Diaspora Social Media Use and State Legitimacy in Nigeria

尼日利亚侨民社交媒体的使用和国家合法性

• 批准号: 2887175
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: King's College London
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Studentship
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2023 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=studentship-2887175
• 关键词: Diaspora; Social; Media; Use; State

With an estimated population of over 215 million, Nigeria has one of themost established diaspora communities globally. These Nigerians(estimated to be about 15 million) often send money home to supporttheir loved ones and other socio-economic development initiatives in theircommunities. However, evidence from academic literature suggest thatbeyond remittances, the Nigerian diaspora are also interested in nationalpolitics (including election campaigns and separatist agitations) in theirhome country. This project examines the extent to which diasporaNigerians have or can do this by exploring the link between diasporapolitics, social media, and citizens' perception of state legitimacy inNigeria using Igbo people as case study. Specifically, the study seeks tounderstand historical and cultural factors that shape citizens' perceptionsof state legitimacy; interrogate debates on how social media providesagency for citizens at home and in the diaspora to engage themselves andthe state; explore how such relations determine political/developmentoutcomes in the home country; and assess how these are applicable infragile states such as Nigeria. Findings from this study will make asignificant contribution to literature on state-society relations andtheoretical debates on citizenship, diaspora relations and state legitimacy.It is also relevant to governments given the increasing role that socialmedia plays in politics and political behaviour.

尼日利亚人口估计超过 2.15 亿，是全球最成熟的侨民社区之一。这些尼日利亚人（估计约有 1500 万）经常寄钱回家，以支持他们的亲人和社区中的其他社会经济发展计划。然而，学术文献的证据表明，除了汇款之外，尼日利亚侨民还对祖国的国家政治（包括竞选活动和分裂主义煽动）感兴趣。该项目以伊博人为案例研究，通过探讨尼日利亚侨民政治、社交媒体和公民对国家合法性的看法之间的联系，探讨了侨民尼日利亚人拥有或能够做到这一点的程度。具体来说，该研究旨在了解影响公民对国家合法性看法的历史和文化因素；质疑关于社交媒体如何为国内和海外公民提供参与自己和国家的媒介的辩论；探讨这种关系如何决定母国的政治/发展结果；并评估这些措施如何适用于尼日利亚等脆弱国家。这项研究的结果将对有关国家与社会关系的文献以及有关公民身份、侨民关系和国家合法性的理论辩论做出重大贡献。鉴于社交媒体在政治和政治行为中发挥的日益重要的作用，它也与政府相关。