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<p><strong>Nanjala Nyabola</strong> is an independent writer and researcher based in Nairobi, Kenya. Her work focuses on the intersection between technology, media, and society. She holds a BA in African Studies and Political Science from the University of Birmingham, an MSc in African Studies and an MSc in Forced Migration, both from the University of Oxford, as well as a JD from Harvard Law School. She has held numerous research associate positions including with the Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI), the Overseas Development Institute (ODI), the Oxford Internet Institute (OII), and other institutions, while also working as a research lead for several projects on human rights broadly and digital rights specifically around the world. She has been published in several academic journals including the <em>African Security Review</em> and the <em>Women’s Studies Quarterly</em>, and contributed to numerous edited collections. Nanjala also writes commentary for publications like The Nation, Al Jazeera, The Boston Review and others. She is the author of <em>Digital Democracy, Analogue Politics: How the Internet Era is Transforming Politics in Kenya </em>(Zed Books, 2018) and <em>Travelling While Black: Essays Inspired by a Life on the Move</em> (Hurst Books, 2020).</p> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-text-color has-background has-vivid-red-background-color has-vivid-red-color is-style-wide"/> <p>Read Q&A with Nanjala</p> <p><strong>What is your research focus?</strong></p> <p>I write, research and think about the intersection of technology, politics and society.</p> <p><strong>How do you plan to change the world?</strong></p> <p>One step at a time.</p> <p><strong>What is music/film/art that represents who you are?</strong></p> <p>Handel’s Messiah for its deceptive simplicity that masks its technical complexity.</p> </div> </div> <div class="push"></div> </div> <footer class="footer">  <div class="footer-top"> <div class="row align-middle"> <div class="small-12 medium-4 footer-padding columns border-right"> <div class="footer-logo"> <img width="1" height="1" src="https://pacscenter.stanford.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/su-white-stack.svg" class="" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </div> <p class="footer-logo-text">Stanford PACS is a program under the School of Humanities and Sciences.</p> <p class="footer-logo-text" style="text-align:center;padding:0;width:100%;font-size: 14px;"><a class="footer-link" style="text-transform: none;text-decoration: underline;" href="https://www.stanford.edu/site/accessibility/">Stanford Digital Accessibility Page</a></p> </div> <div class="small-12 medium-4 footer-padding columns address-container border-right"> <div class="address"> Stanford Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society<br> 559 Nathan Abbott Way<br> Stanford, CA 94305 </div> <div class="footer-social-container"> <p class="footer-logo-text" style="text-align:center;padding:0;width:100%;font-size: 14px;"><a class="footer-link" style="text-transform: none;text-decoration: underline;" href="/stanford-pacs-internal-wiki/">Employee Resources</a></p>  </div> </div> <div class="small-12 medium-4 footer-padding columns newsletter-container"> <div class="email-section"> <script>(function() { window.mc4wp = window.mc4wp || { listeners: [], forms: { on: function(evt, cb) { window.mc4wp.listeners.push( { event : evt, callback: cb } ); 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