The Emotions in European Politics (EUfeels) networks brings together academics from different disciplines, policy-makers and interest representatives interested in developing their knowledge on the role of emotions in politics and policy-making.

The newsletter includes the last news, projects, publications and events from our members on the topic of emotions in European politics and policymaking.

Calls for papers:

Call for papers/Forum 2025 on Emotions in Multilateral Diplomacy : Exploring affect in International Organizations in Volatile times. More information here.

Projects:

EU-Covert

Corruption and Undue Influence in European Politics. This project analyzes how EU insiders’ (MEPs, assistants and European officials) perceive, understand and feel about corruption and related phenomena such as undue influence. There is currently a PhD vacancy on this project.

EUMOTIONS

The Role of Emotion in EU Foreign Policy. EUMOTION focuses on Russian’s Invasion of Ukraine as a case study. More information available here.

Publications by members:

Doerr, N. and Langa, M.F. (2024) Images of Nature in Online Climate Activism in Germany and Argentina: Science, Affect and Non-Human ‘Everybodies, Journal für Entwicklungspolitik, XXXX, 1/2-2024, S. 33–63

Gürkan, S., & Terzi, Ö. (2024). Emotions in EU foreign policy – when and how do they matter? Journal of European Integration, 46(5), 575–596. https://doi.org/10.1080/07036337.2024.2360697

Gürkan, S. (2024). Constructing an ‘emotional community’ in times of crisis: the EU’s response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Journal of European Integration, 46(5), 635–659. https://doi.org/10.1080/07036337.2024.2360703

Hilmar, Till; Ķešāne, Iveta; Margies, Nina; Verbalyte, Monika (2024): Introduction to the Special Issue “Deep transformations: Lived experiences and emotions in social change narratives”. Cultural Sociology, Online first.Bottom of Form

Koschut, S. (2024). Feeling European? The EU as an emotional community. Journal of European Integration, 46(5), 597–613. https://doi.org/10.1080/07036337.2024.235888

Sanchez Salgado, R and Bos, L. (2024) A Passion for Virtue? Appeals to Morality and Emotions in European Parliament Climate Change Debates. American Behavioral Scientist. DOI:10.1177/00027642241242036

Sanchez Salgado, R. (2024) Parliament & Emotions, in Flam, Helena, Research Handbook in the sociology of Emotions, Edgar Elgar

Telford, A., & Atkins , E. (2024). ‘Fixing’ coal in Whitehaven: the affective promises of a coalmine. Geographical Journal, 190(3). https://doi.org/10.1111/geoj.12576

Ulinskaitė, Jogilė; Hilmar, Till; Verbalyte, Monika (2024): Emotions in a Time of Radical Change: Untangling Narratives of Pride and Achievements in Post-1989/1991 Lithuania and East Germany. Cultural Sociology, Online first.

Verbalyte, Monika; Bonansinga, Donatella; Capelos, Tereza (2024): Introduction to the Triple Special Issue “The Emotional Side of Populist Support: Key Affective Mechanisms at Test”. in: American Behavioral Scientist, Online first.