Mehmet F Bastug
Biographic Data
| ID | 2140260 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mehmet F Bastug |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mehmet F |
| FAMILY NAME | Bastug |
| SIGNATURE | BASTUG M F |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Scranton |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5171-9539 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 28 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Deconstructing Fears of Terrorism
Although research on fears of terrorism has been growing, previous studies approached the topic of the fear of terrorism as a monolithic concept without considering the various political aspects of terrorism as a crime. The current research employed a novel approach to studying the fear of terrorism as a polylithic phenomenon by comparing three different types of fears of terrorism among Americans: general fears of terrorism, fears of domestic te…
Collective resilience in diaspora groups
For decades, oppressive state policies have forced some Kurds to leave Turkey and seek refuge in Western countries, including Sweden and Canada. We conducted semi-structured interviews with Kurdish youth living in Canada and Sweden (N = 15) to explore the role of identity-related grievances in their involvement in the Kurdish movement, a political movement comprised of an array of actors including an armed group, political parties, and civil soci…
Fear of Terrorism and Fear of Violent Crimes in the United States
The purpose of this study was to compare Americans’ fear of terrorism to fear of violent crimes (i.e., murder, mass shooting, and gang violence). Previous research suggested that similarities exist between terrorism and violent crimes, yet no study has compared the fear aspects of terrorism and violence in the United States. Using nationally representative data from the 2018 Americans’ Fears Survey ( N = 1,190), we compared fear of terrorism to f…
Fears of cyberterrorism, terrorism, and terrorist attacks
The goals of this study are to identify the determinants of the fear of cyberterrorism and to compare these to the determinants of the fear of terrorism as well as the fear of a terrorist attack. As no empirical study has yet tested what predicts the fear of cyberterrorism, the current research used variables from the fear of terrorism literature to explore the impact of these factors on the fear of cyberterrorism. Based on nationally representat…
Framing Syrian refugees
The article investigates news coverage and media framing of the Syrian refugee debate as a public opinion issue in US local news in 2015. The sheer number of refugees created an unprecedented humanitarian crisis as millions of civilians settled in neighboring countries, and a significant number of them embarked on a perilous journey to seek refuge in European countries. The political response to the Syrian refugee crisis was divided, but public a…
Crisis management in authoritarian regimes
The new coronavirus disease, or COVID-19, was first identified in late 2019 and declared as a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO) in March 2020. Turkey and Iran have been heavily affected by the outbreak, with over 460,000 and 890,000 cases reported respectively, so far. Even though these two countries have similar political and ideological approaches and are roughly the same size in terms of population density, as well as despite a h…
Keeping it peaceful
Over the last decade, social media platforms have become the leading communication tools for activists and protesters all over the world. Understanding protesters’ motivations and reasons for using social media is a challenging issue for researchers. In this article, we analyzed the use of Twitter during the anti-governmental protests in Istanbul that was launched in May 2013. We examined 13,794 tweets posted to the #direngeziparki hashtag over a…
Syrian Refugees in Canada and Transculturalism
The process of integration of Syrian newcomers into Canada is multifaceted. The Canadian government, in its efforts to welcome refugees, has provided services that smooth this process over on many fronts. While financial and support services are essential to feelings of comfort, safety and security, feelings of identity and belonging constitute a never-ending process. In a globalized world, country of residence can easily change, but attachment t…
The Effects of Perceived Islamophobia on Group Identification and Acculturation Attitudes
This study examines the effects of perceived Islamophobia on group identification and acculturation attitudes in a sample of Turkish Canadians. We tested the rejection-identification model (RIM) and the rejection-disidentification model (RDIM) to examine how perceived Islamophobia affects religious and national identification. The study also explores whether perceived Islamophobia, national identification, and religious identification have any im…
Exploring the “Demand Side” of Online Radicalization
We examined whether and how social media play a role in the process of radicalization, and whether and for what purposes extremists use social media after they become radicalized within a sample of fifty-one Canadian extremists. Differences between converts and non-converts in terms of their radicalization process, involvement in terrorism, and social media usage were also investigated. Data were collected from a combination of media reports via …
Exploring the “Demand Side” of Online Radicalization
We examined whether and how social media play a role in the process of radicalization, and whether and for what purposes extremists use social media after they become radicalized within a sample of fifty-one Canadian extremists. Differences between converts and non-converts in terms of their radicalization process, involvement in terrorism, and social media usage were also investigated. Data were collected from a combination of media reports via …
The Effects of Perceived Islamophobia on Group Identification and Acculturation Attitudes
This study examines the effects of perceived Islamophobia on group identification and acculturation attitudes in a sample of Turkish Canadians. We tested the rejection-identification model (RIM) and the rejection-disidentification model (RDIM) to examine how perceived Islamophobia affects religious and national identification. The study also explores whether perceived Islamophobia, national identification, and religious identification have any im…
Framing Syrian refugees
