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PLEDGE Horizon project @pledge-project.bsky.social · 8h

🌍PLEDGE’s work is more relevant than ever, as Starmer condemns Farage’s “politics of grievance”.

➡️Read the full article and see the relevant video here: www.bbc.com/news/article...

#PLEDGE #Democracy

PLEDGE Horizon project @pledge-project.bsky.social · 6d

In today’s hyper-competitive world, people dismiss what they couldn’t achieve as “undesirable” while recasting themselves as righteous victims.

👉 Discover more here: www.pledgeproject.eu/the-sour-gra...

#GrievancePolitics #SourGrapesEffect #Democracy #EU

PLEDGE Horizon project @pledge-project.bsky.social · 27d

📢 Call for Papers is now open!

📝 Submit your paper or panel proposal by 31 October 2025!

👉 Visit our website for more information: www.pledgeproject.eu/call-for-pap...

#democracy #EU #PLEDGE #grievances #politics #governance #CallForPapers

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MORES @mores-project.bsky.social · Aug 28

Joy is short-lived—but it forms lasting memories and can be deeply social.

We explore how joy strengthens group identity and brings people together in moments of political meaning. 🧪

Learn why joy matters for democracy: mores-horizon.eu/glossary/joy

#MORESresearch #Emotions #Society #HorizonEU

Smiling young woman with curly hair and eyes closed, radiating joy while raising her hand, overlaid with bold text that reads: “Joy. Pleasant, Powerful, and Political.” Credit: MORES project.

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PLEDGE Horizon project @pledge-project.bsky.social · Sep 3

How can collective emotions -and cardboard- fuel democracy under the strain of war?

👉 Read the full blogpost here: www.pledgeproject.eu/pledge-blog-...

#Ukraine #CardboardRevolution #Democracy #PoliticalEmotions #CivicEngagement #PLEDGE #EU

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PLEDGE Horizon project @pledge-project.bsky.social · Aug 29

🌍🤝 PLEDGE consortium members were present at the #ECPR conference in Thessaloniki 🇬🇷 (26 – 29 August 2025), engaging in key debates on democracy, governance & grievance politics.
💬✨ Stay tuned — more posts & insights coming soon!!!

#democracy #EU

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PLEDGE Horizon project @pledge-project.bsky.social · Aug 27

Georgia, on the Eastern flank of Europe, shows how deeply grievance politics can shift a nation’s trajectory.
🔗 This New York Times article takes an in-depth & personal look at this dramatic transformation: www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/m...

#Democracy #EU #Autocracy #Europe #grievance

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PLEDGE Horizon project @pledge-project.bsky.social · Aug 22

🔎 How is resentment marketed in today’s political landscape—and what does it mean for democracy?

Our -own- Steering Committee Chair, Mikko Salmela, joins the discussion alongside other experts.

📖 Read the Eurozine article and watch the attached video: www.eurozine.com/marketing-re...

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PLEDGE Horizon project @pledge-project.bsky.social · Aug 20

🌍 Emotions drive action—but not always equally.
💡 PLEDGE shows: shared feelings fuel 🌱 climate protests, but not 🛂 immigration ones.
✨ Context matters for civic engagement!
👉 Read more: www.pledgeproject.eu/pledge-blog-...

#Democracy #CivicEngagement #EU

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PLEDGE Horizon project @pledge-project.bsky.social · Aug 1

😤Is this what democracy should feel like?
💔Is our modern Idemocracy shaped more by emotions than by ideals.

🔗Find out more by following the link: www.pledgeproject.eu/an-overview-...

#democracyincrisis #affectivepolitics #PLEDGEproject #populism #polarization #democracy

PLEDGE Horizon project @pledge-project.bsky.social · Jul 30

📢 New Blog Alert!
How is the far-right thriving in today’s social media age?
📝 Read PLEDGE Blog Post #4
🔗https://www.pledgeproject.eu/pledge-blog-post-4-by-ulund-team-far-right-politics-in-the-age-of-social-media-where-grievance-meets-entertainment/
#PLEDGEproject #FarRight #SocialMediaPolitics

PLEDGE Horizon project @pledge-project.bsky.social · Jul 25

🧠How can we design democratic processes that truly feel public?

📘 Read the full report here:
🔗https://www.pledgeproject.eu/report-on-design-principles-for-emotion-sensitive-policy-making-wp6-pledge-project-on-zenodo/

#PLEDGEproject #PolicyDesign #democracy

PLEDGE Horizon project @pledge-project.bsky.social · Jul 23

🗣️On Ressentiment, Victimhood, and Revanchism
How is populism in Turkey shaped?
(📌This endeavor, delivered by Ayhan Kaya, Senior Researcher from the Istanbul Bilgi University and member of our Steering Committee, is available only in Turkish.)
👉Read more: www.yeniarayis.com/yazi/ressent...

