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...
#Integration #PLEDGEProject
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...
#PLEDGEProject #EU #cringe
In this blog post, I comment on some of the challenges policymakers face when trying to engage with citizens' emotions in polarized political settings, based on my ongoing research with Gavin Sullivan as part of #PLEDGEProject.
🎥 In this short video, Chris reflects on why understanding citizens’ emotions is essential for rebuilding trust and strengthening democratic governance.
#PLEDGEProject #Democracy #GrievancePolitics #CivicEngagement 🤝
📢 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-...
#PLEDGEProject #Democracy #Polarization
📘 PLEDGE Policy Brief #2 is out
Emotions are shaping democratic trust in times of polycrisis.
🔗 Read the Policy Brief:
mailchi.mp/d89cbd495989...
#PLEDGEproject #PolicyBrief #DemocraticGovernance #Research #GrievancePolitics #EU
📢 Are you a CSO or NGO representative interested in strengthening democratic innovation?
Secure your position by registering, via www.pledgeproject.eu/pledge-invit...
#PLEDGEproject #Workshop #Democracy #EU
🎧 “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
😤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
📢 New Blog Alert!
How is the far-right thriving in today’s social media age?
📝 Read PLEDGE Blog Post #4
🔗www.pledgeproject.eu/pledge-blog-post-4-by-ul...
#PLEDGEproject #FarRight #SocialMediaPolitics
🧠How can we design democratic processes that truly feel public?
📘 Read the full report here:
🔗www.pledgeproject.eu/report-on-design-princip...
#PLEDGEproject #PolicyDesign #democracy
🗣️ Politics making you miserable? You’re not imagining it. Is it all just toxic rhetoric, or a deeper emotional divide?
Read More 👇
🔗www.pledgeproject.eu/pledge-blog-post-2-by-cs...
#PLEDGEproject #PoliticalCommunication #EmotionsInPolitics
🚨 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...
#Newsletter #Research #ScienceInAction #EUprojects #Collaboration
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
The #PLEDGEproject met in Budapest (Apr 23–25) for 3 days of collaboration, research sharing & strategic planning.
🔹 Policy design
🔹 Impact strategy
🔹 Sibling project roundtable
🔹 Stakeholder meet-up
More info 👉 www.pledgeproject.eu/pledge-conso...
#HorizonEU #Democracy
📢 New Policy Brief Alert!
Grievance politics is on the rise, posing challenges for democracy in the EU. But what if we could turn grievances into opportunities for positive change? 🤔💡
📖 Read more:
www.pledgeproject.eu/.../publica....
#PledgeProject #EUPolicy #GrievancePolitics
