HEPP Talks: Part 3 Michal Bilewicz, from UNIWARSAW Team, shares PLEDGE's findings on the impact of Russian disinformation and its role in shaping grievance narratives. 🎥Watch the full video: youtu.be/QwvMml03p3Y #PLEDGE #Grievance #Disinformation

🧩Understanding grievances starts with understanding people's lived experiences. #PLEDGE project combines academic research with real-life experiences and contemporary social dynamics. HEPP Talks: Part 4 🎥Watch the full video by the @KingsCollegeLon team: youtu.be/uF8xbiqYZzI #Grievance #Focusgroups

🤔What if emotions matter more than we think? HEPP Talks: Part 5 🧠New findings from FUB team (Freie Universität Berlin) and Yi-Ping Lin. Watch the video to learn more: 🔗 youtu.be/zF_kNJ03sqk #PLEDGE #Grievance #Emotions

When do grievances become visible and why does it matter? On Grievance Politics Briefing #7 we explore the politics of grievances through a collaborative analysis by NKUA & SOTON teams. Read the full briefing⤵️ 🔗 www.pledgeproject.eu/7-what-does-... #PLEDGE #Grievance

How does propaganda shape public perceptions? 🎥In PLEDGE's latest video Αlina Mozolevska(PMBSNU team) explains why propaganda works not only through misinformation but by triggering emotions such as fear & hopelessness. 🔜Stay tuned for the upcoming #PLEDGE report on Russian propaganda narratives.

📢Save the Date | #PLEDGE Stakeholder #OnlineEvent From Grievance to Governance: Turning Democratic Friction into Democratic Repair 🗓️24/06/2026 🕙10:00-11:30 (CET) Don't miss out! Register now: ➡️https://forms.gle/MXhBfyy8EpS6UCq19

As societies become more fragmented and polarised, the question is shifting: not only how newcomers integrate, but how communities maintain connection, trust & cohesion. Read the full article by Bilgi team: 🔗https://shorturl.at/qbl1I

How do different understandings of victimhood shape democratic responses to social problems? 🎥Watch the full video by the Centre for Social Sciences, ELTE Budapest & Gabriella Szabo. #PLEDGEProject #Democracy

What happens when migration becomes a political battlefield? And how do fear and uncertainty shape the way societies perceive refugees? 📢New research article #21 by PMBSNU team, developed within the framework of the #PLEDGEProject: www.pledgeproject.eu/pledge-blog-...

🗞️The 4th #PLEDGE Newsletter is out now! Curious about what we’ve been working on? In this edition, we share: 🔹Recent progress 🔹Key insights from our work 🔹Previous events 🔹Publications 🔹Upcoming project activities 👉Read the newsletter here: www.pledgeproject.eu/category/new...

Who is shaping our perception of migration? Spain’s case showed something bigger than a migration policy debate. It showed how easily fear can be amplified online. Watch the full video by @uv.es team ➡️https://youtu.be/EWiy4fKZ0PM #PLEDGEProject #Grievancepolitics #immigration

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📢Only 2 days left until the HEPP6 Conference! Organized in collaboration with the PLEDGE Project, the Conference will bring together researchers, experts & professionals from across Europe. 🔗https://www.helsinki.fi/en/conferences/emotions-populism-and-polarised-politics-media-and-culture/call-papers

📰Press Release #2 is now live! How do emotions shape political polarisation, identities and public discourse? 🔗https://www.pledgeproject.eu/press-release-2-new-insights-on-emotions-and-political-polarisation-to-be-presented-at-international-hepp6-conference/ #PLEDGEProject #Democracy

As local #election results come in across #England the work of #PLEDGE feels more relevant than ever. 🔗https://www.pledgeproject.eu/pledge-blog-post-19-by-soton-team-when-the-pledge-feels-broken-the-political-psychology-of-grievance-at-the-local-ballot-box-in-england/ ✍️Tereza Capelos

