{"product_id":"9783032234261","title":"Mediated Political Realities in Uganda Media, Politics, and Democratic Contestation in a Postcolonial State","description":"\u003ch1\u003eMediated Political Realities in Uganda\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eMedia, Politics, and Democratic Contestation in a Postcolonial State\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eJim Ocitti\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eSocial Science \/ Media Studies\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThis study examines the intersection of media, politics, and public discourse in Uganda, tracing historical trajectories from colonial print cultures to contemporary digital activism. It adopts a qualitative approach grounded in mediatization theories, arguing that Uganda’s media system operates as a field of negotiated hegemony where power and resistance coexist. Across twelve chapters, the book explores print, broadcast, digital, religious, and gendered mediations of political life, revealing how communication practices construct, sustain, and challenge state authority. The findings underscore that media in Uganda is not merely a reflection of society but a central arena where citizenship, identity, and legitimacy are continually performed and contested.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDr. Jim Ocitti\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of \u003cem\u003ePress, Politics, and Public Policy in Uganda\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003ePolitical Evolution and Democratic Practice in Uganda\u003c\/em\u003e. He is a communication and media practitioner, researcher and analyst who has worked in intergovernmental and non-governmental organisations around the world. He presently serves as senior advisor to the secretary-general of the Organisation of Southern Cooperation (OSC) and director of the office of public advocacy, communication and engagement. He has earlier served as under-secretary-general \u003cspan data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"\u003eof the OSC\u003c\/span\u003e and director of public information and knowledge management at the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa. Dr. Ocitti began his professional career as a journalist in Uganda, Germany and the Netherlands before shifting to communications.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e06 July 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSpringer Nature Switzerland\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePalgrave Macmillan\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9783032234261\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e140\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Springer Nature Switzerland","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46548906934412,"sku":"9783032234261","price":40.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783032234261.jpg?v=1781088630","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9783032234261","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}