Taner Doğan

Dr Taner Doğan is a Lecturer and Programme Leader at Queen Margaret University's Division of Media, Communication and Performing Arts, while also serving as a Visiting Fellow at the European Institute of the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). He authored the book Communication Strategies in Turkey (I.B.Tauris/Bloomsbury, 2021), which analyzes political communication in modern Turkey.

Educational Background:

• PhD in Journalism from City, University of London, focusing on the Justice and Development Party (AKP)'s political communication strategies in Turkey
• MA in Global Media and Postnational Communication from the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London, with a dissertation on Tahrir Square mobilization and Al Jazeera's role

His research explores the intersection of communication, politics, and religion in Turkey and the MENA region. He investigates how digital media reshapes societal thinking, identity formation, and interactions with technological and neoliberal developments.

Scientific Awards:

• Research Fellow at American University in Cairo