Philipp Wunderlich
philippwunderlich.bsky.social
Philipp Wunderlich
@philippwunderlich.bsky.social
Research on sociology of emotions - conspiracy theories, protest & polarization. Sometimes I write for film.
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How do emotions drive #ConspiracyTheories? And how do their emotional dynamics play out personally, socially and politically? I discussed these questions with Florian Jäger, Ilya Yablokov and Polina Aaronson at the SFB #AffectiveSocieties podcast "Mixed Feelings."

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Mixed Feelings
Podcast in Sozialwissenschaften · „Mixed Feelings“ is a podcast from the Collaborative Research Centre „Affective Societies“ at Freie Universität Berlin. We explore how emotions and affects shape our ...
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July 15, 2026 at 12:08 PM
In this blog post, I comment on some of the challenges policymakers face when trying to engage with citizens' emotions in polarized political settings, based on my ongoing research with Gavin Sullivan as part of #PLEDGEProject.
📢 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
March 13, 2026 at 11:22 AM
Reposted by Philipp Wunderlich
In Part II 🔥 of PLEDGE's Blog Post: Youth Radicalism in Europe, Ayhan Kaya unpacks how nativist and Muslim-origin youth are co-radicalised by shared experiences of precarity, marginalisation, and political neglect.

Read more: www.pledgeproject.eu/pledge-blog-...

#Democracy #grievances #extremism
December 17, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Our new paper on the link between social inequalities and emotional experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic is finally out!!!

doi.org/10.1332/2631...

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September 5, 2025 at 2:48 PM