Humour scandals. Our weekly cartoon, this time by Dale Cummings from Canada. #humour #democracy #DELIAH

Is there a place for democracy in the new world order? Our weekly cartoon, this one by Tjeerd Royaards. Want to know more about DELIAH? Go to deliaheu.substack.com #DELIAH #humour #democracy

We are interviewing every member of the DELIAH team; in this edition we talk to we talk to Julia Fleischhack from the University of Göttingen. She is working on ways to use humour to effectively counter harassment and anti-democratic behaviour: deliaheu.substack.com/p/we-should-... #DELIAH

If you haven't done so yet, be sure to check out our newsletter that came out last Monday: deliaheu.substack.com/p/deliah-new... Cartooon by Guido Kühn. #DELIAH #newsletter #humour #democracy

Open call to PhD students from Estonia and beyond: join our international, interdisciplinary workshop titled Humor Matters: Laughter and Democracy. Two days in Tallinn filled with lectures, panels and hands-on workshops. More info here: deliaheu.substack.com/p/humour-mat... #DELIAH #humour

The 36th Conference of the International Society for Humor Studies will be held in Brazil between July 6th and 10th. The conference website is live (ishs2026.org) and the call for papers and panel proposals are open: ishs2026.org #humour #humor #event #conference

We have just published our second newsletter! Check it out to find out about DELIAH's activities in 2026, the comic we're working on, interviews and more! deliaheu.substack.com/p/deliah-new... Image by Pedro X. Molina.

One year of Trump. Our weekly cartoon, this time by Burkhard Mohr. #DELIAH #humour #democracy

If you haven't subscribed to our newsletter yet, now's a good opportunity to do so. Our first newsletter of 2026, full of project updates and other news, will be dispatched early next week! Subscribe here: deliaheu.substack.com Cartoon by Portuguese cartoonist Vasco Gargalo. #newsletter #DELIAH

Happy new year! We are kicking off 2026 with an interview with Andrew Bricker, the Academic Coordinator for DELIAH. For DELIAH, Andrew is researching far-right online humour. Find out more about this and his view on humour in general here: deliaheu.substack.com/p/humour-sho... #DELIAH #interview

As the end of the year approaches, it is time to take stock and look ahead. In our Year in review, we take a look back at what we have done since the project started in March 2025 and we look ahead to 2026. Read it here: deliaheu.substack.com/p/year-in-re... Cartoon by Glen Le Lievre #DELIAH

Sign of the times. Cartoon by Thiago Lucas. #humour #democracy #Xmas #DELIAH

We are interviewing every member of the DELIAH team; in this edition we talk to Luisa F. Isaza-Ibarra, a postdoctoral researcher in the DELIAH project at the University of Groningen: deliaheu.substack.com/p/its-not-po... #DELIAH #humour #democracy #interview

Our sister project Democracy In Action invites European grassroots arts and culture organisations across Europe to contribute to a new survey, exploring how they work with and for young people to strengthen civic engagement and democratic participation: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Funny. Cartoon by Viacheslav Shilov. Want to know more about our project? Check out deliaheu.substack.com #DELIAH #democracy #humour

We are interviewing every member of the DELIAH team, to give you some more insight into who we are, why we research humour and what we think is funny. This time we talk to Marcos Engelken Jorge, a researcher at the University of the Basque Country: deliaheu.substack.com/p/research-s... #DELIAH

Political cartoons: sometimes offensive, but essential for democracy. Check out this comic by @anntelnaes.bsky.social she made earlier this year about the nature of political cartoons: deliaheu.substack.com/p/politican-... #DELIAH #humour #democracy #politicalcartoons

'The very same mechanisms that make humor powerful can also be weaponized by anti-democratic forces.' Check out our interview with Nina Cingerová, associate professor in Slavonic languages and literatures at Comenius University in Bratislava: deliaheu.substack.com/p/the-very-s...

'The relationship between humour and democracy is fluid and unexpected.' Check out our interview with DELIAH team member Anastasiya Astapova from the University of Tartu. For DELIAH, she works on how humor can be used to support democratic resilience: deliaheu.substack.com/p/the-relati...

Ismet Suleimanov, our member and doctoral student at the University of Tartu, presented his ongoing research on Ukrainian refugees’ adjustment to life in Europe and how they use humour to do this at the 14th International Conference of Young Folklorists. sisu.ut.ee/youngfolklor...

Censorship. Our weekly cartoon, this time by Halit Kurtulmus Aytoslu. Read more about our project: deliaheu.substack.com #DELIAH #humour #democracy

DELIAH will take part in an online panel on October 16 with sister projects Democracy in Action and Larpocracy. All three projects will share their early insights on building democracy through play, humour, and grassroots culture. You can join by registering here: forms.gle/EXWpYTJyLUN4... #DELIAH

In the coming months, we will feature interviews with all the team members of DELIAH. This time the spotlight is on Olsen Zobar, a Doctoral Researcher at Ghent University. Within DELIAH, Olsen works on better understanding laughter scandals: deliaheu.substack.com/p/a-humourle... #DELIAH #interview

Our website has a section that lists all our output that is specifically meant for academic research: www.deliah.eu/for-research... Cartoon by Marco De Angelis. #DELIAH #humour #democracy

Our very first newsletter is out! If you haven't gotten it in your mail (in case you haven't subscribed, for some unfathomable reason), you can read it here: deliaheu.substack.com/p/deliah-new... Image by Thiago Lucas. #newsletter #DELIAH #democracy #humour

Last chance to sign up for the very first edition of the official DELIAH newsletter: deliaheu.substack.com It will be going out on Monday! Image by Konstantin Kazanchev. #newsletter #DELIAH #humour #democracy

Designed to Provoke is an exhibition of legal cases from the 18th century to the present. It can be seen at the International Exhibition of Caricature, Press Cartoon and Humor in Saint-Just-le-Martel, France from September 27 to October 5, 2025. Read more: deliaheu.substack.com/p/designed-t...

