Digitizing Community Building and Reconciliation in Post-Conflict Communities: A Case of # in Northern Uganda

Digitizing Community Building and Reconciliation in Post-Conflict Communities: A Case of # in Northern Uganda

This research examines the use of information and communication technologies (ICTs; social media) as a tool that fosters community building and reconciliation in post-conflict regions, in particular Northern Uganda. Using Twitter data collected over 27 months (12 June 2016–9 September 2018), we foun...

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Main Author: Juma Kasadha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2020-06-01
Series:Social Media + Society
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2056305120924785
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spelling doaj-9e749a060ecd4e34872ce4fa659a086e2020-11-25T03:36:05ZengSAGE PublishingSocial Media + Society2056-30512020-06-01610.1177/2056305120924785Digitizing Community Building and Reconciliation in Post-Conflict Communities: A Case of # in Northern UgandaJuma Kasadha0Islamic University in Uganda, UgandaThis research examines the use of information and communication technologies (ICTs; social media) as a tool that fosters community building and reconciliation in post-conflict regions, in particular Northern Uganda. Using Twitter data collected over 27 months (12 June 2016–9 September 2018), we found that information technology (IT) increased social actors’ (Justice and Reconciliation Project [JRP]-Uganda) advocacy for transitional justice in post-conflict communities. Interview findings evidenced the effectiveness of using social media (SM) to connect post-conflict communities to share and discuss reconciliatory ideas. This study connotes that well-thought-out SM use by social actors to share information used in resolving conflict results in socio-political stability and harmonious coexistence.https://doi.org/10.1177/2056305120924785
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title_full_unstemmed Digitizing Community Building and Reconciliation in Post-Conflict Communities: A Case of # in Northern Uganda
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description This research examines the use of information and communication technologies (ICTs; social media) as a tool that fosters community building and reconciliation in post-conflict regions, in particular Northern Uganda. Using Twitter data collected over 27 months (12 June 2016–9 September 2018), we found that information technology (IT) increased social actors’ (Justice and Reconciliation Project [JRP]-Uganda) advocacy for transitional justice in post-conflict communities. Interview findings evidenced the effectiveness of using social media (SM) to connect post-conflict communities to share and discuss reconciliatory ideas. This study connotes that well-thought-out SM use by social actors to share information used in resolving conflict results in socio-political stability and harmonious coexistence.
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