Political Discourse in Emergent, Fragile, and Failed Democracies

Any system of government is comprised of several dimensions of functionality, which must all work in congruence. When any part of the system is dysfunctional, the government’s stability becomes fractured and societal problems can arise. Political Discourse in Emergent, Fragile, and Failed Democracies examines the effects of unstable democratic systems of government in modern society, providing an imperative analysis on political communications from such nations. Highlighting real-world examples on the constraints seen in malfunctioning or emerging governments, this book is a pivotal reference source for policy makers, researchers, academicians, and upper-level students interested in politics and governance.

Daniel Ochieng Orwenjo holds a Doctor of Philosophy degree in linguistics from the University of Frankfurt, Germany. He is currently a senior lecturer in the Department of Languages and Communication Studies, Technical University, Kenya He has published widely on various topics in linguistics in internationally acclaimed journals.

Omondi Oketch is a Senior Lecturer and Chairperson of the Department of Language and Communication Studies at the Technical University of Kenya. He began his career as a lecturer in 1998 at Maseno University before proceeding to University of the Western Cape, South African where he graduated with a doctorate degree in Linguistics in 2006. Dr. Omondi Oketch taught Linguistics to both undergraduate and postgraduate students at Maseno University before joining the Technical University of Kenya in 2012. Besides lecturing, he has supervised and examined both Masters and Doctorate students, locally and internationally. He has research interests in Multimodality, Social semiotics, Systemic Functional Linguistics, Critical Discourse Analysis and Multilingualism, where he has published over sixteen journal papers, book chapters and seminar proceedings.

Asiru Hameed Tunde is a lecturer and a Ph.D research Fellow in English and French Department, Umaru Musa Yaradua University, Katsina, Nigeria and English and Linguistics Department of Kenyatta University, Nairobi respectively. His research interests include: Critical Discourse Analysis, Semantics, Media Discourse and Pragmatics.