• DISCURSIVE GOVERNANCE OVER PRO-POPULATION POLITICS IN TURKEY 

      P. Kadayifci, Ezgi; Eslen-Ziya, Hande; Korkut, Umut (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Discursive governance of pro-population politics refers to norm-based mechanisms of governance that utilise intentionally selected slogans in political discourse for dissemination of ideas to further the interests of ...
    • Looking for Truth in Absurdity: Humor as Community-Building and Dissidence Against Authoritarianism 

      Korkut, Umut; McGarry, Aidan; Erhart, Itir; Eslen Ziya, Hande; Jensen, Olu (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021-01)
      What makes humor an honest and a direct communication tool for people? How do social networking and digital media transmit user- generated political and humorous content (Pearce and Hajizada, 2014: 70)? Our research argues ...
    • The symbol of social media in contemporary protest: Twitter and the Gezi Park movement 

      Jenzen, Olu; Erhart, Itir; Eslen Ziya, Hande; Korkut, Umut; McGarry, Aidan (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-07)
      This article explores how Twitter has emerged as a signifier of contemporary protest. Using the concept of ‘social media imaginaries’, a derivative of the broader field of ‘media imaginaries’, our analysis seeks to offer ...