Social Media: opportunities for public communication in a Turkmen society

Abstrakt

The paper explores the role that social media plays in democratizing public communication in contemporary Turkmenistan. Based on the public sphere concept as a theoretical framework, the research seeks to answer how emerging citizen journalism influences the practice of freedom of thoughts and expression in Turkmen society and its ability to challenge the authoritarian regime in Turkmenistan.

EURASIAN INSIGHT conference in Ghent: past, current and upcoming dynamics in the Central Asian region and their possible impact in Europe held on 22-24 September 2021 in Ghent, Belgium.

Klíčová slova

• Turkmenistan
• Social media
• Communication
• Authoritarian regime