Cryptopolitics

<p> Hidden information double meanings double-crossing and the constant processes of encoding and decoding messages have always been important techniques in negotiating social and political power dynamics. Yet these tools cryptopolitics are transformed when used within digital media. Focusing on African societies <em>Cryptopolitics</em> brings together empirically grounded studies of digital media toconsider public culture sociality and power in all its forms illustrating the analytical potential of cryptopolitics to elucidate intimate relationships political protest and economic strategies in the digital age.</p>