Stay engaged, stay well: Social media, well-being, and democratic resilience

In today’s polycrisis, politics weighs heavily on citizens, and social media and AI-generated content inflate crisis narratives. How can we protect our mental wellbeing without disconnecting from the political world?

How do our everyday coping strategies influence democratic engagement and political attitudes? This workshop invites you to an open, interdisciplinary conversation about well-being, digital media and democratic resilience.

Researchers and practitioners from civic education, political communication, psychology and digital literacy will come together to discuss how to help people stay engaged and stay well.

Organiser

The workshop is organised by Dr. Qinfeng Zhu, Assistant Professor in Media Studies at the Faculty of Arts, and funded by an NWO Open Competition XS grant.

Register

Attendance is free, but registration is required.