معرفی
Cem ÇALIŞKAN serves as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Television Journalism and Programming at Beykent University's Faculty of Communication, specializing in digital media and political discourse within Turkish sociopolitical contexts. His research critically examines disinformation ecosystems, particularly through empirical analysis of Twitter data during crises like pandemics and climate events.
His academic foundation includes:
- Doctorate in Social Sciences from Marmara University (2019) with dissertation "Academia and conspiracy: Academics' tendency towards conspiracy theories"
- Master's degree in Social Sciences from Marmara University (2016) focusing on "Hegemony, crisis and its reflections on Turkish media"
- Bachelor's degree from Marmara University's Faculty of Communication (2011)
ÇALIŞKAN's scholarly work investigates the psychological mechanisms of digital helplessness, data colonialism's role in information inequality, and populist exploitation of post-truth narratives. His methodological approach combines computational social science with critical discourse analysis to map conspiracy theory diffusion across ideological spectrums in Turkey's digital public sphere.
Analysis of his publication trajectory reveals consistent thematic focus on crisis-driven disinformation, evolving from pandemic-era populism studies to contemporary climate change conspiracy networks. His research demonstrates increasing methodological sophistication in Twitter data mining and cross-referential analysis of ideological framing, establishing him as a significant contributor to non-Western perspectives on digital disinformation.