Humour in times of crisis. Our weekly cartoon, by Sherif Arafa. Want to know more about DELIAH? Visit deliaheu.substack.com #DELIAH #democracy #humour

Freedom of speech. Our weekly cartoon, by Payam Boromand. Want to know more about DELIAH? Visit deliaheu.substack.com #DELIAH #democracy #freespeech

Effective research is built on a solid foundation. The first step of DELIAH is a meta-analysis in which we ask the question: What do we know about the relationship between humour and democracy? You can find a summary of our analysis here: deliaheu.substack.com/p/what-do-we... Image by Moro.

The power of irreverence. This week's cartoon by Dan Murphy. Want to know more about humour and democracy? Visit deliaheu.substack.com #DELIAH #humour #democracy

In the coming months, we will feature interviews with all the team members of DELIAH, to give you some more insight into who we are, why we research humour and what we think is funny. First up is Amber Kempynck, PhD researcher at Ghent University: deliaheu.substack.com/p/im-interes... #DELIAH

In September, we will send out our first official DELIAH newsletter (we plan to send one out for times per year) If you want to be kept updated about our research, you can subscribe here: deliaheu.substack.com Cartoon by OSVAL from Cuba. #DELIAH #democracy #humor #satire

DELIAH member Luisa F. Isaza-Ibarra has started a monthly newsletter bringing you the field notes of a lawyer studying humour and the controversies it generates around the world. You can subscribe to The Trials (and Tribulations) of Humour here: luisaza.substack.com #humour #newsletter #DELIAH

Humour in times of war and crisis... Cartoon by Burkhard Mohr. Want to know more about our humour research? Go here: deliaheu.substack.com #DELIAH #humour #democracy

Dark humour. This week’s cartoon by J. Bosco. Follow our research project here: deliaheu.substack.com #DELIAH #democracy #humour

We’re pleased to announce that the DELIAH project was represented at this year’s International Society for Humor Studies (ISHS) Conference, held from July 7–11, 2025, in Kraków, Poland. To discover more, read our Substack at: deliaheu.substack.com/p/deliah-par...

The rise of the far right in Europe. Our weekly cartoon, by Thiago Lucas. Follow our research project here: deliaheu.substack.com #DELIAH #democracy #humour

DELIAH is now active on Zenodo! We have also recently uploaded our first output, a database of humour practices and European attitudes towards democracy. Read more about it here: deliaheu.substack.com/p/database-h... #DELIAH #democracy

A brief history of democracy. This week’s cartoon, by US cartoonist Allan McDonald. Follow our research project here: deliaheu.substack.com #DELIAH #democracy #humour

Dominant wing. Our weekly DELIAH cartoon, this one by Peter Sully from New Zealand. Learn more about our project about humour and democracy here: deliaheu.substack.com #DELIAH #democracy

Stairway to the future. This week’s DELIAH cartoon by Markus Grolik from Germany. Learn more about our project about humour and democracy here: deliaheu.substack.com #DELIAH #democracy #future

Democracy in trouble. Our weekly cartoon, this one by Paresh Nath from India. #DELIAH #democracy #dangers

Free speech rodeo. Our weekly cartoon, this time by Brady Izquierdo from Cuba. #DELIAH #freespeech

Redevelopment. Our weekly cartoon by Toso Borkovic from Serbia. Want to know learn more about the relationship between humour and democracy? Visit deliaheu.substack.com #DELIAH #democracy #humor

In a first partnership, DELIAH, DemocracyInAction and Larpocracy (three research projects all funded by Horizon Europe) worked together to provide recommendations that support democracy for the EU's European Democracy Shield: deliaheu.substack.com/p/european-d... Image by Guffo. #DELIAH

Politicians, beware of satire! Our weekly cartoon, this one by MORO from Cuba. #DELIAH #cartoon #satire

DELIAH has two sister projects funded by Horizon Europe that also focus on culture, the arts and cultural spaces for democratic participation and political expression. Read more about them here: deliaheu.substack.com/p/sister-pro... #DELIAH #DemocracyInAction #Larpocracy

Free speech? Our weekly cartoon, this time by Mohsen Izadi from Sweden. Want to know more about DELIAH? Go here: deliaheu.substack.com #DELIAH #freedomofspeech #humour #democracy

We are delighted to announce the launch of "What's in a Joke? Assessing Humor in Free Speech Jurisprudence": deliaheu.substack.com/p/toolkit-wh... Although officially not connected with DELIAH , this toolkit was coordinated by DELIAH researcher Alberto Godioli and deals with similar themes.