The technopolitics of AI surveillance in urban Kenya
Mwaura, J. M., et al.
Journal of Eastern African Studies. Accepted for publication.
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Digital ruptures: AI-generated activism, state repression, and the politics of dissent in Kenya
Mwaura, J. M.
AoIR Selected Papers of Internet Research.
Publisher / source ↗AI-driven citizen journalism in Kenya’s protest movements
Mwaura, J. M., & Govenden, P.
In S. Allan & E. Thorsen (Eds.), Citizen Journalism: Global Perspectives (Vol. 3). Peter Lang.
Find via ResearchGate profile ↗Who owns the news? The political economy of generative AI journalism in Africa
Mwaura, J.
In T. Matsilele & L. Tshuma (Eds.), Generative AI in African News Media: Opportunities and Challenges (pp. 69–82). Routledge.
Find via ResearchGate profile ↗The BBC’s Legacy in Africa: Continuities and Change
Mwaura, J.
Book review of the volume edited by A. Sharra, J. Kainja, and A. M. Gunde. International Journal of Communication, 20, 2398–2400.
Find via ResearchGate profile ↗Special issue on decolonising the internet in Africa: Fostering cultural inclusivity in the era of 4IR
Mwaura, J., & Govenden, P.
Communicatio, 50(2), 1–12.
Publisher / source ↗“You cannot sway them with logic”: Journalists’ responses to public support for censorship in Kenya
Sobel Cohen, M., & Mwaura, J.
African Journalism Studies, 1–18.
Find via ResearchGate profile ↗Citizen journalism revisited: A case study of Kenya’s Kibera News Network
Sobel Cohen, M., Mwaura, J., & McIntyre, K.
Journalism, 26(5), 1008–1026.
Publisher / source ↗Digital self-representation, African youth and the question of performative authenticity in a globalized world
Uzuegbunam, C. E., Mwaura, J., & Ononiwu, R. C.
In A. Mare & O. Ureke (Eds.), African Digital Cultures: Platforms, Performances, and Perspectives (pp. 121–136). Peter Lang.
Find via ResearchGate profile ↗Activist contestations in contemporary socio-political change making in Kenya
Kaskinen, M., & Mwaura, J.
In Citizenship Utopias in the Global South (pp. 21–37). Routledge.
Find via ResearchGate profile ↗Championing inclusivity: Under-representation of women in African academic leadership and scholarly journal management
Mwaura, J., & Balliah, D.
Evidence Based Library and Information Practice, 19.
Publisher / source ↗Navigating the digital horizon: Future trends and predictions in Africa
Mwaura, J.
Dialogues on Digital Society. Published online in 2024; print issue 2025, 1(1), 24–28.
Publisher / source ↗Reconceptualising media ownership and shifting power relations in an emerging digital media framework
Mukhongo, L., Mwaura, J., & Omwoha, J.
African Studies, 82(3–4), 300–315.
Publisher / source ↗Publishing as revolutionary tools from pre-independence to post-independence Kenya
Mwaura, J.
In L. A. Tshuma, T. Matsilele, M. J. Msimanga, & S. Jamil (Eds.), Media, Social Movements, and Protest Cultures in Africa: Hashtags, Humour, and Slogans. Rowman & Littlefield.
Find via ResearchGate profile ↗Harassment and threats faced by journalists in Kenya: Implications for press freedom and independent reporting
Mwaura, J., & Sobel Cohen, M.
In Patterns of Harassment in African Journalism (pp. 141–157). Routledge.
Find via ResearchGate profile ↗Silicon Savannah or digitising marginalisation? A reflection on Kenya’s government digitization policies, strategies, and projects
Mwaura, J.
In T. Chari & U. Akpojivi (Eds.), Communication Rights in Africa: Emerging Discourses and Perspectives. Routledge.
Find via ResearchGate profile ↗Ethical guidelines for artificial intelligence in crime control and public order management in Kenya
Mwaura, J.
Social Science Research Council, New York. Policy brief.
Publisher / source ↗Promoting gender equity in scholarly journal management
Mwaura, J.
Social Science Research Council, New York.
Publisher / source ↗The Elgar Companion to War, Conflict and Peacebuilding in Africa
Mwaura, J.
Book review of G. Harris. African Journal on Conflict Resolution, 24(2), 125–128.
Find via ResearchGate profile ↗Kenya’s digital divide: Pastoralists are key to the country’s economy, but they’re being left behind
Mwaura, J.
The Conversation Africa. July 2024.
Publisher / source ↗Kenya protests: Gen Z shows the power of digital activism — driving change from screens to the streets
Mwaura, J.
The Conversation Africa. June 2024.
Publisher / source ↗Digital technologies and revolution in Africa: Complexities, ambivalences, and contextual realities
Mwaura, J., Dambo, T., Ataguba, O., Mare, A., Mukhongo, L., Chuma, W., & Mano, W.
AoIR Selected Papers of Internet Research.
Publisher / source ↗South African university students’ use of AI-powered tools for engaged learning
Bosch, T., Jordaan, M., Mwaura, J., Nkoala, S., Schoon, A., Smit, A., et al.
Research paper. SSRN 4595655.
Publisher / source ↗“Imagine dying from an overseas disease when you don’t even own a passport”: A decolonial analysis of Twitter conversations in the wake of COVID-19 in Kenya and South Africa
Mwaura, J., & Akpojivi, U.
