Studium Generale: From Democracy to Emocrazy?
took place · 19 Oct 2026
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Political decision-making without emotion does not exist - but what happens when feelings like anger, hope and empathy take over? Three scholars discuss the growing role of emotions in democracy and where this development is heading.
Participants: political scientist Bert Bakker, philosopher Jeroen de Ridder and historian Devin Vartija.











