What emotion do you associate most with democracy today?

🏛️ #InternationalDayOfDemocracy reminds us that democracy is also about how people feel about politics and their place in society.

🧠At #PLEDGE, we explore how emotions and political grievances shape democratic engagement.

#GrievancePolitics

🎙️PLEDGE research beyond academia

How do affect & emotion shape contemporary political psychology?

PLEDGE researcher Christian von Scheve (FUB) discusses PLEDGE research on "Foundations of Political Psychology" by Paradigma Podcast.

🎧Listen: www.globalpanorama.org/en/2026/08/a...

🧠What shapes the way we emotionally respond to political issues?

HEPP Talks: Part 9

Tereza Capelos from the @unisouthampton.bsky.social team discusses insights into victimhood identities, ressentiment and the emotional ways in which people respond to political issues.

🔗 youtu.be/YgXkmDkoaYo

📰How do media narratives shape our understanding of conflict?

HEPP Talks: Part 8

Katerina Mandenaki from the NKUA team discusses research findings on the Russo-Ukrainian conflict discourse.

Watch the full video:
🔗 youtu.be/AZcGVcTiILI

#PLEDGE #GrievancePolitics #Media

🧠How do cynicism and kynicism shape political attitudes?
HEPP Talks: Part 7

Nicolas Demertzis from NKUA team examines the relationship between different forms of distrust, populism and political orientations.

Watch the full video:
🔗 youtu.be/6m-XYBea2Ow

#PLEDGE #GrievancePolitics

Emotions shape the way groups respond to social and political challenges.
HEPP Talks: Part 6
🎙️Gavin Sullivan from IPU Berlin team discusses how ressentiment and grievances are real and must be considered when understanding group dynamics.

Find out more:
🔗 youtu.be/8kjTAiuhniw

#PLEDGE #Grievance

🤔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

🧩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

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

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.

How are short-form videos reshaping political communication and public engagement?

HEPP Talks: Part 2

Emilia Palonen, from UH Team, University of Helsinki, shares insights from the HEPP Conference in Helsinki.

🎥Watch the full video: youtu.be/HPy8c3NHTp0

#PLEDGE #Grievance

How do emotions shape political action?

In this first #HEPPtalk Kanerva Kuokkanen from UH Team explores the concept of emotional governance & the close relationship between emotions and political participation.

🎥Watch the whole interview from the HEPP Conference: youtu.be/elgomloP3g8?...

#PLEDGE

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