Democracy Between Social Media, Political Polarisation, and Disinformation

This policy outlook revisits the nature of the relationship between social media, political polarisation, and disinformation, in the context of this nexus for public policy and democracy.

Coming off the back of the recent Twitter takedowns in Turkey, this document briefly revisits the nature of the relationship between social media, political polarisation, and disinformation, in the context of this nexus for public policy and democracy. The literature on the topic is vast, but the paper will still attempt to introduce this relationship and explore the aforementioned themes.

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Dr. Serkan Birgel
Dr. Serkan Birgel
Dr. Serkan Birgel is a former researcher at TRT World Research Centre. He holds a PhD from the School of Geography and the Environment, University of Oxford, and a Master’s degree in Geopolitics, Territory and Security from King’s College London. His research interests include geopolitics and the natural resource / energy nexus – with particular emphasis on the Eastern Mediterranean region.

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