PLEDGE Horizon project

Our sister project is running an impactful EU-wide survey, “Emotions in Politics,” examining how emotions shape public opinion on critical EU topics. 🔗 Take the survey now and contribute your perspective: 👉 crowdsourcing.ecas.org/en/Mores

🧠💙 Today on @emotionawarenessday, we highlight the power of emotions in shaping democracy. 👉 With PLEDGE, we explore how emotions drive grievance politics and how emotional intelligence can strengthen policymaking. @MORES_HORIZON #EmotionsInDemocracy

🔊How do EU policies make you feel? The @MORES_HORIZON is seeking your opinion on how these key EU policies affect you: - Climate Action - War in Ukraine - Food Safety - Migration - Fiscal Policy Engage in crowdsourcing and ensure your voice is heard: crowdsourcing.ecas.org/en/Mores

🧠How can we design democratic processes that truly feel public? 📘 Read the full report here: 🔗pledgeproject.eu/report-on-desi… #PLEDGEproject #PolicyDesign #democracy

🗣️On Ressentiment, Victimhood, and Revanchism... (📌This endeavor, delivered by Ayhan Kaya, Senior Researcher from the Istanbul Bilgi University and member of our Steering Committee, is available only in Turkish.) 👉Read more: yeniarayis.com/yazi/ressentim…

🔍 The PLEDGE Codebook v.1 unpacks the emotional logic behind protests, polarization, and civic engagement—with real-world examples, emotional mechanisms, and research-ready tools. 📥 Interested in exploring more? Download the full document here: pledgeproject.eu/research-repor…

PLEDGE Blog Post #3 📰Why are citizens across Europe feeling alienated from democratic processes? What fuels the growing sense of disconnection from institutions meant to represent them? 📍 Read it here: pledgeproject.eu/pledge-blog-po…

📢 NEW RELEASE: PLEDGE Conceptual Framework v1 How do emotions shape politics? 📘 Download the full report here: pledgeproject.eu/research-repor…. 🔗 Visit our website: pledgeproject.eu.

Across Europe, anti-immigrant rhetoric by right-wing populists is fueling real violence. 🎙️Prof. Bilewicz: When hate is normalized, attacks follow—as in Poland, 2015. 🧠#PLEDGE studies this shift. 📚[PL] Read more: pap.pl/aktualnosci/bi… 🌍 pledgeproject.eu

When people feel unheard, humiliated, excluded… They don’t compromise. They withdraw. Or retaliate. 🧠 PLEDGE maps the reasons behind the shift. 📘 This and many more to come at Grievance Politics Briefings. 🔗 Read more: pledgeproject.eu/1-what-is-grie… Stay tuned.

🗣️ Politics making you miserable? Is it all just toxic rhetoric, or an emotional divide? New PLEDGE Blog Post #2 dives into why political talk often leaves us angry, sad—or worse. 💥 👇Read more & rethink political talk 🔗pledgeproject.eu/pledge-blog-po… #PLEDGEproject #EmotionsInPolitics

Why do we fear the poor? This TED Talk unpacks aporophobia—the rejection of poverty—and how it fuels grievance politics. At PLEDGE, we explore these emotional drivers of exclusion & how to build an inclusive democracy. 🎥youtube.com/watch?v=ZODPxP… 🔗pledgeproject.eu

📢 Save the Date: June 26 | Brussels Smarter Together Workshop: Emotions in Policy Making—How to Master Emotions to Better Solve Public Problems With Dr. Thomas Legein & Prof. Dr. Karen Celis (PLEDGE, VUB) 🔗linkedin.com/feed/update/ur… 👉 Don’t miss it!

💭Climate change isn’t just technical—it’s emotional. Our new blog post looks at how frustration, fear, and hope can shape how people respond to green policies—and how those emotions can be a force for democratic connection. 👉Read the full piece here: pledgeproject.eu/pledge-blog-po…

🚨 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: pledgeproject.eu/category/newsl… #Newsletter #Research #ScienceInAction #EUprojects #collaborations

Updates! 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