Başak Taraktaş
Biographic Data
| ID | 324153 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Başak Taraktaş |
| GIVEN NAMES | Başak |
| FAMILY NAME | Taraktaş |
| SIGNATURE | TARAKTAŞ B |
| AFFILIATIONS | Bogaziçi University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5479-4801 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 9 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Hashtag activism and framing strategies in the aftermath of George Floyd’s death and the 2020 elections
Strategic convergence, ideological discounting, and pre-electoral coalition formation: Evidence from the 2023 Turkish presidential elections
This article studies the mechanisms underlying opposition coordination in the 2023 Turkish presidential elections. We argue that the Nation’s Alliance materialized only after the opposition parties agreed on a single presidential candidate despite earlier harmonization of certain policy preferences and discounting of controversial matters like the Kurdish issue. Conversely, the People’s Alliance experienced no such difficulties given the member p…
A comparative analysis of online mobilization through slogan specificity: The case of the countermovements to #BlackLivesMatter
This study examines the effect of slogan specificity on the mobilization potential of movements on social media platforms. We argue that specific slogans attract more narrowly defined audiences with consistent interpretations. In contrast, vague slogans appeal to broader, more heterogeneous audiences whose interpretations are often diverse, inconsistent, and fragmented. To analyze the link between slogan specificity and mobilization potential, we…
Tweeting through a Public Health Crisis: Communication Strategies of Right-Wing Populist Leaders during the Covid-19 Pandemic
How do right-wing populist leaders address a public health crisis? This article addresses the evolution of right-wing populist leaders' communication tone and style during the COVID-19 pandemic. By analysing the Twitter accounts of Boris Johnson, Donald Trump and Narendra Modi, we explore how right-wing populist leaders control the portrayal of a health crisis from above, shift blame and consolidate support. We argue that while all three leaders …
Protesting during the covid-19 pandemic in Turkey: When Moral Indignation and Economic Grievances Outweigh Risks of Infection and Repression
Why do people attend protests despite infection risk during health crises? This paper studies motivations to participate in protests during public health crises under authoritarianism, despite the risks of infection and repression by regime forces, with a focus on economic grievances and moral indignation. It examines motivations for protest participation in the case of workers' protests in Turkey during 2020 and 2021, using an online survey and …
Tolerable disagreements: Collective action capacity & shape of coalitions
A Comparative Approach to Euroscepticism in Turkey and Eastern European Countries
The pre-accession strategy, by challenging national sovereignty, erodes motivations for EU membership in the candidate countries, hence arising nationalistic reactions. Euroscepticism manifests itself in various forms depending on the way the country undergoes the transition, the domestic meaning of the accession and the country-specific patterns of euroscepticism. The Central and Eastern European countries mostly display great motivations for ac…
Tweeting through a Public Health Crisis: Communication Strategies of Right-Wing Populist Leaders during the Covid-19 Pandemic
How do right-wing populist leaders address a public health crisis? This article addresses the evolution of right-wing populist leaders' communication tone and style during the COVID-19 pandemic. By analysing the Twitter accounts of Boris Johnson, Donald Trump and Narendra Modi, we explore how right-wing populist leaders control the portrayal of a health crisis from above, shift blame and consolidate support. We argue that while all three leaders …
A Comparative Approach to Euroscepticism in Turkey and Eastern European Countries
The pre-accession strategy, by challenging national sovereignty, erodes motivations for EU membership in the candidate countries, hence arising nationalistic reactions. Euroscepticism manifests itself in various forms depending on the way the country undergoes the transition, the domestic meaning of the accession and the country-specific patterns of euroscepticism. The Central and Eastern European countries mostly display great motivations for ac…
Tolerable disagreements: Collective action capacity & shape of coalitions
A Comparative Approach to Euroscepticism in Turkey and Eastern European Countries
The pre-accession strategy, by challenging national sovereignty, erodes motivations for EU membership in the candidate countries, hence arising nationalistic reactions. Euroscepticism manifests itself in various forms depending on the way the country undergoes the transition, the domestic meaning of the accession and the country-specific patterns of euroscepticism. The Central and Eastern European countries mostly display great motivations for ac…
Tolerable disagreements: Collective action capacity & shape of coalitions
Tweeting through a Public Health Crisis: Communication Strategies of Right-Wing Populist Leaders during the Covid-19 Pandemic
How do right-wing populist leaders address a public health crisis? This article addresses the evolution of right-wing populist leaders' communication tone and style during the COVID-19 pandemic. By analysing the Twitter accounts of Boris Johnson, Donald Trump and Narendra Modi, we explore how right-wing populist leaders control the portrayal of a health crisis from above, shift blame and consolidate support. We argue that while all three leaders …
Protesting during the covid-19 pandemic in Turkey: When Moral Indignation and Economic Grievances Outweigh Risks of Infection and Repression
Why do people attend protests despite infection risk during health crises? This paper studies motivations to participate in protests during public health crises under authoritarianism, despite the risks of infection and repression by regime forces, with a focus on economic grievances and moral indignation. It examines motivations for protest participation in the case of workers' protests in Turkey during 2020 and 2021, using an online survey and …
Hashtag activism and framing strategies in the aftermath of George Floyd’s death and the 2020 elections
Strategic convergence, ideological discounting, and pre-electoral coalition formation: Evidence from the 2023 Turkish presidential elections
This article studies the mechanisms underlying opposition coordination in the 2023 Turkish presidential elections. We argue that the Nation’s Alliance materialized only after the opposition parties agreed on a single presidential candidate despite earlier harmonization of certain policy preferences and discounting of controversial matters like the Kurdish issue. Conversely, the People’s Alliance experienced no such difficulties given the member p…
A comparative analysis of online mobilization through slogan specificity: The case of the countermovements to #BlackLivesMatter
This study examines the effect of slogan specificity on the mobilization potential of movements on social media platforms. We argue that specific slogans attract more narrowly defined audiences with consistent interpretations. In contrast, vague slogans appeal to broader, more heterogeneous audiences whose interpretations are often diverse, inconsistent, and fragmented. To analyze the link between slogan specificity and mobilization potential, we…
Political science (6 works) · Law (5 works) · Law (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Politics (4 works) · Political economy (3 works) · Populism, Right-Wing Movements (3 works) · Turkey's Politics and Society (3 works) · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 (2 works) · Criminology (2 works)