😤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: pledgeproject.eu/an-overview-of… #democracyincrisis #affectivepolitics #PLEDGEproject #populism #polarization #democracy

📸 Stories, videos, and shared experiences, our ValEUs summer schools are buzzing with energy! Follow us to see what’s happening in Turkey, Mexico, and Denmark. #ValEUs #SummerSchool

🌍 OPEN SESSION 🌍 Join us on 14 August for a talk by Nina Sajic (Banja Luka): "Whose Values? A Postcolonial Look at the EU and the Global South" ✨ 🕘 9:00 (Guadalajara) | 17:00 (Copenhagen) | 18:00 (Istanbul) 📍 Sala 2, Edificio H, CUCsh — Open to everyone! 🔗 Links on Teams

📢 New article in the #BILGINormsEU Special Issue! "Regional migration governance and the selective framing of norms: a comparative analysis of BSEC and SEECP" by Damla Aksel & Gülece Şenel 🔎 doi.org/10.1080/146838…

🌍 Emotions drive action—but not always equally. 💡 PLEDGE shows: shared feelings fuel 🌱 climate protests, but not 🛂 immigration ones. ✨ Context matters for civic engagement! 👉 Read more: pledgeproject.eu/pledge-blog-po… #Democracy #CivicEngagement #EU

🌍🤝 PLEDGE consortium members were present at the #ECPR conference in Thessaloniki 🇬🇷 (26 – 29 August 2025), engaging in key debates on democracy, governance & grievance politics. 💬✨ Stay tuned — more posts & insights coming soon!!! #democracy #EU

How can collective emotions -and cardboard- fuel democracy under the strain of war? 👉 Read the full blogpost here: pledgeproject.eu/pledge-blog-po… #Ukraine #CardboardRevolution #Democracy #PoliticalEmotions #CivicEngagement #PLEDGE #EU

🌍 Explore the role of values in global politics! 📝 Join our free MOOC “Values in EU Foreign Policy” ✅13 in-depth lectures by academicians and experts ✅Certificate included 🔗 Register now: mooc.valeus.eu ValEUs Project İstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi

📢 New article in the #BILGINormsEU Special Issue! "Liberal norm contestation in the periphery: assessing Türkiye’s shifting peacemaking approach in Cyprus" by Esra Dilek. 🔎doi.org/10.1080/146838…

Episode 10 of the #ValEUs Podcast is up!!🎉 💻valeus.eu/valeus-podcast… #ValEUsProject #EuropeanUnionProject #EUForeignPolicy

📢 Call for Papers is now open! 📝 Submit your paper or panel proposal by 31 October 2025! 👉 Visit our website for more information: pledgeproject.eu/call-for-paper… #democracy #EU #PLEDGE #grievances #politics #governance #CallForPapers

The Second Annual #ValEUs Conference is coming! 📍 Zagreb, Croatia 🗓️ October 2–4, 2025 💡 State (In)Stability and EU Foreign Policy Scholars from across 🇪🇺 will debate values, populism, migration & geopolitics. 👉 Full program: valeus.eu/news/second-an… #ValEUsProject #EU

Welcome back! Our Institute Director, Prof. Dr Ayhan Kaya, has returned after a research leave for the 2024–2025 academic year at Humboldt University and the Stiftung für Wissenschaft und Politik in Berlin. We are delighted that he has resumed his duties at the Institute.