
Conspiracy theories are explanatory frameworks that assert behind the apparent causes of socially or politically significant events lies a small, secret group—or sometimes the political authorities themselves—acting according to a deliberate plan. While these frameworks provide individuals with epistemic certainty and a sense of social belonging, they center on intentional agency rather than chance, institutional complexity, or multicausal social processes. Conspiracy theories can range from iso
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Ömer Said Aydın
DiDigital Hoarding is defined as a condition in which individuals continuously acquire digital content such as emails, digital images, videos, electronic documents, and software, experience significant difficulty in deleting or organizing these contents, and suffer stress or psychological distress due to the accumulation of data creating an unmanageable disorder. This phenomenon, also referred to in the literature as "e-hoarding," "data hoarding," or "cyber hoarding," is regarded as the digital ma
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Stigma refers to the disapproval, labeling, or discrimination directed at an individual or group due to perceivable characteristics that distinguish them from societal norms. Labeling involves assigning undesirable traits to these individuals in a stereotypical manner.【1】 Social theorist Erving Goffman defines stigma as “a behavior that devalues an individual, rendering those bearing the label less desirable and barely perceived as human.” 【2】 When society categorizes and labels individuals into
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Kadriye Beyza Kirenci

Time capsule is a curated collection of documents and objects intentionally sealed to carry material and/or digital traces of a specific era into the future, often designed to be opened on a predetermined date. Although related to archives and museums, the deliberate design of sealing and opening, the strategy of accessibility (placement and marking), and the engineering choices made for longevity (materials, sealing, environmental conditions) distinguish capsules from other memory artifacts. Co
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Onur Çolak

Mind mapping is a graphical presentation technique developed by individuals to visualize, organize, and recall information about knowledge. This structure, in which concepts and ideas branch out from a central core idea, supports the externalization of perceptions, memories, and knowledge present in the individual’s mind. Mind maps are used as a tool that supports cognitive functions across diverse fields, from individual learning processes to urban memory analyses. Historical Development The mi
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Crisis Communication is a specialized field encompassing all activities related to the production, processing, and dissemination of information by mass media during extraordinary periods such as wars, international tensions, terrorist acts, economic crises, pandemics, and natural disasters. This process, distinct from routine journalism practices, assumes a strategic role in reconstructing social reality and managing the crisis. Communication Approaches According to Crisis Types Crisis situation
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Nursena Şahin