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Symposium: “Talking to each other! But how?”
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“Mit Emotionen den Zusammenhalt fördern” – Interview with Dr. Nadine Knab on Deutschlandfunk Nova
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Call for Papers – Workshop “Bridging Emotions: Affect in Overcoming Social and Political Divides” – Keio University, Tokyo 16.05.2026
Call for Papers Workshop “Bridging Emotions: Affect in Overcoming Social and Political Divides” - Keio University, Tokyo 16.05.2026 - Organized by Takemitsu Morikawa & Christian von Scheve Submission
Civil Society Roundtable: “Words and their Impact – Conflict-Sensitive Communication and Affective Polarization”
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