Journal of African Media Studies, 14(1), 29–44.
Publisher / source ↗The practice of citizen journalism at Kibera News Network
Mwaura, J.
African Journalism Studies, 42(4), 31–45.
Publisher / source ↗Digital dissident or whistle-blowers? A critical analysis of microbloggers in Kenya
Mwaura, J.
In F. A. Kperogi (Ed.), Digital Dissidence and Social Media Censorship in Africa. Routledge.
Find via ResearchGate profile ↗Searching for a New Kenya: Politics and Social Media on the Streets of Mombasa
Mwaura, J.
Book review. African Journalism Studies.
Publisher / source ↗Book Wars: The Digital Revolution in Publishing
Mwaura, J.
Book review of J. B. Thompson. Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly.
Publisher / source ↗African institutions of higher learning need to foster the craft of scholarly writing
Mwaura, J.
The Metric. November 2021.
Publisher / source ↗Police brutality: The intersections of class, cultures of silence and policing in Kenya
Mwaura, J.
Ukombozi Review. November 2021.
Publisher / source ↗Marginalisation and exclusion of women in scholarly publishing and dissemination in Africa
Mwaura, J.
African Book Collective / SOAS University of London. August 2021.
Publisher / source ↗Social media health promotion in South Africa: Opportunities and challenges
Kubheka, B. Z., Carter, V., & Mwaura, J.
African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine, 12(1), a2389.
Publisher / source ↗Class interplay in social activism in Kenya
Mwaura, J.
In E. Polson, L. S. Clark, & R. Gajjala (Eds.), The Routledge Companion to Media and Class. Routledge.
Publisher / source ↗Being Watched: Legal Challenges to Government Surveillance
Mwaura, J.
Book review of J. L. Vagle. Information, Communication & Society, 23(4), 627–629.
Publisher / source ↗Digital access: 17pc of Kenyans now use social media
Mwaura, J.
Business Daily, Nairobi. August 2020.
Publisher / source ↗Digital activism during the COVID-19 pandemic
Mwaura, J.
Ukombozi Review. June 2020.
Find via ResearchGate profile ↗Media, Conflict, and the State in Africa
Mwaura, J.
Book review of N. Stremlau. Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, 96(4), 1188–1190.
Publisher / source ↗Digital Identity and Everyday Activism: Sharing Private Stories with Networked Publics
Mwaura, J.
Book review of S. Vivienne. Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, 96(2), 652–654.
Publisher / source ↗Going beyond the rhetoric: Fixing Kenya’s broken university system
Karuitha, J., Mwaura, J., & Kamau, S.
Daily Nation. 4 August 2019.
Find via ResearchGate profile ↗Dirty methods as ethical methods? In the field with The Cultural Politics of Dirt in Africa, 1880–Present
Newell, S., Oloko, P., Uwa, J., Olutoyosi, T., Nebe, J., Mwaura, J., Onwonga, R., Kirori, A., & Craig, C.
In C. Lury et al. (Eds.), Routledge International Handbook of Interdisciplinary Research Methods (pp. 248–265). Routledge.
Find via ResearchGate profile ↗Representation of femininity and masculinity in televised advertisements: The paradigm shift
Mwaura, J., & Oiruria, C.
International Journal of Innovative Research and Development, 6(4), 3–9.
Publisher / source ↗Digital Activism in the Social Media Era: Critical Reflections on Emerging Trends in Sub-Saharan Africa
Mwaura, J.
Book review. African Journalism Studies, 38(1), 152–155.
Publisher / source ↗Book takes a look at effects of Africa’s digital activism
Mwaura, J.
Daily Nation. 1 April 2017.
Find via ResearchGate profile ↗Decolonising the mind: Ngũgĩ tours South Africa
Mwaura, J.
Daily Nation. 11 March 2017.
Find via ResearchGate profile ↗Public exposure to information about cancer on social media: An exploratory study of Lagos and Nairobi
Mwaura, J., & Kadiri, K. K.
Working paper.
Find via ResearchGate profile ↗The influence of media ethics on governance in Kenya
Mwaura, J., et al.
In G. F. Nduku & C. Stückelberger (Eds.), African Contextual Ethics: Hunger, Leadership, Faith, and Media (Vol. 13, pp. 127–141). Globethics.net.
Find via ResearchGate profile ↗The role of integrity and communication ethics in corporate governance: A study of selected companies in Uasin Gishu County, Kenya
Chepkemei, A., Biwott, C., & Mwaura, J.
Journal of Emerging Trends in Economics and Management Sciences, 3(6), 940–944.
Publisher / source ↗IN DEVELOPMENT / NOT YET PUBLISHED
Gen Zs, Digital Media, Elections and the Politics of Inclusive Democracy in Africa
Akpojivi, U., Mwaura, J., Ngomba, T., & Ochieng, J. (Eds.). Edited volume in development with Wits University Press.
Hakuna Mageuzi, Hakuna Uchaguzi: The Gen Z Movement and the 2025 Tanzania Vote
Mwaura, J. Chapter in preparation for Gen Zs, Digital Media, Elections and the Politics of Inclusive Democracy in Africa.
Platform Power under Repression: AI, Digital Publics and Democratic Citizenship in Kenya’s Gen Z Uprising, 2024–2025
Mwaura, J. Research agenda and manuscript in development.