The potential for young citizens to either strengthen or undermine democracy is a live and critical issue in African politics. This fascinating book provides new answers––and raises challenging new questions––about how the interaction between young societies, social media and democracy will play out in Zambia and beyond.

Nic Cheeseman, University of Birmingham

By documenting the role that the young voters played in the 2021 general elections in Zambia, Matambo's book is a tribute to the youths and resilience of democracy. While numerous studies have shown that globally democracy has been backsliding, the youth in Zambia demonstrated that democracy can be resilient, by driving out a corrupt and authoritarian regime using popular mobilisation on social media. This book will remain relevant for many years to come.

O'Brien Kaaba, University of Zambia