PROTEMO Project

🎉 Happy World #Democracy Day!

Democracy is not only about elections and policies — it's also about people feeling heard, understood & represented.

👉 At #PROTEMO, we are committed to advancing research & raising awareness on the vital role of emotions in politics, especially in times of insecurity.

Can fiction teach us something real about politics? 🎬

MORES researcher @tscher.bsky.social at @viadrina.eu analyses 3 European TV shows—and explains how their protagonists turn anger into inclusive governance.🧪

▶️ Full explainer: bit.ly/47ErSmT

#MORESresearch #Populism #TVseries #Democracy

🤔 What is 𝒆𝒎𝒐𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒑𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔, and why does it matter for the future of representative democracies?

If you haven’t yet explored the latest 📖 publication by Georg Wenzelburger, now is the perfect time. Start your week with some fresh #PROTEMO insights www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... ✨

So glad to join the ECPR General Conference 2025 in Thessaloniki! @ecpr.bsky.social ✨

With our sister project PLEDGE, the #PROTEMO team shared new research on emotions, insecurity & migration. 🌍🤝

Read more here🔗 www.protemo.eu/news-post/pr...

Had a wonderful time at the @ecpr.bsky.social conference in Thessaloniki! Great exchanges on #Emotions and Public #Policy, especially in the panel chaired by @kaylamgabehart.bsky.social and in the panels by our @protemo.bsky.social and @pledge-project.bsky.social colleagues.

✨ #PROTEMO in 𝘙𝘦𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 journal!

Georg Wenzelburger from @uni-saarland.de has published 𝐄𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐚𝐧 𝐀𝐠𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲: 𝐀 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐀𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐚.

Read it here ➡️ www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

@tandfresearch.bsky.social

💡📚 Passionate about emotions, gender & migration?
We’re hiring a Research Associate for the #PROTEMO project at @uni-saarland.de! 🌍

Focus: migrant women’s experiences of domestic violence & how emotions, security & politics intersect.

📝 Apply by 10 Sept 2025
👉 www.protemo.eu/news-post/we...

Time flies when you're exploring the emotions of protective policies, especially with the best team! ✨

🔍 Check out what we’ve achieved in the first half of #PROTEMO 📊👇

💡 We can't wait to keep up the hard work and help illuminate the future of representative democracies!

#Democracy #Emotions

🚀 Kicking off our Intermediate Workshop today in Warsaw!

🔎 We look at first results - astonishing and surprising outcomes. Stay tuned and follow us to learn more about emotional dynamics of protective policies in an age of insecurity ✌️Publications are expected soon 📫

👉 protemo.eu/outputs 📚

😨 Fear and 😟 anxiety often drive policy, especially in times of crisis.

How emotions shape protective policymaking is the focus of our latest #PROTEMOInsights.

📲 Take a look 👉 www.protemo.eu/news/protemo...

#PROTEMO #Emotions #Democracy

📚 How do political scientists study emotions? And what theories help us make sense of them?

➡️ New #PROTEMOInsights out now 👉https://www.protemo.eu/news/protemo-insights

#PROTEMO

Protective policies are key to our research, but defining them isn’t so simple.

🤔 What counts as ‘protection’? Whose responsibility is it? Where do the boundaries lie?

➡️ Our new #PROTEMOInsights series brings our research closer to you. Check it out 👉 www.protemo.eu/news/protemo...

#PROTEMO

💙Today on Emotion Awareness Day, we highlight the power of emotions in shaping democracy.

@mores-project.bsky.social @protemo.bsky.social @cidape.bsky.social ape.bsky.social‬ @encodemotion.bsky.social

#EmotionAwarenessDay #EmotionsInDemocracy

How do EU policies make you feel?

Colleagues from @mores-project.bsky.social project want your opinion on how key EU policies affect you.

Take part in their crowdsourcing effort and ensure your voice is heard!

➡️ crowdsourcing.ecas.org/en/Mores

#MORESresearch #PROTEMO #Emotions #Politics

The image shows researcher Gabriella Szabó, wearing glasses, a grey-blue scarf, and a light grey sweater, smiling at the camera. Below her image, a caption reads: "Moral-emotional expressions in politics are a double-edged sword, capable of uniting and dividing us. Our research helps uncover their influence on politics, society, and democracy". Below the quote, her credentials are given: "Gabriella Szabó, Senior Researcher at HUN-REN CSS and Deputy Principal Investigator of the MORES project". Credit: MORES.

