A recent workshop on “Storytelling in Social Advocacy” bridged theory and practice.

Researchers from the University of Wrocław, University of Minho, and Vilnius University used ENCODE’s WP2 framework to examine emotions and ethical representation.
#ENCODEProject #Research #Impact #EmotionalPolitics

“Empathy is Political” isn’t just a title,
it’s a framework.
In this conversation, Samah Karaki unpacks how emotions are shaped by power, history, and colonial violence.

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Leaders in India, Hungary and the US are using appeals to nostalgia and nationalism to attack higher education Populist, right-wing governments often target universities as enemies of the state. The Trump administration is watching − and learning.

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#Culture #Education #Trump #HarvardUniversity #AffectiveNationalism #Populist #NationalIdentity #EmotionalPolitics #ViktorOrbán #CultureWar #Agitators #JawaharlalNehruUniversity #SaraAhmed #AcademicFreedom #Zeitgeist #Liberal #Popularism

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#Disinformation
#EmotionalPolitics
#Propaganda

Dissent, Truthiness, and Skepticism in the Global Media Landscape: twenty-first century propaganda in times of war

#Post9/11
#MediaLiteracy

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And it works.

Not by force.
But by rhythm.
By volume.
By mood.

That’s affective governance.

Next up:
How dissent gets turned into performance — and why the system welcomes it.

#Disinformation #Affect #MediaLiteracy #EmotionalPolitics #Truthiness

Next:
How power governs through emotion, not argument.

#Disinformation #Post9/11 #EmotionalPolitics #Propaganda #MediaLiteracy

If that post hit you in the gut, this goes even deeper.
Trumpism isn’t just political—it’s emotional.

Shame, trauma, and repression dressed up as strength.

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#EmotionalPolitics #PoliticalPsychology #AttachmentTheory #Trump

A lot of anti-vax rage wasn’t about science.
It was emotional regression:
“I don’t want a shot, Mommy!”
“You can’t make me!”
“If I give in, I lose control.”

It wasn’t about mRNA.
It was about unresolved autonomy wounds.

#TraumaInformed #CPTSD #EmotionalPolitics

Just published:
Trump’s Wound Is the Country’s Wound
How shame, repression & emotional survival strategies built a movement.
This isn’t just politics—it’s unhealed trauma playing out at scale.
#CSPTD #TraumaInformed #EmotionalPolitics
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Disinformation thrives here.

Not because it fools everyone—
But because it makes truth irrelevant to political survival.

#PostTruth #EmotionalPolitics #DisinfoStrategy #IdentityOverFacts

🗳️ Emotions in Campaigns: The research dives into the emotional vs. rational content used by leaders. Traditional parties stick to positive emotions, while new parties aren’t afraid to show anger or sadness. 😠😢 #EmotionalPolitics #AcademicSky