The article investigates news coverage and media framing of the Syrian refugee debate as a public opinion issue in US local news in 2015. The sheer number of refugees created an unprecedented humanitarian crisis as millions of civilians settled in neighboring countries, and a significant number of them embarked on a perilous journey to seek refuge in European countries. The political response to the Syrian refugee crisis was divided, but public a…
Fears of cyberterrorism, terrorism, and terrorist attacks
The goals of this study are to identify the determinants of the fear of cyberterrorism and to compare these to the determinants of the fear of terrorism as well as the fear of a terrorist attack. As no empirical study has yet tested what predicts the fear of cyberterrorism, the current research used variables from the fear of terrorism literature to explore the impact of these factors on the fear of cyberterrorism. Based on nationally representat…
Syrian Refugees in Canada and Transculturalism
The process of integration of Syrian newcomers into Canada is multifaceted. The Canadian government, in its efforts to welcome refugees, has provided services that smooth this process over on many fronts. While financial and support services are essential to feelings of comfort, safety and security, feelings of identity and belonging constitute a never-ending process. In a globalized world, country of residence can easily change, but attachment t…
Exploring the “Demand Side” of Online Radicalization
We examined whether and how social media play a role in the process of radicalization, and whether and for what purposes extremists use social media after they become radicalized within a sample of fifty-one Canadian extremists. Differences between converts and non-converts in terms of their radicalization process, involvement in terrorism, and social media usage were also investigated. Data were collected from a combination of media reports via …
The Effects of Perceived Islamophobia on Group Identification and Acculturation Attitudes
This study examines the effects of perceived Islamophobia on group identification and acculturation attitudes in a sample of Turkish Canadians. We tested the rejection-identification model (RIM) and the rejection-disidentification model (RDIM) to examine how perceived Islamophobia affects religious and national identification. The study also explores whether perceived Islamophobia, national identification, and religious identification have any im…
Crisis management in authoritarian regimes
The new coronavirus disease, or COVID-19, was first identified in late 2019 and declared as a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO) in March 2020. Turkey and Iran have been heavily affected by the outbreak, with over 460,000 and 890,000 cases reported respectively, so far. Even though these two countries have similar political and ideological approaches and are roughly the same size in terms of population density, as well as despite a h…
Keeping it peaceful
Over the last decade, social media platforms have become the leading communication tools for activists and protesters all over the world. Understanding protesters’ motivations and reasons for using social media is a challenging issue for researchers. In this article, we analyzed the use of Twitter during the anti-governmental protests in Istanbul that was launched in May 2013. We examined 13,794 tweets posted to the #direngeziparki hashtag over a…
Syrian Refugees in Canada and Transculturalism
The process of integration of Syrian newcomers into Canada is multifaceted. The Canadian government, in its efforts to welcome refugees, has provided services that smooth this process over on many fronts. While financial and support services are essential to feelings of comfort, safety and security, feelings of identity and belonging constitute a never-ending process. In a globalized world, country of residence can easily change, but attachment t…
Framing Syrian refugees
The article investigates news coverage and media framing of the Syrian refugee debate as a public opinion issue in US local news in 2015. The sheer number of refugees created an unprecedented humanitarian crisis as millions of civilians settled in neighboring countries, and a significant number of them embarked on a perilous journey to seek refuge in European countries. The political response to the Syrian refugee crisis was divided, but public a…
Fears of cyberterrorism, terrorism, and terrorist attacks
The goals of this study are to identify the determinants of the fear of cyberterrorism and to compare these to the determinants of the fear of terrorism as well as the fear of a terrorist attack. As no empirical study has yet tested what predicts the fear of cyberterrorism, the current research used variables from the fear of terrorism literature to explore the impact of these factors on the fear of cyberterrorism. Based on nationally representat…
Fear of Terrorism and Fear of Violent Crimes in the United States
The purpose of this study was to compare Americans’ fear of terrorism to fear of violent crimes (i.e., murder, mass shooting, and gang violence). Previous research suggested that similarities exist between terrorism and violent crimes, yet no study has compared the fear aspects of terrorism and violence in the United States. Using nationally representative data from the 2018 Americans’ Fears Survey ( N = 1,190), we compared fear of terrorism to f…
Collective resilience in diaspora groups
For decades, oppressive state policies have forced some Kurds to leave Turkey and seek refuge in Western countries, including Sweden and Canada. We conducted semi-structured interviews with Kurdish youth living in Canada and Sweden (N = 15) to explore the role of identity-related grievances in their involvement in the Kurdish movement, a political movement comprised of an array of actors including an armed group, political parties, and civil soci…
Deconstructing Fears of Terrorism
Although research on fears of terrorism has been growing, previous studies approached the topic of the fear of terrorism as a monolithic concept without considering the various political aspects of terrorism as a crime. The current research employed a novel approach to studying the fear of terrorism as a polylithic phenomenon by comparing three different types of fears of terrorism among Americans: general fears of terrorism, fears of domestic te…
Political science (10 works) · Law (8 works) · Law (8 works) · Criminology (6 works) · Psychology (6 works) · Terrorism (6 works) · Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence (6 works) · Politics (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Social Psychology (4 works)