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Identity Construction of the Palestinian Diaspora on Social Media: A Digital Ethnography Study

Filistin Diasporasının Sosyal Medyada Kimlik İnşası: Dijital Etnografı Çalışması

Arif Akbaş(SİVAS CUMHURİYET ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0002-8480-4350
Pages
39–68
Publication Date
2025-06-30
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It reveals that digital interactions sustain the continuity of Palestinian identity and act as a transformative tool that strengthens the political solidarity of the diaspora.

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Objective & Hypothesis:This article addresses the Palestinian issue within a distinct theoretical/approach framework.
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Key Findings & Data:The study demonstrates that online platforms serve as spaces of memory, solidarity, and resistance for the Palestinian diaspora.
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Conclusion & Impact:It reveals that digital interactions sustain the continuity of Palestinian identity and act as a transformative tool that strengthens the political solidarity of the diaspora.
🔬Design:Araştırma Makalesi
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⚙️Variables:Dijital etnografi · Filistin sorunu · Post-kolonyal teori

Abstract

This article addresses the Palestinian issue within a distinct theoretical/approach framework. Moving beyond classical sociological theories, the study employs interdisciplinary perspectives such as post-colonial theory, critical geography, trauma studies, and identity theories. The research adopts the method of digital ethnography. Digital ethnography aims to analyse the identity, belonging, and resistance practices of the Palestinian diaspora through social media, blogs, and forums. The study demonstrates that online platforms serve as spaces of memory, solidarity, and resistance for the Palestinian diaspora. Digital platforms contribute to keeping the collective memory alive, amplifying the voices of diaspora members in the international arena, and strengthening their sense of belonging to Palestine. The research provides a new perspective on the global dimension of the Palestinian issue by analysing the online reconstruction of individual and collective identities and resistance practices. It reveals that digital interactions sustain the continuity of Palestinian identity and act as a transformative tool that strengthens the political solidarity of the diaspora.

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Bu makalede Filistin sorunu farklı bir kuram/ yaklaşım çerçevesinde ele alınmaktadır. Konu incelenirken klasik sosyolojik teorilerin ötesine geçerek, post-kolonyal teori, eleştirel coğrafya, travma çalışmaları, kimlik teorileri gibi disiplinler arası yaklaşımlara başvurulmaktadır. Çalışmada dijital etnografi yöntemi benimsenmiştir. Dijital etnografi, Filistin diasporasının sosyal medya, bloglar ile forumlar üzerinden kimlik, aidiyet ve direniş pratiklerini incelemeyi amaçlamaktadır. Çalışma, çevrimiçi platformların Filistinli diaspora için bir hafıza, dayanışma ve direniş alanı sunduğunu göstermektedir. Dijital platformlar, diaspora üyelerinin kolektif hafızayı canlı tutmasına, uluslararası kamuoyunda seslerini duyurmasına ve Filistin’e aidiyetlerini güçlendirmesine katkı sağlamaktadır. Araştırma, bireysel ve kolektif kimliklerin çevrimiçi yeniden inşasını ve direniş pratiklerini analiz ederek, Filistin meselesinin küresel boyutuna yeni bir perspektif sunmaktadır. Dijital etkileşimlerin Filistinli kimliğin sürekliliğini sağladığını ve diasporanın politik dayanışmasını güçlendiren dönüştürücü bir araç olduğunu ortaya koymaktadır.

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Akbaş, A. (2025). Identity Construction of the Palestinian Diaspora on Social Media: A Digital Ethnography Study. Journal of Islamicjerusalem Studies, Cilt: 25 Sayı: 1, 39–68. https://doi.org/10.31456/beytulmakdis.1616144

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