The purpose of this study is to investigate Turkish issues in the Kazakh socio-political thought of the early twentieth century. To conduct this study, a set of scientific methods was used, such as general scientific methods of information analysis and synthesis, methods of system analysis and content analysis; specialised methods of historical science – source methods (classification of sources, analysis and comparison, synthesis of information received), historical-system method, comparative-historical method, problematic-chronological method. The main method of the study is the historical-system method, using which a structural and functional analysis of the problem was carried out. The results of this study disclose the specific features of the socio-political life of Kazakhs at the beginning of the twentieth century, provides data on their party movements and the publishing house of national mass media, substantiates the role of Türkiye in the context of Pan-Turkism aspirations of individual political movements and personalities. The materials of this study are of practical value for an in-depth study of the history of Kazakhstan in the twentieth century, history of Pan-Turkism movements, and further research of such scientific issues as the role of intellectuals, public associations, and national Kazakh printed publications in the acquisition of statehood of Kazakhstan.
Abdul Rahman Ibn Khaldun is one of the most significant figures in the history of social sciences. He is also an outstanding thinker in the history. This article deals with the contribution of Ibn Khaldun to communication science and his pioneering works in the field of international and intercultural communication studies of the Islamic world. He is considered by many as the founder of sociology. His typology on cyclical pattern of history and his theories on political economy, demography, and environmental sciences have earned him a prominent place among the major intellectuals in the history of social thought.
This study utilizes the Event-Domain Cognitive Model (ECM) within cognitive linguistics to analyze narrative construction in international news media coverage of the Beijing Winter Olympics. Through qualitative analysis of 1673 news articles from five diverse media outlets, the research outlines a multilevel cognitive rhetoric framework to explore the integration of cultural, historical, and emotional factors in media discourse. At the macro level, cultural and historical contexts influence the selection of event subdomains. At the meso level, cognitive reference points shape portrayals of international diplomacy. At the micro level, rhetorical strategies, especially metaphorical language, reveal media knowledge structures and emotional responses. The study highlights the media's dual role in reinforcing shared humanistic values and exposing geopolitical rivalries. Findings indicate the Olympics as a global stage for uniting cultures through common values and manifesting political and ideological differences, with varying narratives reflecting each outlet's cultural and political context. The study underscores the importance of cross-cultural media literacy to develop a critically aware public and contributes to international media studies, cognitive linguistics, and communication by providing a comprehensive model for analyzing media narratives and encouraging further research into global media events.
The study examines the influence of internal crisis communication practices on internal crisis communication satisfaction and the job performance of frontline employees. Also, the mediating effects of internal crisis communication satisfaction are considered. Data were collected from 284 frontline employees working in the UAE public service organisations, and SmartPLS was used to test the proposed hypotheses. The results indicate that internal crisis communication practices are positively related to internal crisis communication satisfaction. Also, the relationships between internal crisis communication satisfaction and the identified work outcomes (job satisfaction, employee engagement and affective organisation commitment) were statistically significant. This study will assist service organisations in converging their attention on communication practices, particularly during crisis time to enhance employees' work-related outcomes and achieve desired job performance. Our research extends work on organisational communication in an emerging economy context. This study offers solutions to advance communication practices in service organisations.
The U.S.-China trade dispute and the consequent reduction of U.S. agricultural exports to China in 2018 caused significant financial losses to corn and soybean farmers in the American Midwest. The mass media are arguably the most influential information sources that shape citizens’ attitudes toward such political matters. This study first identified the overarching frames employed by the farmers’ top media sources regarding the trade dispute and then compared them against farmers’ level of support for the U.S. trade policy toward China. Results showed stark differences in the frames used by media sources. We also found that farmers’ level of support for America’s tough trade stance on China varied according to the media sources to which they subscribed the most. The findings provide evidence for the influence of news organisations’ political ideology or political leaning on media frame setting and the effects of media frames on the strength of farmers’ support for the retaliatory trade policy toward China.
