Dounia Mahlouly
Biographic Data
| ID | 8959393 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Dounia Mahlouly |
| GIVEN NAMES | Dounia |
| FAMILY NAME | Mahlouly |
| SIGNATURE | MAHLOULY D |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of London |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6972-3835 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Unpacking the legacy of crowd psychology in the contemporary discourse around (post)-truth
This paper engages with public concerns over disinformation and ‘post-truth’ media by exploring how these issues have been framed in recent policy discourses on the rise of populism and anti-establishment rhetoric. It interrogates the epistemic foundations of this discourse by tracing its affinities with 19th-century crowd psychology and examining how concepts such as ‘post-truth’ are rooted in Western modernity. Through an analysis of grey liter…
A critique of ‘communicative resilience’ as a framework for media development
This paper reflects critically on the concept of ‘communicative resilience’ and its application in the field of media development. It draws on the case study of a development programme implemented in Tunisia and Lebanon, which was intended to support community-owned media through the framework of communicative resilience. The article reports on the findings of 47 fieldwork interviews with local civil society actors and independent journalists, an…
Digital Political Cultures in the Middle East since the Arab Uprisings
This book offers a ten-year perspective on ongoing and evolving digital activism practices across the Middle East and North Africa, drawing on interviews and ethnographic evidence collected between 2012 and 2020. It addresses the shifting narratives around digital activism and cultures in the region in the wake of the 2011 uprisings and the subsequent so-called second wave by considering the media environments in which local activists operate. In…
The Google voter
This paper explores key Internet search trends for electoral information vis-à-vis the broader media ecology in the UK and the US. An innovative methodology is introduced that maps the informational trajectories of key election events by combining Google Trends data linked to significant news events during the campaigns. While the research found spikes of search that suggested a seemingly trivial event in the US could drive voters to search out d…
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The Google voter
This paper explores key Internet search trends for electoral information vis-à-vis the broader media ecology in the UK and the US. An innovative methodology is introduced that maps the informational trajectories of key election events by combining Google Trends data linked to significant news events during the campaigns. While the research found spikes of search that suggested a seemingly trivial event in the US could drive voters to search out d…
Digital Political Cultures in the Middle East since the Arab Uprisings
This book offers a ten-year perspective on ongoing and evolving digital activism practices across the Middle East and North Africa, drawing on interviews and ethnographic evidence collected between 2012 and 2020. It addresses the shifting narratives around digital activism and cultures in the region in the wake of the 2011 uprisings and the subsequent so-called second wave by considering the media environments in which local activists operate. In…
Unpacking the legacy of crowd psychology in the contemporary discourse around (post)-truth
This paper engages with public concerns over disinformation and ‘post-truth’ media by exploring how these issues have been framed in recent policy discourses on the rise of populism and anti-establishment rhetoric. It interrogates the epistemic foundations of this discourse by tracing its affinities with 19th-century crowd psychology and examining how concepts such as ‘post-truth’ are rooted in Western modernity. Through an analysis of grey liter…
A critique of ‘communicative resilience’ as a framework for media development
This paper reflects critically on the concept of ‘communicative resilience’ and its application in the field of media development. It draws on the case study of a development programme implemented in Tunisia and Lebanon, which was intended to support community-owned media through the framework of communicative resilience. The article reports on the findings of 47 fieldwork interviews with local civil society actors and independent journalists, an…
Media studies (2 works) · Media Studies and Communication (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Social media (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · The Internet (2 works) · Anthropology (1 work) · Art (1 work) · Biology (1 work) · Blogosphere (1 work)