Professor of Psychology, Royal Holloway & Director of the Centre for the Politics of Feelings https://www.politics-of-feelings.com/ | Science Lead MSCA Network on Adolescence & Democracy www.ippad.eu | https://www.manostsakiris.org
Manos Tsakiris
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As the UK prepares to lower the voting age to 16, our report on UK adolescents aged 12 to 17-years-old asks a major democratic question: how are adolescents approaching political life before they formally enter it?
Full report can be found here : www.royalholloway.ac.uk/media/zhbnbo...
We are hiring PhDs and postdocs to work on the ERC project GETGOV, where I am the PI.
We will investigate governing elites since 1789. I am sure that it will be a lot of fun and result in great research!
Postdocs: www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
PhDs: www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
Political emotions are not experienced as everyday emotions. They are felt differently in the body, are embodied differently according to our ideology and predict political participation. Our latest with @andreavik.bsky.social @parkbmb.bsky.social @alexgalvezpol.bsky.social tinyurl.com/2nh9maka
New article: "Mind over bias: How is cognitive control related to politically motivated reasoning?”
Authors: Olaf Borghi (olafborghi.com), Ben Tappin (benmtappin.bsky.social), Kaat Smets, and Manos Tsakiris (@mtsakiris.bsky.social)www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...ll
Manos Tsakiris
Manos Tsakiris
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🌎 New paper in @commspsychol.nature.com 🌍
doi.org/10.1038/s442...
There is an urgent need to choose behaviours that mitigate climate change, but these are often more effortful. Can we increase pro-environmental motivation?
Joint w/ Luis Sebastian Contreras-Huerta & amazing international team 👇🧵
Cognition
Are you a policymaker, teacher, practitioner, academic in political science, psychology, education or related field? We’re inviting experts to complete a short survey on youth political participation: tinyurl.com/ywnseae3
For every completion, we’ll donate €1.20 to UNICEF. Please share!
The rise of ‘decline porn’ www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
A new permanent R&T position at Lecturer level was just advertised at my favourite department @rhulpsychology.bsky.social (yes, I am biased but for very good reasons). Consider applying if you are looking for an academic home. And please spread the word !
We are hiring at the Centre for the Politics of Feelings www.politics-of-feelings.com for a part-time RA (ideal for people with BSc/MSc before they start their PhD) to help the Centre's research on emotions and politics. Please spread the word www.jobs.london.ac.uk/internal/Job... | Deadline 16/12
Job title: Postdoctoral Fellow in Political Science (3-4 years) (288628), Employer: University of Oslo, Deadline: Monday, November 17, 2025
