WORKSHOP: Politics and Mental Health in Times of Societal Threat: Wicked or Not?

📢 Join our workshop on politics, emotions and mental health in societally threatening times!

We are excited to open registrations for our interdisciplinary workshop: “Politics and Mental Health in Times of Societal Threat: Wicked or Not?”, on March 5–6, 2026 in Amsterdam.

In this workshop, we bring together leading international scholars across psychology, political science, and philosophy at the Institute for Advanced Study (IAS), University of Amsterdam, to discuss the interplay between politics, emotions and mental health in times of societal threat.

We are delighted to feature talks and discussions with:
Brett Ford (University of Toronto)
Claudi Bockting (Amsterdam University Medical Center)
Noga Arikha (European University Institute)
Manos Tsakiris (Royal Holloway University of London)
Mark Brandt (Michigan State University)
Luca Bernardi (University of Liverpool)
Mariana Von Mohr (Royal Holloway University of London)

This workshop is part of Bert Bakker’s VIDI project, “Under pressure: How citizens respond to threats and adopt the attitudes and behaviours to counter them”.

🗓 Registration deadline: January 10, 2026
⏲️ Workshop dates: March 5 and 6, 2026
📍 Institute for Advanced Study (IAS), Oude Turfmarkt 145–147, Amsterdam
👥 Limited number of available spots: 13
🔗 Register here: https://lnkd.in/ezVh4qg9

🎓 Early-career researchers (PhD/post-doc): We are offering two full travel + accommodation sponsorships for early-career researchers traveling within Europe. The two sponsored researchers will have the opportunity to present their work in a flash session during the workshop.
🔗 Apply for the early-career sponsorship here: https://lnkd.in/ezesruJ6