Social media as a trigger for positive political action: The case of Ghana's fight against illegal small-scale mining (Galamsey)

Abstract

A shift from social media being a medium of communication to being a voice of the people is underway. Nations have experienced a fair share of the use of social media in raising the awareness on certain cankers in society – some successful and others barren. Recent social media activism moves have instigated a general uprising on the issue which has been plaguing Ghana’s natural resources and health of residents of illegal small-scale mining communities.