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tomekbesta.bsky.social @tomekbesta.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

t is our pleasure to invite you to the #MEN4DEM Roundtable: Art, Science, and Social Change, a panel discussion that brings together artists, researchers, and civil-society practitioners to explore how creative practice and academic inquiry can move beyond knowledge production into social action.

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men4dem.bsky.social @men4dem.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Join us in Gdansk next month for a thought-provoking roundtable discussion exploring how art, science, and civic engagement can work together to inspire meaningful social change. This event is open to the public! Sign up today, link below: forms.office.com/pages/respon...

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men4dem.bsky.social @men4dem.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

MEN4DEM’s LARP tryouts, developed by @via-berlin.bsky.social, are on tour across Europe! Swipe right to see some photos from the fifth stop in Berlin, Germany 🇩🇪➡️

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Jay Van Bavel, PhD @jayvanbavel.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

Online hostility is predicted by economic & political inequality Inequality breeds online hostility because people crave status in unequal societies and status-seekers constitute the main perpetrators of hostility in political settings, whether online or offline. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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tomekbesta.bsky.social @tomekbesta.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

Not just anger. Across 3 studies (N>950, 🇵🇱🇺🇸), feeling significant and growing in a group predicted collective action better than negative emotions—even beyond identity, injustice & efficacy. 👉 Action is fueled by meaning, not only outrage. #CollectiveAction #socialpsyc Read: doi.org/10.1111/jopy...

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When Need Fulfillment Motivates: The Role of Significance Gain and Self‐Expansion in Collective Mobilization

Objective This research examined whether positive in-group experiences—specifically those fulfilling the need for significance and the need for self-expansion—predict intentions to engage in collect...

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tomekbesta.bsky.social @tomekbesta.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

With a lead by @Magdalena Zawisza @Natasza Kosakowska-Berezecka, we tested ambivalent sexism theory tenets and explored novel correlations with national outcomes in 62 nations. #sexism #gender #socialpsyc #cross-cultural Read: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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tomekbesta.bsky.social @tomekbesta.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

🧠 Do adolescents in more gender-equal countries feel more motivated to act for gender equality? 🙌And is strong gender identity really what drives collective action? Check out the new paper from our Lab #ProtestLab Gdansk, with @Göksu Celikkol as a lead. #gender #positivemasculinity #socialpsyc

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tomekbesta.bsky.social @tomekbesta.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

Does pressure to conform to masculine norms affect the well-being of young men? A paper from our lab, produced within the @Equaman project (led by Natasza Kosakowska), in collaboration with, among others, @Kine Bjørneby Olsen, Marte Olsen, and @Sarah Martiny from UiT The Arctic University of Norway.

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Jonas R. Kunst @kunstjonas.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

What really drives someone to support violent extremism? I am thrilled to share our new article published today in PNAS. Together with an incredible team of collaborators, we conducted a preregistered study across 58 countries with over 18,000 participants. This is what we found.

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via-berlin.bsky.social @via-berlin.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

🎲 First try out of the LARP What happens when we meet? in Poland 🇵🇱 @tomekbesta.bsky.social @men4dem.bsky.social A warm indoor setting with Polish delicacies and eight players fully immersed in their roles. From the very first prompts a quiet excitement emerges.

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men4dem.bsky.social @men4dem.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

Want to submit a panel or paper proposal? Go to ecpr.eu today✍️

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tomekbesta.bsky.social @tomekbesta.bsky.social · 01/11/2025

Fantastic days in Bergamo with artists, scientists and NGOs. Working on out project on masculinity and democracy. #socpsy #masculinity #democracy

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men4dem.bsky.social @men4dem.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

MEN4DEM has made it to Bergamo! 🙌📰 #MEN4DEM #GenderEquality #Masculinities #Democracy

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Polish Social Psychology Society @pspspl.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

📰 #Politicians often use hate speech to build an electorate and appear strong. HOWEVER, researchers from Adam Mickiewicz University showed that such content often backfires, harming its senders 😐 🔗 tinyurl.com/2jmb5fxk #SocialPsyc

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What You Say About Others: The Hate Speech Effect and Positivity Bias. | Polish Social Psychological Society

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Social Psychological Bulletin @socialpsychbull.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

🟡 We are delighted to share that Social Psychological Bulletin has Impact Factor of 2.0! 🏅 Another big milestone for the once small and locally published journal - with more to come in the future. @pspspl.bsky.social @psychopengold.bsky.social

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men4dem.bsky.social @men4dem.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

Based on insights from our report “Countering anti-democratic masculinities: State of the art of evidence-based interventions” – which presents a systematic review of strategies aimed at addressing anti-democratic masculinities – here’s what works when it comes to effective interventions.