💡Can solidarity last when a crisis becomes a long-term reality? In this short video, Iris explains how public opinion is becoming more divided-and why support, in some contexts, is starting to feel conditional. #PLEDGEProject #Democracy #GrievancePolitics

📢Blog Post #17 is now live. The Swedish case shows how grievance can harden into an anti‑democratic force rather than a pro-democratic one. 🔗https://www.pledgeproject.eu/grievance-algorithmic-capitalism-and-the-libidinal-economy-of-power/ #PLEDGEProject #Democracy #GrievancePolitics

📢 Blog Post #16, by Nicolas Demertzis, is now live! When scandals dominate the headlines, are we seeking justice—or the satisfaction of seeing the powerful fall? 🔗 bitly.cx/db2Kx #PLEDGEProject #GrievancePolitics #Democracy #Schadenfreude

📢 Blog Post #15, by VUB Team, is now live! What looks like individual hostility often reflects deeper dynamics of frustration, perceived injustice, and emotional displacement. 🔗 www.pledgeproject.eu/pledge-blog-... #PLEDGEProject #Democracy #sexism #harassment

PLEDGE, PROTEMO, MORES, and CIDAPE invite you to join our Online Colloquium on Emotions and Democracy 🎯 on 27 March. This session explores how “cringe” communication 😬 is evolving into a powerful political tool. Join here 🔗: www.pledgeproject.eu/join-our-onl... #PLEDGEProject #EU #cringe

🎥 In this short video, Chris reflects on why understanding citizens’ emotions is essential for rebuilding trust and strengthening democratic governance. #PLEDGEProject #Democracy #GrievancePolitics #CivicEngagement 🤝

📢 New PLEDGE blog post #13 by IPU Berlin team. How can policymakers listen to emotions without reinforcing polarization? Read the latest insights from the PLEDGE research. 🔗 www.pledgeproject.eu/pledge-blog-... #PLEDGEProject #Democracy #Polarization

Immersion is not neutral. #PLEDGE Blogpost #12 shows how VR becomes a medium for grievance politics, turning victimhood, heroism & ressentiment into lived experience. Storyliving → affective bonding → political meaning 🔗 bitly.cx/LkY81 #VirtualReality #GrievancePolitics #PoliticalEmotions #EU

Short videos are reshaping political exposure in Europe. Our new study on the #EuropeanElections2024 shows how algorithmic feeds structure visibility, grievances & political content across ideological pathways. Algorithms → emotional content → democratic resilience 🔗 bitly.cx/0mLs #PLEDGE #eu

Ressentiment as a political resource. Our new article shows how Erdoğan reframes collective victimhood into moral triumph — turning shared emotions into durable political loyalty. Victimhood → affective bonding → authoritarian resilience ❌ 🔗 bitly.cx/6QJK #PLEDGE #GrievancePolitics #Populism

Grievance can become a pathway to radicalisation. #PLEDGE Blogpost #5 explores how humiliation, exclusion & status loss shape the emotional tipping points towards democratic disavowal — or belonging. 🔗 bitly.cx/o85Qe #GrievancePolitics #Democracy #EU

Emotions are not side effects of politics. They shape it. In #4 of the Grievance Politics Briefings🤝, we explore how humiliation, frustration and powerless anger redefine how citizens relate to democracy. - Read more: www.pledgeproject.eu/4-emotion-se... #PLEDGE #GrievancePolitics #Democracy

📘 PLEDGE Policy Brief #2 is out Emotions are shaping democratic trust in times of polycrisis. 🔗 Read the Policy Brief: mailchi.mp/d89cbd495989... #PLEDGEproject #PolicyBrief #DemocraticGovernance #Research #GrievancePolitics #EU

Another morning, another article mentioning the "hard right"... This may seem trivial but the use of terms that euphemise far-right politics and deflect from the threat they pose matters a lot See @gsamaras.bsky.social 's brilliant article on the "hard right" www.cambridge.org/core/journal...