The Taliban administration (1996–2001) undoubtedly inflicted unimaginable suffering on Afghan women, but the struggle for gender equality in Afghanistan has deep roots. In his novel, 'A Thousand Splendid Suns', Afghan-American author Khaled Hosseini vividly portrays the harrowing experiences of women before, during, and after the war. To scrutinise the oppression of Afghan women as depicted in the novel, this study draws upon Iris Marion Young's theory of oppression. Young contended that women in a society endure oppression when they confront exploitation, marginalisation, powerlessness, cultural imperialism, and violence at the hands of men. This research unveils the physical, mental, and sexual abuse experienced by female characters, examining their inferior status through the lens of Young's 'Five Faces of Oppression' and connecting it to the actual suffering of women in Afghanistan's male-dominated society. Therefore, it becomes unequivocally clear from this study that the female characters in Hosseini's narrative endure lives of oppression under the relentless dominion of patriarchy. The study further substantiates that Afghan women live lives marked by oppression, shedding light on their subjugation by patriarchal forces in Afghanistan's socio-cultural landscape.
The messaging content of Russia Today (RT) and China Global Television Network (CGTN) provides alternatives to those offered in mainstream western media. Comparative studies point to RT's aggressive, ideological rhetoric and CGTN's more tacit, celebratory, and culture-focused approach. This study adds to these understandings by examining how messaging strategies construct media professionalism – one of the four historic pillars of media systems analysis – to delegitimize media systems of rival states and build credibility of their own platforms and by assessing the dialectical role of key oppositional voices to Western media hegemony in the digital sphere. Using a mixed methods approach, we analyzed thousands of RT and CGTN's Facebook posts across language accounts between 2017 and 2022. The study documents that RT and CGTN utilise arguments by comparison to assess competing news outlets and redefine scholarly modes of assessing media professionalism. The study identified four metrics used by RT and CGTN to evaluate media professionalism: source attribution, adherence to positive news values, distinctions from negative news standards of competing outlets, and relative commitment levels to free expression. It further reveals differences in RT and CGTN's language-based, message targeting in relation to media professionalism.
This study looked into Nigerian newspapers' reportage of the #Endsars protest with the aim of ascertaining the extent of adherence or non-adherence to the protest paradigm. A total of 216 articles were examined from three newspapers namely the Punch, Daily Post and Vanguard newspapers. The story trigger, frames and sources used for covering the #Endsars protest constituted the objectives of the study. Findings revealed that spontaneous news events triggered more reports than other triggers. It was further revealed that the riot frame was the most used frame in reporting the #Endsars protest while the protest target's voice was heard more in the reports. Based on these findings, it was concluded that Nigerian newspapers adhered to the protest paradigm in their coverage of the #Endsars protest. It was further recommended that journalists be trained on how to report sensitive issues like protests in the areas of voices to be allowed and frames used and that further studies should be carried out using a larger sample of media genre and the protest type as data generated for the present study are limited to make room for generalisation.
This research delves into the intricate interplay between political trust, political efficacy, and engagement in the political process. Analysing survey data collected from 530 participants during the 2022 elections in Israel, at a time of heightened political instability, the study aims to uncover the nuanced relationships underlying citizens' engagement behaviours. Grounded in political efficacy and political trust theories, the investigation explores the roles of trust in politicians and in the political system as predictors of offline and online political engagement. The mediating influence of political efficacy on these relationships is analysed. The findings reveal distinct patterns of influence for trust in politicians and trust in the political system in different modes of political engagement. Political efficacy emerges as a robust predictor, mediating online and offline engagement. This mediating role elucidates the intricate dynamics between trust variables and engagement pathways, offering insights into the complexities of civic participation in times of political turbulence. The findings contribute to a broader understanding of how trust and efficacy shape citizens' interactions with the political realm. They underscore the need for continued investigation into the multifaceted dynamics of political engagement.