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men4dem.bsky.social @men4dem.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

MEN4DEM publishes a scientific review of intervention strategies for more democratic masculinities. Read the report at www.men4dem.eu/news-events-...

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men4dem.bsky.social @men4dem.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

(Q) Why MEN4DEM is important In a time of increasing polarization, we believe that shared artistic experiences can bring people closer together. @via-berlin.bsky.social #MEN4DEM

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tomekbesta.bsky.social @tomekbesta.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

At #ISPP2025 in Prague! Product placement for #SPB journal and the @pspspl.bsky.social. Plenty of exciting sessions connected to our Horizon #MEN4DEM project and the #NCN #Equaman project. Talks from our #ProtestLab members are coming up! Start looking for presenters from #UniversityofGdansk

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men4dem.bsky.social @men4dem.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

MEN4DEM’s first working paper is out! It lays the theoretical groundwork for transforming anti-democratic masculine norms into democratic masculinities rooted in equality, participation, and inclusive leadership across Europe. Read more: www.men4dem.eu/news-events-...

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tomekbesta.bsky.social @tomekbesta.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

Great meeting in Gdańsk with @kunstjonas.bsky.social Milan Obaidi and others, concluding our project on personality and collective action. Data from 58 countries, field studies, big surveys. Stay tuned for details on the results and upcoming publications! #crosscultural #SocialPsyc #personality

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Polish Social Psychology Society @pspspl.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

📅 Save the date! Our society's annual meeting will take place in Warsaw in September. 👀 Look, who's going to give a lecture! 😊 More info: dates, fees, programme, summer school, etc. CLICK🔗 20zjazdpsps.pl/en/ #SocialPsyc #psychologists #conference #warsaw

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Polish Social Psychology Society @pspspl.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

🔵 Our society's award is named after Solomon Asch. He showed how a majority group can shape perception. Are those lines equal? - he asked the prtnts. Their answers were correct or not, depending on what others said. #SocialPsyc Probably everyone heard of the experiment. Who knows the whole story?

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Polish Social Psychology Society @pspspl.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

Words change their meaning - offensive ones too. But in this process, are they perceived as hate speech? ➡️TL;DR👄says "yes", but ❤️ says "no" @dominikpuchala.bsky.social answers the question in "Reclaiming Derogatory Language: Self-Reports and Interbeat Intervals". 🔗 shorturl.at/Mw6JG #SocialPsyc

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Reclaiming the word – does the offensiveness of an insult depend on context still causing shock? | Polish Social Psychological Society

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men4dem.bsky.social @men4dem.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

On #IWD2025, we reflect not just on gender justice but on democracy itself. @horizoneu.bsky.social supports projects on "Gender roles in extremist movements". IN #MEN4DEM, academics, artists & activists from 7 countries co-create insights & interventions for change. www.men4dem.eu"

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Masculinities for the Future of European Democracy

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Polish Social Psychology Society @pspspl.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Today is the International Day for the Prevention of Violent Extremism - the United Nations General Assembly declared a few years ago. What better way to celebrate it in the scientific community than by posting a short-form, pop-sci article about it, I guess?😁 LINK: shorturl.at/2RIHg

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men4dem.bsky.social @men4dem.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

Academics, actors and activists from across Europe then came together for a weekend of co-creation on Terschelling. Such an inspiring, heartwarming and hardworking crowd! And this is just the beginning! #MEN4DEM @via-berlin.bsky.social @menengage.bsky.social

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Elin Bjarnegård @elinbja.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

Today is the launch of the Horizon Europe project MEN4DEM - masculinities for the future of European democracy. Follow us at @men4dem.bsky.social for updates! #men4dem

Roundtable with Dimitris Bouris, Katarzyna Wojnicka, Ov Cristian Norocel, Aleks Dimitrijevic

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