PLEDGE Horizon project @pledge-project.bsky.social · Jul 21

Our sister project is running an impactful EU-wide survey, “Emotions in Politics,” examining how emotions shape public opinion on critical EU topics.
🔗 Take the survey now and contribute your perspective:
👉 crowdsourcing.ecas.org/en/Mores

PLEDGE Horizon project @pledge-project.bsky.social · Jul 18

🔍 The PLEDGE Codebook v.1 unpacks the emotional logic behind protests, polarization, and civic engagement—with real-world examples, emotional mechanisms, and research-ready tools.

📥 Interested in exploring more?
Download the full document here: www.pledgeproject.eu/research-rep...

PLEDGE Horizon project @pledge-project.bsky.social · Jul 16

PLEDGE Blog Post #3
📰 Why are citizens across Europe feeling alienated from democratic processes? What fuels the growing sense of disconnection from institutions meant to represent them?
📍Read it here: www.pledgeproject.eu/pledge-blog-...

PLEDGE Horizon project @pledge-project.bsky.social · Jul 11

📢 NEW RELEASE: PLEDGE Conceptual Framework v1
At the heart of the framework are two emotional engines:
💢 EMRes: Resentment, hostility, polarization;
💞 EMSoS: Empathy, solidarity, action.
📘 Download the full report here: www.pledgeproject.eu/research-rep....
🔗 Visit our website: www.pledgeproject.eu.

PLEDGE Horizon project @pledge-project.bsky.social · Jul 9

Across Europe, anti-immigrant rhetoric by right-wing populists is fueling real violence.
🎙️Prof. Bilewicz: When hate is normalized, attacks follow—as in Poland, 2015. This isn’t an isolated phenomenon.
🧠 #PLEDGE studies this shift.
📚[PL] Read more: pap.pl/aktualnosci/...
🌍 pledgeproject.eu

PLEDGE Horizon project @pledge-project.bsky.social · Jul 4

When people feel unheard, humiliated, excluded… They don’t compromise. They withdraw. Or retaliate.
🧠 PLEDGE maps the reasons behind that. You can’t fix what you don’t feel.
📘 This and many more to come at Grievance Politics Briefings.
🔗 Read more: www.pledgeproject.eu/1-what-is-gr...
Stay tuned.

PLEDGE Horizon project @pledge-project.bsky.social · Jul 2

🗣️ Politics making you miserable? You’re not imagining it. Is it all just toxic rhetoric, or a deeper emotional divide?
Read More 👇
🔗https://www.pledgeproject.eu/pledge-blog-post-2-by-css-team-are-political-discussions-making-us-unhappy/
#PLEDGEproject #PoliticalCommunication #EmotionsInPolitics

PLEDGE Horizon project @pledge-project.bsky.social · Jun 26

Why do we fear the poor?
This TED Talk unpacks aporophobia—the rejection of poverty—and how it fuels grievance politics. At PLEDGE, we explore these emotional drivers of exclusion & how to build an inclusive democracy.
🎥https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZODPxP68zT0
🔗http://pledgeproject.eu

PLEDGE Horizon project @pledge-project.bsky.social · Jun 18

📢 Save the Date: June 26 | Brussels

Smarter Together Workshop:

Emotions in Policy Making—How to Master Emotions to Better Solve Public Problems
With Dr. Thomas Legein & Prof. Dr. Karen Celis (PLEDGE, VUB)

🔗https://linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7329057878122598400/

👉 Don’t miss it!

PLEDGE Horizon project @pledge-project.bsky.social · Jun 11

💭Climate change isn’t just technical—it’s emotional.

Our new blog post looks at how frustration, fear, and hope can shape how people respond to green policies—and how those emotions can be a force for democratic connection.

👉Read the full piece here: l1nq.com/7mc7R
#EMSoS #DemocraticInnovation

PLEDGE Horizon project @pledge-project.bsky.social · Jun 5

🚨 The 2nd #PLEDGEProject Newsletter is out!

Discover our scientific progress so far + where we’ve presented the project at key meetings & conferences. 🧪🌍

📰 Read it here: www.pledgeproject.eu/category/new...

#Newsletter #Research #ScienceInAction #EUprojects #Collaboration

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PLEDGE Horizon project @pledge-project.bsky.social · Jun 2

💙Today on Emotion Awareness Day, we highlight the power of emotions in shaping democracy.

@mores-project.bsky.social @protemo.bsky.social @cidape.bsky.social ape.bsky.social‬ @encodemotion.bsky.social #EmotionAwarenessDaya#EmotionsInDemocracycy

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