What happens when political elites claim their opponents are simply mad? A proposed Bill on 'Trump Derangement Syndrome' shows how politics can spill into psychiatry. This, argues Ela Serpil Evliyaoğlu, threatens to turn dissent into pathology
Visiting Fellow, European University Institute (EUI)
Ela is a clinical psychologist, youth policy expert and researcher studying the interplay between psychological factors and political attitudes and behaviour.
Her previous academic work includes social distance and tolerance, electoral violence, and mental contamination.
Ela also works on policy and advocacy related to youth representation, mental health, and community engagement.
She is particularly interested in how political contexts shape psychological wellbeing and how psychological processes influence political engagement.
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