New publication from our WG3 member Maria Załęska. 🎉
Her new article, “The Rhetoric of Depolarizing Discourses: Part of the Solution or Part of the Problem?”, was published in "Topoi: An International Review of Philosophy."
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Our WG2 member Jérémy Dodeigne is directing the workshop “The Rise of Hostile Communication Styles and their Consequences for the Functioning of Modern Democracies”, and WG1 member Caterina Mosca is also participating in the session.
DepolarisingEU network is represented at the European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR) Joint Sessions of Workshops, taking place at the University of Innsbruck from 7–10 April 2026.
ecpr.eu/Events/Event...
New collaborative work by members of our Cost Network: “The evolving study of political polarization”, published in Open Research Europe. An important contribution to ongoing debates on how political polarization is studied and understood. open-research-europe.ec.europa.eu/articles/6-9...
💡 We are pleased to share a new publication on polarization by our WG3 member Mehmet Fatih Çömlekçi, recently published in Communications:
“Partisans’ online discourses against opposing information: Affective polarization thwarting democratic debate.”
www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...
Looking forward to our upcoming online workshop "Country Reports on Depolarisation Initiatives" next week!
We’ll discuss insights from depolarisation initiatives and country reports from 12 different countries, reflect on key findings, and explore how to strengthen the report.
We're headed to Madrid for our 2025 Symposium:
“Addressing the Rise of Radicalisation in Digital Spaces” 🇪🇸
🗓️ 6–7 May 2025
📍 UC3M – Puerta de Toledo Campus
🧠 Join EU researchers, policymakers & civil society tackling polarization. For more info and the program:
depolarising.eu/news/cost-ac...
We're headed to Madrid for our 2025 Symposium:
“Addressing the Rise of Radicalisation in Digital Spaces” 🇪🇸
🗓️ 6–7 May 2025
📍 UC3M – Puerta de Toledo Campus
🧠 Join EU researchers, policymakers & civil society tackling polarization. For more info and the program:
depolarising.eu/news/cost-ac...
We were proud to welcome participants from NGOs across Poland, Belgium, Slovakia, and Slovenia — bringing diverse experiences and powerful insights to the conversation. @marcinwozniak.bsky.social, @nadyaj.bsky.social
🌟 Thrilled to share that our NGO workshop in Slovenia — Perspectives on Redressing Radical Polarisation — successfully took place this April! 🇸🇮
It was inspiring to connect with many committed individuals and organizations working to alleviate radical polarization and strengthen resilient democracies
We will share key insights about our progress and present some early trends in the depolarization initiatives we have coded so far. This is also an excellent opportunity for both new and existing members to reconnect and contribute to our collective efforts.
Join us for an online meeting about the Repository, which maps media and civil society initiatives across Europe to counter polarization and strengthen democratic values
🇳🇴 Prof. Karoline A. Ihlebæk (WG3 Leader)
🇹🇷 Assoc. Prof. M. Fatih Çömlekçi (Science Communication Coordinator)
📢 Save the Date!
Join the DepolarisingEU NGO Workshop on April 4, 2025, in Ljubljana (hybrid event) to tackle radical polarization in Europe! 🌍🤝
🎙 Speakers:
🎭 Roman Zajec (Artistic Advocacy)
🗳 Michal Horský (Democratic Dialogue)
💻 Marcin Woźniak (AI & Argumentation)
📢 Join the discussion on tackling radical polarization! 🌍 On April 4, 2025, experts & NGOs will share insights at the Educational Research Institute in Ljubljana. Don’t miss the hybrid panel on civil society’s role in depolarization! depolarising.eu/news/ngo-wor...
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Together, we will reflect on the affordances and limits of these tools and discuss the role of civil society in fostering societal depolarization.
🔗 Join the online session here: us02web.zoom.us/j/86249949602
We are glad to welcome Harry Moylan from the EU Knowledge Hub on Prevention of Radicalisation, who will provide insights into Europe’s current challenges related to polarization and radicalization.
📢 Save the Date!
Join the DepolarisingEU NGO Workshop on April 4, 2025, in Ljubljana (hybrid event) to tackle radical polarization in Europe! 🌍🤝
🎙 Speakers:
🎭 Roman Zajec (Artistic Advocacy)
🗳 Michal Horský (Democratic Dialogue)
💻 Marcin Woźniak (AI & Argumentation)
I have been working with colleagues from all over Europe on @depolarisingeu.bsky.social, trying to understand a bit more about what divides us and brings us together. It's a nice project to follow!
This year, HEPP focused on the relationship between populism, polarisation, and emotions and how polarisation challenges social contracts as societal consensuses and sources of solidarity.
Throughout 2024, DepolarisingEU continued to bring together researchers working on polarisation and support their academic work!
Here are our networking activities last year in numbers!
Our Action members participated in the 5th Helsinki Conference on Emotions, Populism, and Polarisation, HEPP5, from 5 to 7 March 2025, with three panels and 10 presentations! depolarising.eu/blog/depolar...