Research Article

Strategic Communication as Narrative Governance in Counter-Terrorism: An Adaptive Framework

Volume: 10 Number: 2 September 30, 2026
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Strategic Communication as Narrative Governance in Counter-Terrorism: An Adaptive Framework

Abstract

In contemporary conflict environments, terrorism operates not only through physical violence but also through communicative performance designed to shape perceptions, polarize publics, and undermine institutional legitimacy. This study reconceptualizes strategic communication in defense against terrorism as narrative governance: an institutionalized, cyclical, and adaptive management of meaning in contested information environments. The study proposes a stage-based adaptive framework consisting of strategic orientation and threat framing, audience mapping and segmentation, narrative construction and meaning stabilization, multi-platform implementation and media synchronization, discursive impact assessment, and feedback-driven recalibration for institutional learning. The article contributes to the strategic communication and security governance literature by conceptually integrating strategic communication, narrative theory, securitization, and institutional governance within a unified framework of narrative governance. It further proposes an adaptive six-stage model designed to support institutional coordination, evaluation, organizational learning, and communicative resilience in democratic counter-terrorism contexts.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Public Policy, Public Administration, Terrorism in International Relations

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

September 30, 2026

Submission Date

April 21, 2026

Acceptance Date

July 13, 2026

Published in Issue

Year 2026 Volume: 10 Number: 2

APA
Akgün Sakızcı, E., & Balcı, T. (2026). Strategic Communication as Narrative Governance in Counter-Terrorism: An Adaptive Framework. Fiscaoeconomia, 10(2), 1-9. https://doi.org/10.25295/fsecon.1935142
AMA
1.Akgün Sakızcı E, Balcı T. Strategic Communication as Narrative Governance in Counter-Terrorism: An Adaptive Framework. FSECON. 2026;10(2):1-9. doi:10.25295/fsecon.1935142
Chicago
Akgün Sakızcı, Eda, and Tolga Balcı. 2026. “Strategic Communication As Narrative Governance in Counter-Terrorism: An Adaptive Framework”. Fiscaoeconomia 10 (2): 1-9. https://doi.org/10.25295/fsecon.1935142.
EndNote
Akgün Sakızcı E, Balcı T (September 1, 2026) Strategic Communication as Narrative Governance in Counter-Terrorism: An Adaptive Framework. Fiscaoeconomia 10 2 1–9.
IEEE
[1]E. Akgün Sakızcı and T. Balcı, “Strategic Communication as Narrative Governance in Counter-Terrorism: An Adaptive Framework”, FSECON, vol. 10, no. 2, pp. 1–9, Sept. 2026, doi: 10.25295/fsecon.1935142.
ISNAD
Akgün Sakızcı, Eda - Balcı, Tolga. “Strategic Communication As Narrative Governance in Counter-Terrorism: An Adaptive Framework”. Fiscaoeconomia 10/2 (September 1, 2026): 1-9. https://doi.org/10.25295/fsecon.1935142.
JAMA
1.Akgün Sakızcı E, Balcı T. Strategic Communication as Narrative Governance in Counter-Terrorism: An Adaptive Framework. FSECON. 2026;10:1–9.
MLA
Akgün Sakızcı, Eda, and Tolga Balcı. “Strategic Communication As Narrative Governance in Counter-Terrorism: An Adaptive Framework”. Fiscaoeconomia, vol. 10, no. 2, Sept. 2026, pp. 1-9, doi:10.25295/fsecon.1935142.
Vancouver
1.Eda Akgün Sakızcı, Tolga Balcı. Strategic Communication as Narrative Governance in Counter-Terrorism: An Adaptive Framework. FSECON. 2026 Sep. 1;10(2):1-9. doi:10.25295/fsecon.1935142
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