Tamer Farag studierte "Massenkommunikation" (B. A.) an der Kairo Universität (Ägypten) sowie "Globale Kommunikation: Politik und Gesellschaft" (M. A.) an der Universität Erfurt. Im August 2022 schloss er sein Masterstudium ab und arbeitet seit Oktober 2022 als wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter im Forschungsprojekt „Media for Peace“ (M4P).

Forschungsschwerpunkte:

• Mediensysteme und Konflikt
• Alternative Medien
• Digitale Medien und Konflikt
• Kommunikation sozialer Bewegungenen

Publikationen:

Litvinenko, A., & Farag, T (2026). Digital resistance under authoritarianism: A comparative study of activist publics across five countries. In A. Bruns, G. Enli, A. O. Larsson, J. Y. Robinson, T. Bosch & K. Kasianenko (Eds.), The Routledge companion to social media and politics.(2nd ed., Chapter 30). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003359524

Farag, T., Neuberger, C., Kretzschmar, S., & Sehl, A. (2026). Media Systems and Violent Conflicts: A Theoretical Framework and Patterns of Transformation. The International Journal of Press/Politics, 19401612261452109.

Farag, T., Primig, F., & Badr, H. (2026). Algorithmic Censorship, Power, and Resistance in the Arab Region. Communication, Culture & Critique 19 (1): 74–91. https://doi.org/10.1093/ccc/8559757

Farag, T., Neuberger, C., Kretzschmar, S., Sehl, A., Wiethaus, L., & Gäng, J. (2025). Intrastate conflict and transformation of the media system: The case of Afghanistan. Media, War & Conflict, 17506352251362600.

Farag, T., Neuberger, C., Kretzschmar, S., Sehl, A., Pies, J., & Wiethaus, L. (2025). Alternative Media in Lebanon: The Role of Digital Platforms in a Polarized Hybrid Media System. Digital Journalism, 1-19.

Farag, T. (2024). Constructing the Establishment-Foreign Enemy Conspiracies: A Comparative Analysis of the Media Framing in the USA and Egypt. Global Media Journal-German Edition, 14(1).

2025 Honorable Mention for the Top Student Paper Award in the Activism, Communication and Social Justice Division, International Communication Association.              

Konferenzbeiträge: 

Litvinenko, A., Farag, T. (2026, 4 -8. June). Digital Resistance under Authoritarianism: A Comparative Study of Activist Publics Across Five Countries. (ICA Pre-conference Global Disruptions: Platforms, Power, and Contested Communication). 76th Annual ICA Conference (International Communication Association), Cape Town, South Africa.

Farag, T. (2026, 4 -8. June). Multi-front Propaganda: Towards an Analytical Framework for Cross-platform Information Campaigns. 76th Annual ICA Conference (International Communication Association), Cape Town, South Africa.

Farag, T., Neuberger, C., Kretzschmar, S., & Sehl, A. (2026, 4 -8. June). Activism Within a Theocratic Media System: The Case of Afghanistan Under the Taliban Rule. 76th Annual ICA Conference (International Communication Association), Cape Town, South Africa.

Farag, T., Neuberger, C., Kretzschmar, S., & Sehl, A. (2026, 28-30. March). To support or not to support: A framing analysis of the Lebanese media coverage of Hezbollah’s 2023-2024 supportive war with Hamas against Israel. Media for Peace Symposium, Munich, Germany.

Farag, T., Neuberger, C., Kretzschmar, S., & Sehl, A. (2025, 14.-17. June). Media Systems and Violent Conflicts: A Theoretical Framework and Patterns of Transformation. [Conference paper]. 75th Annual ICA Conference (International Communication Association), Denver, USA.

Farag, T., Primig, F., & Badr, H. (2025, 14.-17. June). Algorithmic Censorship, Power, and Resistance in the Arab Region: A Case Study of the Pro-Palestine Content. [Conference paper]. 75th Annual ICA Conference (International Communication Association), Denver, USA.

Farag, T. & Neuberger, C. (2024, 20.-24. June). Digital Propaganda beyond the Global North: Analyzing Hizbullah’s Communication Strategies within the Polarized Lebanese Media System. (ICA 2024 post conference P³: Power, Propaganda, Polarisation) [Conference paper]. 74th Annual ICA Conference (International Communication Association), Gold Coast, Australia.

Farag, T., Malik, M. S., Neuberger, C., Sehl, A., & Kretzschmar, S. (2024, 20.-24. June). Expressing Dissent Online: Analyzing Digital Counter-Publics in Afghanistan and Lebanon. [Conference paper]. 74th Annual ICA Conference (International Communication Association), Gold Coast, Australia.

Farag, T., Neuberger, C., Kretzschmar, S., Sehl, A., & Wiethaus, L. (2024, 13-15. March). Afghan opositional media and the strive for a better life under the Taliban's autocratic regime [Conference paper]. 69. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Publizistik- und Kommunikationswissenschaft (DGPuK), Erfurt, Germany.

Farag, T. (2023). Media System’s Transformation and Intrastate Conflict: Analyzing traditional and digital media in Afghanistan with a focus on the Taliban takeover. International Journal of Press & Politics Annual conference, Edinburgh, Scotland.

Litvinienko, A., & Farag, T (2026). Digital resistance under authoritarianism: A comparative study of activist publics across five countries. In A. Bruns, G. Enli, A. O. Larsson, J. Y. Robinson, T. Bosch & K. Kasianenko (Eds.), The Routledge companion to social media and politics.(2nd ed., Chapter 30).Routledge.https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003359524