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Message from the Director

Welcome to our Institute – a forum for research, teaching and conversation about the intricacies of the movement of ideas, expression, and information across borders.

– Dr. Will Youmans, Director

M.A. in Global Communication

Our M.A. is offered jointly by GW’s Elliott School of International Affairs and the School of Media and Public Affairs (SMPA).

It combines globally recognized academic excellence in international affairs with top training media and journalism.

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How Turkey Uses Counter-Hegemony to Reshape the Global Communication Order

Bilge Yesil examines the AKP’s English-language communication apparatus, focusing on its objectives and outcomes, the idea-generating framework that undergirds it, and the implications of its activities. She also analyzes the decolonial and pan-Islamist message the AKP-backed outlets deploy to promote President Erdogan as the voice of oppressed Muslims around the world.

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Events

2023 Walter Roberts Annual Lecture