🔶Extremism rarely appears overnight.
It often grows through everyday conversations and political narratives.
Next week we’re in Sarajevo for the #OppAttune Final Academy on Hybrid Threats & #EverydayExtremism, bringing together researchers and other EU projects to discuss democratic resilience.
Debate turning into parallel monologues?
Our latest OppAttune study explores how political dialogue can be sustained even in polarised contexts and why democratic resilience depends on keeping disagreement dialogical.
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#politics #democracy #OpenUniversity
🗳️ I just participated in the #iAttune self-discovery tool from the #OppAttune project & Open University @openuniversity.bsky.social.
Explore your democratic capacities here 👇
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🎉The #OppAttune Winter Academy begins this week!
A space for researchers, practitioners and community partners to explore how everyday conversations shape democratic life and how political #attunement and #everydayextremism tools can strengthen dialogue across Europe.
🤔 What does it mean to be political in divisive times?
From 26–28 Nov in Coimbra, the #OppAttune Winter Academy explores how dialogue can build democratic resilience and limit #everydayextremism - bringing together policymakers and practitioners from across Europe.
👉Explore our work: oppattune.eu
🗳️ I just participated in the #iAttune self-discovery tool from the #OppAttune project & @openuniversity.bsky.social. Explore your democratic capacities here oppattune.eu/oppattune-co... #EverdayExtremism #iAttune #SelfDiscovery
🎧 Looking for something thoughtful to listen to while you work?
Dr Anthony English from #OppAttune joined the Mentally Sound podcast to talk about political extremism & mental wellbeing. His segment starts at 35:35 well worth a listen!
🔗https://shorturl.at/yYTmO
Editors as narrative-breakers.
The public galvanised by @bestforbritain.org
respond to SkyNews' relationship with the UK Reform Party's flow of live streamed news conferences.
New editorial guidance in the age of direct democracy & the media savvy political party
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📣 New blog posts from #OppAttune Media,Machines & Mobilisation:
Jullietta Stoencheva captures the energy of May Day in Malmö, a sunny spring day filled with red flags, diverse voices, and political symbolism.
🔗 Read the blog: oppattune.eu/may-day-in-m...
#Malmö #OppAttune #EverydayExtremism
🎥 Filming with @kesimahendranprof.bsky.social & Dr Anthony English for BBC Morning Live alongside documentary filmmaker Zara McDermott.
🔸 Big thanks for the powerful investigative journalism
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🧠 At #ISPP2025, the OU #OppAttune team
@kesimahendranprof.bsky.social , Tetiana Shyriaieva, Evangelia Vergouli, Dr Sandra Obradovic & Tema Maphosa shared a key insight:
➡️ Partisan identities are essential for democratic capacity. But we must separate partisanship from extreme action.
🔥 Do Your Relationships Need an #EverydayExtremism Check? 🔥
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Join the OU #OppAttune team to explore everyday extremism. Learn to handle disagreements and strengthen relationships this summer. Check out our interactive tool👇
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With the OppAttune people at ISPP 2025 - University of Economics, Prague - a great group and an excellent conference - see you all in Newcastle next year
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Building a society of equals starts with understanding what undermines it.
The #EverydayExtremism Scale, developed by Dr. Rebekah Mifsud and Prof. Gordon Sammut (University of Malta) for the #OppAttune project, measures exclusion in everyday life.
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#HowFarisTooFar
What does it mean to build a society of equals?
#OppAttune PhD researchers Tetiana Shyriaieva and Evangelia Vergouli argue that psychology has a vital role in shaping democratic inclusion and dignity.
Read the full article: www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...
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How do we stay connected when politics divides us?
#OppAttune latest deliverable, Five Country Good Practices Report, shares real-world strategies for building bridges- not walls.
For community leaders, educators and anyone who wants to be a better listener.
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New from WP4 of #OppAttune:
Tina Askanius shares fieldwork reflections from Malmö, where sticker-covered streets tell a story of solidarity and resistance.
What do these political residues say about Sweden’s shifting public space?
📝 Read: rb.gy/0f1m5s
The Psychology of Leadership and Followership: What Makes a Political Leader Influential?
Join #OppAttune PhD candidate Evangelia Vergouli, 1–2pm, for a talk on the psychology of leadership & followership, with real-world examples.
📅 Sign up: rb.gy/if9gei
#Democracy #EverydayExtremism
What is #EverydayExtremism and how is it spreading online?
Jullietta Stoencheva PhD researcher & #OppAttune WP4 member, explores how extremist narratives are mainstreamed in anonymous online spaces.
📄 Read and listen to her latest: oppattune.eu/introducing-...
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Freedom of Speech in Ukrainian. Graphic art by Dmytro Dziuba @dimarks Speech bubble in the gap of a pair of pliers.
"I'm not sure they're playing by the same rules"
"It seems like simply point scoring"
Dr Anthony English & I are co-authoring our Model of #PoliticalAttunement our challenge is #everydayExtremism and the fact of shared borders
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Coming soon - Open Access
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🎨 @Dimkarts
Dmytro Dziuba
Within the #OppAttune consortium one of our key case studies, is the relationship between anti-vaccination talk & #everydayextremism
@oppattune.bsky.social
Image of film and title "Books and Culture" taken from The Psychologist Magazine.
Needs some inspo to liberate your thinking on the relationship between democracy & everyday extremism?
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Check out the books & films OppAttune recommend 👇
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www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...
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🚨 New Blog Alert! 🚨
How do extreme narratives creep into everyday conversations? Prof. Kesi Mahendran & Dr. Anthony English explored #EverydayExtremism in their recent talk at Lancaster University.
👉Read more: oppattune.eu
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#OppAttune #PublicDialogue
🚨 New Blog Post! 🚨
How do extremist narratives quietly weave into everyday online discussions? A new publication by #OppAttune PhD candidate Jullietta Stoencheva & Prof. Biljana Mileva Boshkoska.
📰 Read more: 👉 oppattune.eu/everyday-ext...
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🔍 How do extreme narratives take hold in media & digital spaces? Work Package 4 of #OppAttune explores how misinformation spreads & how attuned dialogue can counteract it.
📖 Find out more in our latest blog: oppattune.eu/media-machin...
🔸 #EverydayExtremism
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"1 in 12 people in London are illegal"
❌ It is not true factually ❌
The evolution of this extreme narrative needs the facts @jdportes.bsky.social provides
It also needs narratives that attune, counteract & limit this cosy sofa-led #everydayExtremism
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🔔 Special Issue Alert! 🔔
We are excited about this special issue ! 📢
"How do digital & social media fuel alternative identities, extreme narratives & online communities in times of crisis?"
Be apart of the conversation! 📝
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The 17 OppAttune consortium standing together outside in Berlin in April 2024
We are the #OppAttune 17 partner consortium
Between 2023 - 2026 we are focused on tracking, attuning & limiting political extremism, particularly #everydayExtremism.
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Read our Berlin interim report to find out more 👇
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Two academies coming soon in 2025
oppattune.eu/six-months-a...
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They say if you don't do politics it will be done to you
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Access a variety of introductory political psychology articles, #oppAttune interviews & culture reviews in our Special Issue with BPS Political & @psapolpsychology.bsky.social in
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Being Political in Divisive Times
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The new oligarchy or the media ecosystem?
Time for citizens to understand #everydayExtremism & hone those critical democratic skills!
@oppattune.bsky.social
Take a look at our #OppAttune Media, Mobilisation & Machines blog led by Tina Askanius & Ursula Reeger
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