Exciting News! Meet the newest addition to our research team. We’re thrilled to introduce Carl Holtti, who is joining our research team as a laboratory assistant for our upcoming second laboratory study.
Carl Holtti is a student at Åbo Akademi University. He is currently finishing his Bachelor’s thesis on the environmental movement Extinction Rebellion and its relationship to the anarchist tradition of ideas.
What is your role in this project?
My role in this project is an assisting one, contributing to the execution of our laboratory studies and aiding in data collection.
What are your research interests?
My main research interests would be studying the potential correlations between marginalized groups/identities and what are often considered “extreme” political ideologies. It is also the reason for my interest in the research of emotions, as they too play a large role in people’s political leanings.
What do you do in your spare time?
In my spare time, I mainly focus on relaxing, which for me entails listening to music, watching some video or show, playing video games, and reading. If time allows, I also like to try to stay active outside or in the gym.
The research project “EmoAffect” takes on the task of studying how emotional reactions drive affective polarization and focuses on which emotions that are crucial drivers. The project is funded by the Research Council of Finland and carried out at Åbo Akademi University.