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2020 #EndSARS protests in Nigeria demonstrate uses of new technologies and the impact of law, colonialism, and continuing marginalization.
List of contents
1. Introduction - colonialism and Africa's future paths; 2. Colonialism, governance and law; 3. Relationships and accountability; 4. Legal imperialism and institutions; 5. Language, authority and law; 6. Technology disruption and digital colonialism; 7. Nigerian princes, start-up companies and potential future paths; 8. Technology, precarity and protest; 9. Elites, ornamentation and future visions; 10. Colonial portfolios, monopolies and competition; 11. Conclusion - ghosts, dreams and future paths.
About the author
Olufunmilayo B. Arewa is the Murray H. Shusterman Professor of Transactional and Business Law at the Temple University Beasley School of Law. She writes about music, technology, and Africa and has worked as a practicing lawyer in the emerging growth company space in Silicon Valley, New York, and Boston. This book, which involved extensive archival research, brings together her training as an anthropologist and lawyer.
Summary
2020 #EndSARS protests in Nigeria exemplify how many African countries sit at the crossroads of past and potential future paths. This groundbreaking work examines how lawmaking and legal processes during and after colonialism have shaped contexts of new technologies in Africa today, placing young people at odds with governing powers.
