Türkay Nefes

Associate Member at University of Oxford. Türkay works on socio-political diffusion and impacts of knowledge. Their previous research focused on this topic from different angles: (1) online/offline communication and significance of conspiracy theories and anti-Semitism in Turkey, (2) influence of Emile Durkheim’s sociological theory on Turkish nationalism and (3) teaching sociology by using cartoons. Currently, they expand on their first line of work by developing a study on socio-political significance of conspiracy theories in Turkey.

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Why do people adopt conspiracy theories, how are they communicated, and what are their risks?
This project is a multi-disciplinary literature review on the emergence, transmission, spread, and countering of conspiracy theories.
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2016 – 2017
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Karen Douglas, Robbie Sutton, Chee Sing (Jim) Ang, Farzin Deravi, Joe Uscinski, Türkay Nefes
Conspiracy Theories: How are they adopted, communicated, and what are their risks?
Drawing on research in psychology, information engineering, political science, and sociology, this CREST report examines why people adopt conspiracy theories, how they are communicated, and what their risks are.
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