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📣Welcome Sofie (VUB) & Kai (UH) to the #PLEDGEproject team!

As part of WP6, they will co-create innovative tools with citizens & policymakers for emotion-sensitive governance.💡

🤝Welcome on board!

More:
🔗 www.pledgeproject.eu/the-project/

#PLEDGE #Democracy #EmotionSensitiveGovernance
September 9, 2026 at 1:40 PM
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🤔Can ambivalence support emotionally responsive communication?

New #PLEDGE blog post #24 from UNIWARSAW team!

Read the full article:
🔗 www.pledgeproject.eu/pledge-blog-...

#PLEDGEproject #Democracy #Grievance #Αmbivalence
August 28, 2026 at 10:02 AM
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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.

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June 10, 2026 at 9:16 AM
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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:
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June 5, 2026 at 12:34 PM
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How do emotions shape political polarization?
🧠In this interview, Professor Demertzis from NKUA team explains how the PLEDGE project examines the emotional politics of grievance & democratic governance.
➡️ Watch the full interview on our YouTube channel: youtu.be/R8VhA5uCXkU
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June 1, 2026 at 9:01 AM
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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

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Who is shaping our perception of migration?
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May 27, 2026 at 12:06 PM
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📰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/

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May 11, 2026 at 2:21 PM
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🤔How can a democratic system defend itself without undermining its own principles?

📢New blog post #18 by NKUA is now live!

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May 6, 2026 at 11:19 AM
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💡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.

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May 5, 2026 at 6:21 AM
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📢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/

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May 4, 2026 at 2:16 PM
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📢 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
April 24, 2026 at 12:24 PM
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📢 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.

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April 8, 2026 at 12:59 PM
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Big news from the PLEDGE family 📚

Our Pledger Ayhan Kaya (Istanbul Bilgi University) just published his open-access new book:

“Migration and the Politics of Integration”

Not just relevant. Essential.

🔗 Read more: www.pledgeproject.eu/category/pub...

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March 27, 2026 at 10:59 AM
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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...

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March 20, 2026 at 12:39 PM
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🎥 In this short video, Chris reflects on why understanding citizens’ emotions is essential for rebuilding trust and strengthening democratic governance.

#PLEDGEProject #Democracy #GrievancePolitics #CivicEngagement 🤝
March 13, 2026 at 10:24 AM
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📢 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-...

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March 12, 2026 at 2:14 PM
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📘 PLEDGE Policy Brief #2 is out
Emotions are shaping democratic trust in times of polycrisis.

🔗 Read the Policy Brief:
mailchi.mp/d89cbd495989...

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February 6, 2026 at 10:10 AM
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📢 Are you a CSO or NGO representative interested in strengthening democratic innovation?

Secure your position by registering, via www.pledgeproject.eu/pledge-invit...

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November 21, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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🎧 “Life is Crap” — Hungary’s viral anthem — turns youth frustration into protest. When music meets grievance politics, pain becomes power and despair becomes solidarity.
💥🇭🇺 Listen here 👉https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BS2xr9mxD0s

#PLEDGEProject #GrievancePolitics #YouthVoices #CulturalResistance
October 22, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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😤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
August 1, 2025 at 12:10 PM
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📢 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
July 30, 2025 at 11:17 AM
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🧠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
July 25, 2025 at 12:58 PM
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🗣️ 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
July 2, 2025 at 8:59 AM
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🚨 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...

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June 5, 2025 at 9:23 AM
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Updates from Budapest!

On the final day of the #PLEDGEproject Budapest meeting, we hosted a dynamic Meet & Greet with local policymakers, NGOs & think tanks.

🌉 Real dialogue on emotional governance & democratic resilience.

Grateful to all who joined us! 🤝

#DemocraticInnovation #PolicyMaking
May 7, 2025 at 9:17 AM