🏠When housing becomes political, human dignity must remain at the centre.
The story of Maricarmen, an 87-year-old woman evicted in Spain, highlights housing insecurity & social grievances.
🔗tinyurl.com/y9659cbp
#PLEDGE #GrievancePolitics #Democracy
🌍PLEDGE in Action
This week, Prof. Tereza Capelos @unisouthampton represented PLEDGE at Aberystwyth University, delivering 2 talks on political emotions, grievances & contemporary democratic challenges.
Find out more: pledgeproject.eu/
#PLEDGE #PROTEMO #GrievancePolitics
🤔Can shame become a political weapon?
In the new #PLEDGE article, explores shame, ressentiment, victimization, humiliation and solidarity—and how shame can draw moral boundaries and assert moral superiority.
🔗shorturl.at/kyjqE
💬How do citizens’ emotions shape democracy?
In June, NKUA & Prof. Nicolas Demertzis brought together MPs and CSOs in Athens for a #PLEDGE Stakeholder Dialogue on citizens’ grievances and democratic responsiveness.
🔗pledgeproject.eu/exploring-h…
#StakeholderEngagement #Democracy
PLEDGE Horizon project retweeted
Group-based pride has been linked to nationalism and xenophobia, yet its role in political identity is still largely under-researched. 🧪
A year after launch, our free AI tool can now detect pride, a complex political emotion, in any text, in seven languages.
Try it now—and tell us which political speech you'll analyse with it 👀
mores-horizon.eu/news/mores-…
What emotion do you associate most with democracy today?
🏛️#InternationalDayOfDemocracy reminds us that democracy is also about how people feel about politics and their place in society.
🧠At #PLEDGE we explore how emotions and political grievances shape democratic engagement.
📣Welcome Sofie (@VUBrussel) & Kai (@helsinkiuni) to the #PLEDGEproject team!
As part of WP6, they will co-create innovative tools with citizens & policymakers for emotion-sensitive governance.💡
🤝Welcome on board!
Learn more:
🔗pledgeproject.eu/the-project…
#PLEDGE #Democracy
How do Russia-propagated narratives shape public perceptions of the Russo-Ukrainian War?
The new #PLEDGE report examines how propaganda connects with emotions, grievances & perceptions of injustice and how people can recognise and resist disinformation.
📄zenodo.org/records/22096274
🎙️PLEDGE research beyond academia
How do affect & emotion shape contemporary political psychology?
PLEDGE researcher Christian von Scheve (FUB) discusses PLEDGE research on "Foundations of Political Psychology" by Paradigma Podcast.
🎧Listen: globalpanorama.org/en/2026/0…
🤔Can ambivalence support emotionally responsive communication?
New #PLEDGE blog post #24 from UNIWARSAW team!
Read the full article:
🔗pledgeproject.eu/pledge-blog…
#PLEDGEproject #Democracy #Grievance #Αmbivalence
📢 PLEDGE at #ESA2026
PLEDGE will be represented at the 17th European Sociological Association Conference @ESA_Sociology with the joint RN11–RN32 panel: "Emotional Dynamics of Grievance Politics"
📅 28 August
🕚 11:00–12:30
Looking forward to the discussion!
#PLEDGE
🧠What shapes the way we emotionally respond to political issues?
Tereza Capelos from the @unisouthampton team discusses insights into victimhood identities, ressentiment and the emotional ways in which people respond to political issues.
🔗youtu.be/YgXkmDkoaYo
📰How do media narratives shape our understanding of conflict?
HEPP Talks: Part 8
Katerina Mandenaki from the NKUA team discusses research findings on the Russo-Ukrainian conflict discourse.
Watch the full video:
🔗youtu.be/AZcGVcTiILI
#PLEDGE #GrievancePolitics #Media
🧠How do cynicism and kynicism shape political attitudes?
HEPP Talks: Part 7
Nicolas Demertzis from NKUA team examines the relationship between different forms of distrust, populism and political orientations.
Watch the full video:
🔗youtu.be/6m-XYBea2Ow
#PLEDGE
Emotions shape the way groups respond to social and political challenges.
HEPP Talks: Part 6
🎙️Gavin Sullivan from IPU Berlin team discusses how ressentiment and grievances are real and must be considered when understanding group dynamics.
Find out more:
🔗youtu.be/8kjTAiuhniw
When do grievances become visible and why does it matter?
On Grievance Politics Briefing #7 we explore the politics of grievances through a collaborative analysis by NKUA & SOTON teams.
Read the full briefing⤵️
🔗pledgeproject.eu/7-what-does…
#PLEDGE #Grievance
🤔What if emotions matter more than we think?
HEPP Talks: Part 5
🧠New findings from FUB team @FU_Berlin and Yi-Ping Lin.
Watch the video to learn more:
🔗youtu.be/zF_kNJ03sqk
#PLEDGE #Grievance #Emotions
📢Highlights from the #PLEDGE Stakeholder Exchange
Researchers, policymakers, civil society representatives and democratic innovation experts explored how democratic grievances can become opportunities for democratic renewal.
📝Read the event recap:
🔗tinyurl.com/3pczcyj9
Understanding grievances starts with understanding people's lived experiences. #PLEDGE project combines academic research with real-life experiences and contemporary social dynamics.
HEPP Talks: Part 4
🎥Watch the full video by the @KingsCollegeLon team:
youtu.be/uF8xbiqYZzI
HEPP Talks: Part 3
Michal Bilewicz, from UNIWARSAW Team @UniWarszawski shares PLEDGE's findings on the impact of Russian disinformation and its role in shaping grievance narratives.
🎥Watch the full video:
youtu.be/QwvMml03p3Y
#PLEDGE #Grievance #Disinformation













