Hope, Solidarity, and Repair: Political Psychology of Emotional Pathways to Democratic Engagement

Abstract

Focusing on emotions as central drivers of democratic life, this panel explores how affective experiences can both destabilize and repair democracy. The papers examine hope, anger, moral emotions, and gendered emotional norms to show how emotions motivate engagement, sustain commitment, and shape future-oriented political action. Together, they reconceptualize emotions not merely as sources of polarization, but as critical resources for democratic renewal.

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