Politicians often speak to our hearts.

Gabriella Szabó, deputy PI of MORES, is studying how political actors use emotional language to steer public discourse—and how that shapes our moral judgments.

👉 mores-horizon.eu/experts/gabr...

#MORESresearch #Emotions #Politics #Collaboration #HorizonEU

A smiling person with hands crossed over their chest in a gesture of gratitude, accompanied by the title: "Gratitude: A Moral Emotion that Connects." Credit Image: Fizkes. Credit composition: MORES.

We express gratitude when saying “thanks”. But it is also a moral emotion that reinforces prosocial behaviour.

Gratitude creates a sense of moral responsibility. The twist: it can draw the line between “us” & “them.”

💬 How do you experience gratitude in your community?

Learn more🧪👉 bit.ly/3Y0LnjP

@dvpw.bsky.social Sektionstagung Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft offiziell eröffnet! Ein toller Konferenztag mit tollem inhaltlichen Austausch liegt hinter uns!
@uni-saarland.de
@unidue.bsky.de
@protemo.bsky.social
#ActEU

The final round of panels @dvpw.bsky.social
@uni-saarland.de
@protemo.bsky.social
#ActEU

Mannheim -> Saarbrücken to discuss "Citizen's trust and societal polarization in times of transformations" organised by @dvpw.bsky.social Comparative Politics Section

Good start with dinner, a run, and @davidschweizer.bsky.social, @dienerjulius.bsky.social & @jlattmann.bsky.social

#DVPWbyTrain

Grafik mit dunkelgrauem Hintergrund und Text in Blau und Weiß. Unten rechts das Logo der Deutschen Vereinigung für Politikwissenschaft (DVPW). Oben rechts ein blauer Schmetterling. Text: Deutsche Vereinigung für Politikwissenschaft. #TakeOver. Sektionstagung Vergleich 2025. Citizen's trust and societal polarization in times of transformation. Comparative Perspectives from different world regions. Universität des Saarlandes. 27.-28.03.2025.

Und gleich morgen organisiert @kweissenbach.bsky.social für die #Sektion #Vergleich den ersten #TakeOver unter blauem Himmel!

Stay tuned für Berichte zu citizen's #trust & societal #polarization von der @uni-saarland.de mit @unidue.bsky.social & @protemo.bsky.social #ActEU

Find out more about the event here: www.uni-saarland.de/aktuell/deut...

@politicsunisaar.bsky.social

📚 Check out this conference at @uni-saarland.de!

𝘊𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘻𝘦𝘯’𝘴 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘱𝘰𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘻𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯. 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘗𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴

Organised by Prof Daniela Braun, #PROTEMO Coordinator Prof Georg Wenzelburger, and Dr. Kristina Weissenbach📷 © UdS/Jörg Pütz

Check out our sister project @protemo.bsky.social’s video on how it studies emotions and politics.

MORES and PROTEMO are studying this topic from multiple perspectives.

#MORESresearch #politics #science

A blue background with abstract curved shapes in different shades of blue. A small yellow circle with an 'i' icon is in the bottom left, next to the word 'GLOSSARY.' Large white text reads: 'When politics becomes too emotional.'

Moral outrage. Identity wars. Political disengagement creates a vacuum that extremists & populists fill, using moral emotions to divide rather than solve policy issues.

Read more on "overemotionalisation" in politics—and what it means for democracy: bit.ly/3Ftioia

#MORESresearch #CivicEngagement

👀 Watched our project video yet?

🎥✨Full version here: youtube.com/watch?v=XTFE...

#emotions #politics #democracy

🎬 Our project video is out!

Learn more about #PROTEMO’s mission to explore the emotional dynamics of protective policies🎙️featuring interviews with Dr Beatriz Carbone, Katja Stempel (@uni-saarland.de) & Prof Peter Starke (USD)

✨ Watch it now: youtube.com/watch?v=XTFE...

How are you feeling today? 🙃

🚀 We're excited to introduce the #PROTEMO project! Funded by the EU, we're exploring the #emotions of protective policies to gain insights into the future of #democracy.

Learn more:
🔗 protemo.eu

#EUResearch