The #ActEU book is here!
This #PoliSci book explores how trust and legitimacy shape Europe’s representative democracies, introducing the ActEU framework to assess democratic change and polarization.
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
🚨 #OUTNOW 👉 The #ActEU book on activating European citizens' political trust📚
This new book looks at the future of European democracy, featuring perspectives from ActEU researchers✍ and a chapter authored by the TEPSA team‼️
Read it now🔗 link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
The #ActEU book is out! (ed. @springernature.com)
And among the many fantastic contributions, a chapter on 🇫🇷 attitudes, behaviours & representations on #trust & #legitimacy by @felixvonnostitz.bsky.social & Max-Valentin Robert.
👁️👉 link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...
@tepsa.bsky.social
Excited to see this open-access book out!
“Activating European Citizens’ Trust in Times of Crisis and Polarization” is the result of the #ActEU which I've been part of.
We explore how to rebuild political trust and strengthen representative democracy in Europe. 🇪🇺
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
Europe is waking up from a weekend of polls & elections in 🇸🇮 Slovenia, 🇫🇷 France, 🇩🇪 Germany, and 🇮🇹 Italy.
Waiting for the final results, this is the perfect time to listen to our #ActEU podcast series "Democracy Cracks", exploring political participation in Europe🎙️ tepsa.eu/analysis/dem...
Great news! 💬 Our series of #ActEU Animated Explainers is available on YouTube with SUBTITLES in Italian 🇮🇹, French 🇫🇷, and German 🇩🇪‼️
Follow the animated characters here & learn more about political trust in Europe👉 www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
@unidue.bsky.social @politicsunisaar.bsky.social
🏛️“Democracy is imperfect by nature.”
🎙️In episode 6 of #DemocracyCracks, Eva Ribera explores why democratic renewal isn’t about perfection, but continuous recalibration. Hear Ophélie Omnes & listen to the episode:
open.spotify.com/episode/1yEK...
#ActEU
🔬 After three years of research and as the #ActEU project draws to an end, the project researchers look back on some key successes, but also on what made them possible: the methodology, the organisation of the consortium, and the innovations introduced ⤵️
youtu.be/mLYW9TfuDQM
✊ The #ActEU project opted to view protests as a completely normal form of political participation and democratic life. But with the repression of collective action becoming increasingly common, what power do protests still have today? 📢
Watch the full panel recording 👇
youtu.be/fZ8OIrhffJU
Can crisis strengthen democracy?
In Episode 5 of #DemocracyCracks, Eva Ribera explores how Russia’s invasion of Ukraine boosted public support for EU-level cooperation.
Hear #ActEU & listen to the episode
open.spotify.com/episode/7p0U...
✏️ Sometimes a drawing is worth a thousand words.
To expand the repertoire of the #ActEU project's educational toolkit, TEPSA called on cartoonists to show their interpretation of the project's research ✍️
Check them all out on the project's website ⤵️
acteu.org/cartoons/
📢 If we want to examine which voices count and who gets heard, we need to ask the question of who has power and who does not. And then see how our democratic systems respond to this asymmetry 🔍
Watch the full panel recording from the #ActEU final conference earlier this month 👇
youtu.be/_cftIh5xjjQ
"Why vote if nothing ever changes?"
In the fourth episode of #DemocracyCracks, Eva Ribera explores how the center of gravity of political participation may be shifting.
Hear #ActEU Heather Grabbe of Bruegel & listen to the episode open.spotify.com/episode/0X9y...
🗳️ In recent years, we have seen the emergence of party movements that use online interactions to reconnect with citizens. But are digital tools the solution to the democratic crisis? 📲
Find the answer in our #ActEU animated video👉 youtu.be/4Iqjxn7MQFo
@cchscsic.bsky.social @iirprague.bsky.social
A recent survey by POLITICO tells us that 1️⃣ in 5️⃣ Europeans believe that in certain cases a dictatorship is preferable to democracy 👉 What are the reasons behind this discontent?
On 5 February, we discussed this during the #ActEU final conference. Watch the first panel here 🌐 youtu.be/gpikGvj31Sg
Young people are ready to engage with (European) politics, but they often feel that they lack knowledge and that their concerns are not taken seriously by political actors.
What can political education do to change that?
By ALEX HOPPE
#ActEU
Junge Menschen finden #Europapolitik wichtig, fühlen sich aber oft schlecht informiert und mit ihren Themen nicht ernstgenommen. Wie kann #politischeBildung dem abhelfen?
Von ALEX HOPPE
#ActEU
🧲 How did #ActEU researchers collect data on political trust? 📽️This animated video explores ActEU's web-scraping tool, one of the largest collections of European political communications 🔗 youtu.be/LwTeWZjWMtE
@alexhartland.bsky.social @pfcdgayo.bsky.social @politicsunisaar.bsky.social
🏛️ Local democracy is under threat in a growing number of European countries, @andresobczak.bsky.social emphasised at the opening of the #ActEU final conference earlier this month.
Watch the full recording 👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7s1...
Political trust is an essential ingredient for our democracies 🫶 In the first episode of #DemocracyCracks, Eva Ribera unpacks what trust is & why mistrust is not always bad.
Hear #ActEU Daniela Braun & listen to the episode👉 open.spotify.com/episode/6tYA...
@politicsunisaar.bsky.social
Watching the news on television or social media, Europe seems a polarised landscape, where citizens no longer trust politicians. 🧐 What can we do to recover political trust?
Find out in our #ActEU animated video 👉 youtu.be/ksOPxCG0TSQ
@csic.es @cchscsic.bsky.social @univcatholille.bsky.social
"Trust isn’t just a feeling, it’s a measurable outcome of transparent, responsive, and inclusive governance", and according to this #ActEU policy brief, rebuilding political trust from the ground up could start at the subnational level 🏗️
Discover their recommendations 👇
acteu.org/wp-content/u...
How can we measure political trust in Europe? 👉 #ActEU researchers have explored this topic with the help of a large-scale survey 🔍
Find out more about the results and test your knowledge of #ActEU findings with this video🔗 youtu.be/aI1tGW13V2s
@uni-saarland.de @unidue.bsky.social
How do populist parties shape the narratives on immigration, climate change and gender issues? And how to counter them? 🫸
This #ActEU policy brief by @iirprague.bsky.social analyses the situation in Central Europe with research-based evidence and key recommendations 👇
acteu.org/wp-content/u...
📸 A look back at the #ActEU final conference!
A week ago, researchers, journalists, policymakers, and concerned citizens of all ages filled the Press Club for a day of discussions on the project's research topics: trust in politics, polarisation, legitimacy, participation, and representation 🙋
How could the 🇪🇺 institutions work to rebuild public trust? 🤝
This #ActEU policy brief assesses the situation with research-based evidence, and puts forward key recommendations 👇
acteu.org/wp-content/u...
📸 Wrapping up this #ActEU week with a group picture of the consortium 👏 1️⃣2️⃣ universities & research institutes have come together to explore how to re-activate citizens' political trust.
But #ActEU is not over yet! Keep following us as we continue to post new content 👉 tepsa.eu/projects/act...
OUT NOW 🤩 The first 3️⃣ episodes of our podcast series "Democracy Cracks" are now available on your favourite podcast platforms!
➡️ open.spotify.com/show/75RInYw...
This mini-series is created as part of #ActEU and narrated by TEPSA's Programme Manager Eva Ribera!
