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Elif Durmaz

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ID5037355
NAMEElif Durmaz
GIVEN NAMESElif
FAMILY NAMEDurmaz
SIGNATUREDURMAZ E
AFFILIATIONSHochschule Bielefeld
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS5
TOTAL CITATIONS1
WORKS AS AUTHOR5
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2023
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX1
  • Impact of Crisis Communication Strategies by Muslim Organizations in the Aftermath of Islamist Terrorist Attacks

    Open Access•Elif Durmaz, Sabrina M Hegner et al.•ARTICLE•Crime & Delinquency•2026

    Muslim organizations play important roles in shaping the publics’ reaction to terrorist attacks with Islamist background. The present study uses methods and models from the Situational Crisis Communication Theory to investigate whether and which response strategies affect attitudes toward Muslims and attention to positive and negative information about Muslims. Specifically, an eye tracking experiment was conducted with 202 residents of Germany. …

  • Navigating the Aftermath

    Open Access•Sabrina M Hegner, Leoni Schilling et al.•ARTICLE•SAGE Open•2025

    This study seeks to improve our understanding of effective crisis communication of Muslim organizations after terror attacks using real-world examples as stimuli. Actual public statements issued by Muslim organizations in response to the terror attack conducted by Islamist fundamentalists in Berlin in 2016 were used. After presenting these statements, participants completed a survey assessing perceptions of the statements, specifically focusing o…

  • You Say Your Best When You Say Anything at All

    Open Access•Sabrina M Hegner, Leoni Schilling et al.•ARTICLE•European Journal of Social…•2025•References: 39

    This research, comprising three experiments with a total of 1718 population‐representative participants, investigates the strategies Muslim organizations can utilize to sustain trust and positive perceptions in the direct aftermath of terrorist attacks. It evaluates the effectiveness of different crisis communication strategies as outlined by the Situational Crisis Communication Theory. Additionally, it examines the effects of a positive pre‐cris…

  • Not Our War

    Open Access•Leoni Schilling, Sabrina M Hegner et al.•ARTICLE•SAGE Open•2024

    The ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine has adverse effects on Russians residing outside of their home country. To test whether a crisis communication strategy by a Russian association can mitigate the adverse effects, a 3 × 2 online experiment with 404 participants representing the general German population was implemented. Crisis communication strategy (denial vs. diminish vs. bolstering) and framing (emotional vs. rational) of a statement give…

  • Strategic Communication of Muslim Organizations in the Aftermath of Islamist Terrorist Attacks – a Qualitative Analysis from Germany

    Elif Durmaz, Sabrina M Hegner et al.•ARTICLE•International Journal of…•2023•Cited by: 1•References: 4

    Research on crisis communication related to terrorism deals mostly with governmental institutions and states as actors, but little on non-state actors attempting to influence perceptions of Muslims in society. The present article scrutinizes crisis communication of Muslim organizations in Germany after terrorist attacks with Islamist background and Islamophobic attacks. We analyzed all publicly available statements as reported in press releases, …

  • Strategic Communication of Muslim Organizations in the Aftermath of Islamist Terrorist Attacks – a Qualitative Analysis from Germany

    Elif Durmaz, Sabrina M Hegner et al.•ARTICLE•International Journal of…•2023•Cited by: 1•References: 4

    Research on crisis communication related to terrorism deals mostly with governmental institutions and states as actors, but little on non-state actors attempting to influence perceptions of Muslims in society. The present article scrutinizes crisis communication of Muslim organizations in Germany after terrorist attacks with Islamist background and Islamophobic attacks. We analyzed all publicly available statements as reported in press releases, …

  • Strategic Communication of Muslim Organizations in the Aftermath of Islamist Terrorist Attacks – a Qualitative Analysis from Germany

    Elif Durmaz, Sabrina M Hegner et al.•ARTICLE•International Journal of…•2023•Cited by: 1•References: 4

    Research on crisis communication related to terrorism deals mostly with governmental institutions and states as actors, but little on non-state actors attempting to influence perceptions of Muslims in society. The present article scrutinizes crisis communication of Muslim organizations in Germany after terrorist attacks with Islamist background and Islamophobic attacks. We analyzed all publicly available statements as reported in press releases, …

  • Not Our War

    Open Access•Leoni Schilling, Sabrina M Hegner et al.•ARTICLE•SAGE Open•2024

    The ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine has adverse effects on Russians residing outside of their home country. To test whether a crisis communication strategy by a Russian association can mitigate the adverse effects, a 3 × 2 online experiment with 404 participants representing the general German population was implemented. Crisis communication strategy (denial vs. diminish vs. bolstering) and framing (emotional vs. rational) of a statement give…

  • Navigating the Aftermath

    Open Access•Sabrina M Hegner, Leoni Schilling et al.•ARTICLE•SAGE Open•2025

    This study seeks to improve our understanding of effective crisis communication of Muslim organizations after terror attacks using real-world examples as stimuli. Actual public statements issued by Muslim organizations in response to the terror attack conducted by Islamist fundamentalists in Berlin in 2016 were used. After presenting these statements, participants completed a survey assessing perceptions of the statements, specifically focusing o…

  • You Say Your Best When You Say Anything at All

    Open Access•Sabrina M Hegner, Leoni Schilling et al.•ARTICLE•European Journal of Social…•2025•References: 39

    This research, comprising three experiments with a total of 1718 population‐representative participants, investigates the strategies Muslim organizations can utilize to sustain trust and positive perceptions in the direct aftermath of terrorist attacks. It evaluates the effectiveness of different crisis communication strategies as outlined by the Situational Crisis Communication Theory. Additionally, it examines the effects of a positive pre‐cris…

  • Impact of Crisis Communication Strategies by Muslim Organizations in the Aftermath of Islamist Terrorist Attacks

    Open Access•Elif Durmaz, Sabrina M Hegner et al.•ARTICLE•Crime & Delinquency•2026

    Muslim organizations play important roles in shaping the publics’ reaction to terrorist attacks with Islamist background. The present study uses methods and models from the Situational Crisis Communication Theory to investigate whether and which response strategies affect attitudes toward Muslims and attention to positive and negative information about Muslims. Specifically, an eye tracking experiment was conducted with 202 residents of Germany. …

Public Relations and Crisis Communication (5 works) · Law (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Terrorism (4 works) · Crisis communication (3 works) · Disaster Management and Resilience (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · History (2 works) · Islam (2 works)

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