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PROTEMO Project @protemo.bsky.social · 23d

🎉 Happy World #Democracy Day!

Democracy is not only about elections and policies — it's also about people feeling heard, understood & represented.

👉 At #PROTEMO, we are committed to advancing research & raising awareness on the vital role of emotions in politics, especially in times of insecurity.

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MORES @mores-project.bsky.social · 23d

Can fiction teach us something real about politics? 🎬

MORES researcher @tscher.bsky.social at @viadrina.eu analyses 3 European TV shows—and explains how their protagonists turn anger into inclusive governance.🧪

▶️ Full explainer: bit.ly/47ErSmT

#MORESresearch #Populism #TVseries #Democracy

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PROTEMO Project @protemo.bsky.social · Sep 8

🤔 What is 𝒆𝒎𝒐𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒑𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔, and why does it matter for the future of representative democracies?

If you haven’t yet explored the latest 📖 publication by Georg Wenzelburger, now is the perfect time. Start your week with some fresh #PROTEMO insights www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... ✨

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PROTEMO Project @protemo.bsky.social · Sep 5

So glad to join the ECPR General Conference 2025 in Thessaloniki! @ecpr.bsky.social ✨

With our sister project PLEDGE, the #PROTEMO team shared new research on emotions, insecurity & migration. 🌍🤝

Read more here🔗 www.protemo.eu/news-post/pr...

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Nora Habelitz @nhabelitz.bsky.social · Sep 4

Had a wonderful time at the @ecpr.bsky.social conference in Thessaloniki! Great exchanges on #Emotions and Public #Policy, especially in the panel chaired by @kaylamgabehart.bsky.social and in the panels by our @protemo.bsky.social and @pledge-project.bsky.social colleagues.

CIDAPE EU Horizon Project @cidape.bsky.social · Sep 1

Nora Habelitz and Nikos Saridakis at #ECPR General Conference in #Thessaloniki. Nikos chaired a panel on #FarRight Mobilisation, @nhabelitz.bsky.social‬ presented a paper with @sonjablum.bsky.social‬ and @fabiennelind.bsky.social‬ on #emotions in policy communication during the 2024 #EU elections.

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PROTEMO Project @protemo.bsky.social · Sep 4

✨ #PROTEMO in 𝘙𝘦𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 journal!

Georg Wenzelburger from @uni-saarland.de has published 𝐄𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐚𝐧 𝐀𝐠𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲: 𝐀 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐀𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐚.

Read it here ➡️ www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

@tandfresearch.bsky.social

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PROTEMO Project @protemo.bsky.social · Sep 3

💡📚 Passionate about emotions, gender & migration?
We’re hiring a Research Associate for the #PROTEMO project at @uni-saarland.de! 🌍

Focus: migrant women’s experiences of domestic violence & how emotions, security & politics intersect.

📝 Apply by 10 Sept 2025
👉 www.protemo.eu/news-post/we...

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PROTEMO Project @protemo.bsky.social · Jul 25

Time flies when you're exploring the emotions of protective policies, especially with the best team! ✨

🔍 Check out what we’ve achieved in the first half of #PROTEMO 📊👇

💡 We can't wait to keep up the hard work and help illuminate the future of representative democracies!

#Democracy #Emotions

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PROTEMO Project @protemo.bsky.social · Jun 30

🚀 Kicking off our Intermediate Workshop today in Warsaw!

🔎 We look at first results - astonishing and surprising outcomes. Stay tuned and follow us to learn more about emotional dynamics of protective policies in an age of insecurity ✌️Publications are expected soon 📫

👉 protemo.eu/outputs 📚

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PROTEMO Project @protemo.bsky.social · Jun 18

😨 Fear and 😟 anxiety often drive policy, especially in times of crisis.

How emotions shape protective policymaking is the focus of our latest #PROTEMOInsights.

📲 Take a look 👉 www.protemo.eu/news/protemo...

#PROTEMO #Emotions #Democracy

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PROTEMO Project @protemo.bsky.social · Jun 11

📚 How do political scientists study emotions? And what theories help us make sense of them?

➡️ New #PROTEMOInsights out now 👉https://www.protemo.eu/news/protemo-insights

#PROTEMO

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PROTEMO Project @protemo.bsky.social · Jun 4

Protective policies are key to our research, but defining them isn’t so simple.

🤔 What counts as ‘protection’? Whose responsibility is it? Where do the boundaries lie?

➡️ Our new #PROTEMOInsights series brings our research closer to you. Check it out 👉 www.protemo.eu/news/protemo...

#PROTEMO

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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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PROTEMO Project @protemo.bsky.social · May 7

How do EU policies make you feel?

Colleagues from @mores-project.bsky.social project want your opinion on how key EU policies affect you.

Take part in their crowdsourcing effort and ensure your voice is heard!

