Contemporary electoral contests are now synonymous with increased production, distribution, and consumption of false and misleading narratives about candidates, political…
Admire Mare
Admire Mare is associate professor and Head of Department: Communication and Media at the University of Johannesburg. His research interests focus on the intersection between technology and society, social media and politics, and digital campaigns. He currently leads the international research project Social Media, Misinformation and Elections in Kenya and Zimbabwe (SoMeKeZi), funded by the Social Science Research Council (2019–2024). He coauthored Participatory Journalism in Africa: Digital News Engagement and User Agency in the South (2021) and Digital Surveillance in Southern Africa: Policies, Politics and Practices (2022) and coedited Digital Technologies, Elections and Campaigns in Africa (2023).
Latest posts
Dealing with a Global Pandemic in an Interconnected World
May 7, 2020
As the world continues to search for biomedical and social solutions to mitigate the spread and effects of the fast-spreading…
A Perspective on Next Generation Peacebuilding in Africa: What Next?
April 24, 2019
Between April 10-12, 2019, seven alumni of two SSRC programs—the African Peacebuilding Network (APN) and Next Generation Social Sciences in…
Post-Election Violence in Zimbabwe’s 2018 Election: Can a Future Recurrence Be Avoided?
August 8, 2018
This round of post-election violence has demonstrated the persistence of election-related violence in Zimbabwe. Even though President Mnangagwa has promised…
Mediating Electoral Violence in a Polarized Society: The Case of Zimbabwe
September 30, 2015
"Although the media...are expected to observe, investigate, and subsequently report news as objectively as possible, these institutions are powerful political…