In an age where outrage is monetised and emotional manipulation is engineered at scale, emotional intelligence is no longer a wellness trend, but becoming a democratic necessity. This article explores why individual emotional resilience should be recognised as a key pillar of democratic resilience in the 21st century and how developing it could be the most overlooked defence against digital polarisation and political manipulation.
Have you ever considered how your likes and shares on social media could be enlisting you in an invisible war? Welcome to the age of information warfare, where digital platforms have become battlegrounds for shaping public opinion and social norms. This article explores how our online interactions contribute to this warfare, highlighting the urgent need for strategies to protect digital peace and uphold democratic foundations.
Digital Peace is an initiative by Alissa Chmiel to raise awareness around digitalization's impact on global peace.
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