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SUMMARY:Passau Lectures on Political Emotions (lecture series)
DESCRIPTION:The contemporary political landscape is increasingly characteri
 zed by emotional intensity. From the rise of populist movements to culture
  wars and partisan animosity, politics is no longer simply about rational 
 debate over policy but deeply entangled with collective emotions and ident
 ity. Understanding these dynamics is crucial for addressing the challenges
  facing Western democracies, including polarization, democratic backslidin
 g, and crisis of meaning in public life.\n\nIn recent decades, we have wit
 nessed a profound transformation in how we understand the role of emotions
  in political life. The "affective turn" in philosophy beginning in the 19
 90s, coupled with breakthroughs in affective neuroscience, has fundamental
 ly challenged traditional Western intellectual frameworks that separated r
 eason from emotion. This series of lectures aims to explore the complex in
 terplay between emotions and politics in contemporary Western societies, b
 ringing together interdisciplinary perspectives to understand how collecti
 ve feelings shape our political landscape.\n\nWe are happy to welcome lect
 ures by the following scholars (list ist subject to change, titles of the 
 lectures will be added later on:\n\n11.11.2025: Dr. Francesca Brencio: Mir
 ror of society: how social values shape mental health diagnosis (online)\n
 \n25.11.2025: Thomas Stavrinos: Performing Hypermasculinity: Affective Pol
 itics in the Manosphere\n\n02.12.2025: Prof. Dr. Andreas Ventsel: Mobilisi
 ng Fear and Affect: Conspiracy Theories in Russia’s Strategic Communicat
 ion\n\n09.12.2025: Prof. Dr. Felix Heidenreich: Politische Gefühle in der
  Moderne – Luhmann mit Freud Thema entfernen\n\n20.01.2026: Prof. Dr. Ol
 iver Hidalgo: Why We Are Polarised: The Contradiction Between Reason and E
 motions in Contemporary Democracies\n\n27.01.2026: Dr. Sarah Strömel: Can
  You Still Trust Your Feelings? On Emotions that Promote Democracy (online
 )\n\nFor the online lectures (11.11.2025 and 27.01.2026), please register 
 with the StudIP event (https://studip.uni-passau.de/studip/dispatch.php/co
 urse/overview?cid=2990774f38682384b4acbf621c3ec22a) or send a message in a
 dvance to get access to the Zoom link.
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