development Community (SADC)Chapter 4. The Role of Cyberactivism in Disambiguating the Cosmopolis and Discourse of Democratization
SECTION III. Television as Political Weapon: The Asian and African Experience
Chapter 5. The Changing Face of Television and Public Policy Implications in India
Chapter 6. Television, Political Imagery, and Elections in India
Chapter 7. Media Exposure of Corruption and Re-election Chances of Incumbent Parties in AfricaSECTION IV. Marginalized Communities and the Challenge of Democracy in the US, Africa, Central, and South AmericaChapter 8. The Impact of Governmental Strategies on Black Political Discourse Groups: Voices Heard from the Black Panther Party to the Black Lives Matter Movement
Chapter 9. The Mediatization of Violence: A Model for Utilizing Public Discourse and Networking to Counter Global Terrorism
Chapter 10. The Assassination of Journalists in Mexico: A Product of Criminal and Electoral CompetitionChapter 11. Land Tenure, Community Space and Media Engagement as Determinants of Good Governance in a Central American State: The Case of Guyana
SECTION V. Strengthening African Democratic Institutions through Policy and Communication
Chapter 12. Moving Beyond "Illiberal Democracy" in Sub-Saharan Africa: Recalling the Significance of Local Governance
Chapter 13. Use and Misuse of Data in Advocacy, Media and Opinion Polls in Africa: Realities, Challenges and OpportunitiesChapter 14. Media Advocacy and Strategic Networking in Transforming Norms and Policies