George Karekwaivanane is a Lecturer in African Studies at the University of Edinburgh, UK. His publications include The Struggle over Power in Zimbabwe: Law and Politics since 1950, along with three other edited collections. Tony Roberts is a Fellow at the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) at the University of Sussex, UK. A digital development practitioner since 1988, he founded and led two international development agencies including Computer Aid International. He is currently the Principal Investigator on the GCRF-UKRI-funded African Digital Rights Network.
In a field, horribly skewed towards research focused on the US, this edited collection answers the urgent need for more analysis of the local and specific complexities of disinformation. This is a must read for every researcher, practitioner and policy maker thinking about the impacts of disinformation globally. * Claire Wardle, Brown University, USA *