Dr. Job Mwaura Publications

Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles:  

1. Cohen, M., Mwaura, J., McIntyre, K., (2024) Citizen journalism revisited: A case study of Kenya’s Kibera news network. Journalism – Sage. https://doi.org/10.1177/14648849241279011
2. Mwaura, J., Balliah, D. (2024). Championing Inclusivity: Under-representation of Women in African Academic Leadership and Scholarly Journal Management. Evidence Based Library and Information Practice, 19(2). https://journals.library.ualberta.ca/eblip/index.php/EBLIP/article/view/30447
3. Mwaura, J. (2024). Navigating the digital horizon: Future trends and predictions in Africa. Dialogues on Digital Society, 1–5. https://doi.org/10.1177/29768640241252714
4. Lusike Mukhongo, L., Mwaura, J., & Omwoha, J. (2024). Reconceptualising Media Ownership and Shifting Power Relations in an Emerging Digital Media Framework. African Studies, 82(3-4), 300-315.  https://doi.org/10.1080/00020184.2024.2304199
5. Bosch, T., Jordaan, M., Mwaura, J., Nkoala, S., Schoon, A., Smit, A., ... & Mare, A. (2023). South African university students’ use of AI-powered tools for engaged learning. Available at SSRN 4595655. https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4595655
6. Mwaura, J. & Akpojivi, A. (2022) “Imagine dying from an overseas disease when you don’t even own a Passport”: A Decolonial Analysis of Twitter conversations in the wake of COVID-19 in Kenya and  South  Africa.– Journal of African      Media Studies, 14(1) https://doi.org/10.1386/jams_00063_1    (5.3)

Selected Book Chapters:

1. Mwaura, J., (2024). Publishing as Revolutionary Tools from Pre-Independence to Post-independence Kenya. In Lungile Tshuma et. al (Eds), Media, Social Movements, and Protest Cultures in Africa Hashtags, Humour, and Slogans. Rowman & Littlefield.
2. Mwaura, J., & Cohen, M. S. (2024). Harassment and threats faced by journalists in Kenya: Implications for press freedom and independent reporting. In L. A. Tshuma, T. Matsilele, M.   J. Msimanga, & S. Jamil (Eds.), Patterns of harassment in African journalism (1st ed., p. 17). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781032697604
3. Mwaura, J. (2024) Silicon Savannah or Digitising Marginalisation? A Reflection of Kenya’s Government Digitization Policies, Strategies and Projects. In Chari, T. & Akpojivi, U. (2023). Communication Rights in Africa: Emerging Discourses and Perspectives. Routledge. London and New York. https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.4324/9781003388289-4/silicon-savannah-digitising-marginalisation-job-mwaura
4. Mwaura, J. (2022) Digital Dissident or Whistle-blowers? A Critical Analysis of Micro bloggers in Kenya. In Farooq A. Kperogi (Ed.) – Digital Dissidence and Social Media Censorship in Africa. Routledge. London and New York.  https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.4324/9781003276326-12/digital-dissidents-whistle-blowers-critical-analysis-microbloggers-kenya-job-mwaura
5. Mwaura, J. (2020). Class interplay in social activism in Kenya. In E. Polson, L. S. Clark, &  R. Gajjala (Eds.), The Routledge Companion to Media and Class. Routledge. https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.4324/9781351027342-24/class-interplay-social-activism-kenya-job-mwaura

Policy Brief:

1. Mwaura, J. (2024) Ethical Guidelines for Artificial Intelligence in Crime Control and Public Order Management in Kenya. Published by the Social Science Research Council, New York. https://www.ssrc.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/APN_Briefing-Note_No.-41_061224_2.pdf

Non-scientific Articles

1. Job Mwaura (July 2024) Kenya’s digital divide: pastoralists are key to the country’s economy, but they’re being left behind. The Conversation Africa
2. Job Mwaura (June 2024) Kenya protests: Gen Z shows the power of digital activism - driving change from screens to the streets. The Conversation Africa
3. Job Mwaura (November 2021) - African Institutions of Higher Learning Need to Foster the Craft of Scholarly Writing https://themetric.org/articles/african-institutions-of-higher-learning-need-tofoster-the-craft-of-scholarly-writing. The Metric
4. Job Mwaura (November 2021) – Police Brutality: The Intersections of Class, Cultures of Silence and Policing in Kenya. https://ukombozireview.com/blog/police-brutality-the-intersections-of-class-cultures-of-silence-and-policing-in-kenya/  Ukombozi Review
5. Job Mwaura (August 2021) – Marginalisation and Exclusion of Women in Scholarly Publishing and Dissemination in Africa. African Book Collective, https://www.readafricanbooks.com/opinion/ SOAS University of London