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Communicating Politics and National Identity: The Case of Mozambique

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This chapter questions if and how political communication is being used as a tool to build national identity in Mozambique, a country deeply divided in socio-economic, cultural and political terms. Focusing on Armando Guebuza’s Open and Inclusive Presidencies, it aims to present a picture of Mozambique regarding the following entwined issues: (1) the political system, including the electoral system and political participation trends; (2) the media system, including the media landscape and media ownership; and (3) the government communication structure and strategies.

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    See http://www.cconstitucional.org.mz/content/download/1043/5926/file/Acordao%2021%20CC%202014.pdf. Accessed 2 October 2016.

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    Until 2014, only fourteen African countries had adopted freedom of information (FOI) laws: Sierra Leone, Niger, Tunisia, Angola, Ivory Coast, Ethiopia, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, Uganda, Zimbabwe and Mozambique. Available at http://www.redeangola.info/especiais/o-progresso-da-liberdade-de-informacao-em-africa/. Accessed 20 October 2015.

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    Human Rights Watch. Available at https://www.hrw.org/pt/news/2015/01/29/266559. Accessed 20 October 2015.

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    More information on the Freedom House indexes are available at https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-world/2015/mozambique. Accessed 20 October 2015.

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    UN Radio. Available at http://www.unmultimedia.org/radio/portuguese/2015/05/relatorio-mostra-avancos-na-liberdade-de-imprensa-em-mocambique/#.V31TX_l97IU. Accessed 20 October 2015.

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    European Union Election Observation Mission, EU EOM (2009, 28 October). Mozambique Final Report: General Elections. Available at http://www.eods.eu/library/FR%20MOZAMBIQUE%202009_en.pdf. Accessed 20 October 2016.

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    European Union Election Observation Mission, EU-EOM (2014, 15 October). Mozambique Final Report: General Elections. Available at https://eeas.europa.eu/sites/eeas/files/eueom_mozambique_2014_finalreport_en.pdf. Accessed 20 October 2016.

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    Law no. 26/2013 of 18 December 2013.

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    On 15 January 2015 Armando Guebuza was succeeded by Filipe Jacinto Nyussi and FRELIMO kept the majority of parliamentary seats. The terms of the constitution prevented Guebuza from running for a third term in the last elections .

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Gonçalves, G., Mapanzene, S.N.J.M. (2018). Communicating Politics and National Identity: The Case of Mozambique. In: Mutsvairo, B., Karam, B. (eds) Perspectives on Political Communication in Africa. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-62057-2_8

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