On the October 1st, our Communications Manager, Marta Azevedo Silva, represented the MORES project, with which ECAS is a project partner, at the PLEDGE’s Synergy Building Event at Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB).
This event brought together representatives from all projects funded under the “Emotional Politics of Democracies” call to foster collaboration and mutual understanding on how scientific knowledge on emotions can improve policymaking and strengthen democracy.
On October 2nd, we also presented MORES’s key objectives at the Pledge Conference titled “Understanding emotional grievances—forging resilient democracies”, taking part in the session titled “The Emotional Politics of Democracies”.
The PLEDGE conference helped shape the discussion around making EU policies and policy communication more emotionally responsive and inclusive, ultimately contributing to stronger democratic governance across Europe. Several EU policy advisors attended the event.
Launched this year, MORES is a three-year research project exploring how moral emotions drive our political choices and influence democracy.
Our project is carried out in collaboration with nine renowned European institutions and is led by the Centre for Social Sciences (Hungary).
By better understanding the role of moral emotions in politics, MORES is providing key insights into fostering constructive political debates and uniting society.
The project tools will help policymakers address citizens’ emotional needs and improve citizens’ emotional resilience in politics.