➡️ crowdsourcing.ecas.org/en/Mores

#MORESresearch #PROTEMO #Emotions #Politics

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MORES @mores-project.bsky.social · Apr 24

Politicians often speak to our hearts.

Gabriella Szabó, deputy PI of MORES, is studying how political actors use emotional language to steer public discourse—and how that shapes our moral judgments.

👉 mores-horizon.eu/experts/gabr...

#MORESresearch #Emotions #Politics #Collaboration #HorizonEU

The image shows researcher Gabriella Szabó, wearing glasses, a grey-blue scarf, and a light grey sweater, smiling at the camera. Below her image, a caption reads: "Moral-emotional expressions in politics are a double-edged sword, capable of uniting and dividing us. Our research helps uncover their influence on politics, society, and democracy". Below the quote, her credentials are given: "Gabriella Szabó, Senior Researcher at HUN-REN CSS and Deputy Principal Investigator of the MORES project". Credit: MORES.

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MORES @mores-project.bsky.social · Apr 15

We express gratitude when saying “thanks”. But it is also a moral emotion that reinforces prosocial behaviour.

Gratitude creates a sense of moral responsibility. The twist: it can draw the line between “us” & “them.”

💬 How do you experience gratitude in your community?

Learn more🧪👉 bit.ly/3Y0LnjP

A smiling person with hands crossed over their chest in a gesture of gratitude, accompanied by the title: "Gratitude: A Moral Emotion that Connects." Credit Image: Fizkes. Credit composition: MORES.

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DVPW #TakeOver @dvpwkongress.bsky.social · Mar 27

@dvpw.bsky.social Sektionstagung Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft offiziell eröffnet! Ein toller Konferenztag mit tollem inhaltlichen Austausch liegt hinter uns!
@uni-saarland.de
@unidue.bsky.de
@protemo.bsky.social
#ActEU

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DVPW #TakeOver @dvpwkongress.bsky.social · Mar 28

The final round of panels @dvpw.bsky.social
@uni-saarland.de
@protemo.bsky.social
#ActEU

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Jan Menzner @mistermenzner.bsky.social · Mar 26

Mannheim -> Saarbrücken to discuss "Citizen's trust and societal polarization in times of transformations" organised by @dvpw.bsky.social Comparative Politics Section

Good start with dinner, a run, and @davidschweizer.bsky.social, @dienerjulius.bsky.social & @jlattmann.bsky.social

#DVPWbyTrain

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DVPW #TakeOver @dvpwkongress.bsky.social · Mar 26

Und gleich morgen organisiert @kweissenbach.bsky.social für die #Sektion #Vergleich den ersten #TakeOver unter blauem Himmel!

Stay tuned für Berichte zu citizen's #trust & societal #polarization von der @uni-saarland.de mit @unidue.bsky.social & @protemo.bsky.social #ActEU

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PROTEMO Project @protemo.bsky.social · Mar 17

Find out more about the event here: www.uni-saarland.de/aktuell/deut...

@politicsunisaar.bsky.social

Deutsche Vereinigung für Politikwissenschaft tagt an der Universität des Saarlandes

Themen wie Vertrauen und Misstrauen in die Politik sowie die gesellschaftliche Polarisierung stehen im Mittelpunkt einer politikwissenschaftlichen Tagung am 27. und 28. März, zu der Fachleute aus dem ...

www.uni-saarland.de

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PROTEMO Project @protemo.bsky.social · Mar 17

📚 Check out this conference at @uni-saarland.de!

𝘊𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘻𝘦𝘯’𝘴 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘱𝘰𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘻𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯. 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘗𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴

Organised by Prof Daniela Braun, #PROTEMO Coordinator Prof Georg Wenzelburger, and Dr. Kristina Weissenbach📷 © UdS/Jörg Pütz

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MORES @mores-project.bsky.social · Mar 14

Check out our sister project @protemo.bsky.social’s video on how it studies emotions and politics.

MORES and PROTEMO are studying this topic from multiple perspectives.

#MORESresearch #politics #science

PROTEMO Project @protemo.bsky.social · Mar 14

👀 Watched our project video yet?

🎥✨Full version here: youtube.com/watch?v=XTFE...

#emotions #politics #democracy

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MORES @mores-project.bsky.social · Mar 13

Moral outrage. Identity wars. Political disengagement creates a vacuum that extremists & populists fill, using moral emotions to divide rather than solve policy issues.

Read more on "overemotionalisation" in politics—and what it means for democracy: bit.ly/3Ftioia

#MORESresearch #CivicEngagement

A blue background with abstract curved shapes in different shades of blue. A small yellow circle with an 'i' icon is in the bottom left, next to the word 'GLOSSARY.' Large white text reads: 'When politics becomes too emotional.'

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PROTEMO Project @protemo.bsky.social · Mar 14

👀 Watched our project video yet?

🎥✨Full version here: youtube.com/watch?v=XTFE...

#emotions #politics #democracy

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