TaCT-FoRSED Project

Great to have you with us, looking forward to working with you☺️

01.12.2025 10:34 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Call for papers for International Conference organised by TaCT-FoRSED! - TaCT-FoRSED * CALL FOR PAPERS * Deadline: December 5th, 2025 *

📢 Final call for papers! Engaging with Conspiracy Theories, Fostering Democracy — Prague, 9–10 Apr 2026.

Submit by THIS FRIDAY 5 Dec 2025!

Topics: #ConspiracyTheories, #Disinformation, #Democracy and more!

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01.12.2025 10:04 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

We are delighted Headline Hunter, our debut #OER, is now live with manual & materials!

👉👉https://tact-forsed.eu/resourcespublications/

Create human headlines, spot them among AI fakes, boost #MediaLiteracy & #AILiteracy. Lesson plans coming early 2026😊

#GameBasedLearning #DemocraticEducation

27.11.2025 13:29 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Call for papers for International Conference organised by TaCT-FoRSED! - TaCT-FoRSED * CALL FOR PAPERS * Deadline: December 5th, 2025 *

We are also delighted to say we have 3 keynote speakers:

Michael Butter: "Conspiracy theory and democracy"

Karen Douglas: "The psychology of conspiracy theories"

Andreas Önnerfors: "'To see is to believe': the visual communication of conspiracy ideation"

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31.10.2025 10:30 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

📢Calling #politicaltheory, #anthropology, #folkloristics, #sociology, #education, #securitystudies, #culturalstudies, #mediastudies, #socialpsychology researchers!

The #callforpapers for our conference engaging with #conspiracytheories and fostering #democracy is still open 📌

31.10.2025 10:30 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Behind the Curtain: First Newsletter from the TaCT-FoRSED project published - TaCT-FoRSED Our project aims to tackle conspiracy theories by carrying out a programme of research to better understand the impact of conspiracy theories on the adoption

Our first newsletter has arrived - read more about how we plan to tackle #conspiracytheories!

The work of @stefanchristoph.bsky.social @beetroot.bsky.social @alexyendell.bsky.social @mguinjoan.bsky.social @galais.bsky.social @romeroreche.bsky.social and many more!

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21.10.2025 09:13 — 👍 4    🔁 4    💬 0    📌 1

This great #postdoc opportunity to work on #conspiracytheories and #democraticresilience closes this week - there's still time, but hurry!

Our colleagues @galais.bsky.social and @mguinjoan.bsky.social are #hiring at @uab.cat and look forward to hearing from you.

More info in the post below:

13.10.2025 09:04 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

There's still time to apply for this great postdoc opportunity to research #ConspiracyTheories!

08.10.2025 10:26 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Call for papers for International Conference organised by TaCT-FoRSED! - TaCT-FoRSED * CALL FOR PAPERS * Deadline: December 5th, 2025 *

#ConferenceAnnouncement: call for papers for our 1st International Conference!

Engaging with #ConspiracyTheories, fostering #democracy: dynamics, drivers and defences

9th and 10th April 2026 at @charlesuni.cuni.cz

Deadline for papers: 5th Dec 2025.

Interested? 👇👇
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07.10.2025 13:49 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Ordinary researcher (2025DILIFRUA121) Job position

Would you like to work on tackling #conspiracytheories and improving democratic resilience? Are you looking for a postdoctoral position?

Our colleagues @galais.bsky.social and @mguinjoan.bsky.social at @uab.cat have this great opportunity:

euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/377587

Deadline 16th October!

02.10.2025 10:06 — 👍 2    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 4

We recently held the 2nd TaCT-FoRSED meeting @charlesuni.cuni.cz to discuss progress and plans for our work researching and implementing measures to tackle #conspiracytheories and strengthen #democraticresilience.

Our first newsletter will be out soon - so watch this space for further news!

22.09.2025 08:58 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Attending @ipsa.org congress?

Wondering how #conspiracism affects #democracy?

Don't miss @stefanchristoph.bsky.social presenting “Levels of Conspiracism and Factors for Mitigation: A Comparative Case-Study Framework” tomorrow (16th July) at 11:00 AM (local time).

#IPSA2025 #politicalscience

15.07.2025 18:34 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

TaCT-FoRSED - TaCT-FoRSED TaCT-FoRSED: Tackling Conspiracy Theories by Fostering Resilience and Political Self- Efficacy in Democracies

Over the next 3 years our @tact-forsed.bsky.social project will research and implement measures to tackle #conspiracytheories and to strengthen #democratic resilience.

Check out our website here: tact-forsed.eu

25.06.2025 12:21 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Educational researcher Dr Hannes Birnkammerer from the University of Passau is one of the coordinators of the newly launched project TaCT-FoRSED.

Political scientist Professor Oliver Hidalgo coordinates the Europe-wide network and welcomes participants from all over Europe to the University of Passau.

Stefan Christoph from the University of Passau is one of the postdoctoral researchers in the EU-HORIZON-funded project TaCT-FoRSED.

How to make democracies more resilient to #conspiracy #theories? Researchers from across #Europe are currently launching the new #HorizonEU project #TaCTFoRSED at our university. Over the next three years they will explore conspiracist identities and how to counter them. #PolComm #EduSky #PolSky

06.02.2025 16:49 — 👍 7    🔁 3    💬 1    📌 0