Conveners
Session VI: Politics, Power, And Participation
- Suzanne Graham (Dept Politics and IR, University of Johannesburg)
- Sarah Chiumbu (University of Johannesburg)
Dr
Admire Mare
(Namibia University of Science and Technology)
04/09/2019, 10:45
Plenary
Speaker
Digital media platforms are credited for having transformed political engagement especially with regards to transmogrifying it into ‘participatory’ and ‘democratic’ processes. Besides its glorified potential, the advent of these gizmos has also opened the floodgates for the use of algorithms, bots and automated back-end applications, which are mostly used for digital listening, posting...
Mr
Kyle Bester
(Stellenbosch University)
04/09/2019, 11:10
Session VI
Speaker
The 4th Industrial Revolution (4IR) has advanced various aspects of human life is rapidly altering the way individuals communicate with each other in the work place. This study focused on the qualitative exploration on how the advancement of cybersecurity may influence the behaviour of military officers and the manner in which they interact with changing technology in the workplace. Exploring...
Dr
Anna-Marie Jansen van Vuuren
(University of Johannesburg)
, Prof.
Joey Jansen van Vuuren
(Tshwane University of Technology)
04/09/2019, 11:35
Session VI
Speaker
South Africa is one of the African nations with the highest rate of internet access to the internet. Despite this rapid spread of mobile phones and interactivity, the country’s government has been slow in implementing a definite cyber strategy. With more South Africans gaining access to the internet, the risks of citizens’ exposure to cyber threats are rising. The Institute of Risk Management...
Mr
Dalitso Materechera
(University of Johannesburg)
04/09/2019, 12:00
Plenary
Speaker
Environmental justice (EJ) is sought by the poor, or working class, often of ethnic/marginal communities who have been disproportionately affected by the negative consequences of environmental degradation. Originating in American activism against ‘environmental racism’ in the 1970s and 1980s, academics (especially political ecologists, ecological economists, and environmental sociologists)...
Prof.
Sarah Chiumbu
(University of Johannesburg)
, Prof.
Suzanne Graham
(Dept Politics and IR, University of Johannesburg)
04/09/2019, 12:25
Session VI
Discussion
Discussion based on the Speakers' inputs (Session III)
