Populist Political Communication in Poland : Political Actors - Media - Citizens.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stępińska, Agnieszka.

Contributor:

Lipiński, Artur.

Piontek, Dorota.

Hess, Agnieszka.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Communication.

media.

Discourse.

Poland.

Populism.

Poland--Politics and government--21st century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (246 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Berlin : Logos Verlag Berlin, 2020.

Summary:

Long description: This book is the final product of the research project ``Populist political communication: political messages, media coverage and audience feedback''. It focuses on three categories of participants in populist political communication, that is political actors, media, and citizens. In particular, this study offers an insight into reasons behind the choice by Polish politicians and journalists to use populist messages, as well as factors fostering populist sentiments among Polish citizens. Its multi-dimensional approach utilizes communication, media and political science theories to make sense of production, dissemination, reception, and impact of populist political messages. This publication combines several aspects of research on populism. On the one hand, it is a continuation of theoretical and interpretative discussions present in both Polish and foreign literature. The correlation between Polish and foreign research is important, as it allows for comparison of the results obtained in different research contexts, as well as for further theoretical discussions on the methods of researching and describing the discussed phenomena. On the other hand, it attempts to capture a specificity of the Polish populist political communication in recent years (2015-2017).

Contents:

Intro

List of abbreviations

Introduction

Investigating populist political communication in Poland

Populist ideology and populist political communication

Elements of populist style of communication

Media and populist political communication

Populism through the media

Populism by the media

Populist citizen journalism

Factors behind media populism

Citizens and populist political communication

Previous studies on populist political communication in Poland

Definitions of populism in the Polish scholarship

Populist political actors

Media and populism

Citizens and populism

Conclusions

POLITICAL ACTORS

Populist discourse of Polish right-wing parties: the study of electoral manifestos

Political context of the 2015 presidential and parliamentary elections

Discursive approach to populism

The study

Populist strategies in the right-wing political parties' manifestos

Construction of ``the people''

Construction of ``the elite''

Right-wing political parties' populist communication strategies on social media

Construction of ``the others''

THE MEDIA

Populist political communication across media outlets in Poland

Features of the Polish media system

Structural factors behind the presence of populism in media

Method

Sample

Indicators of populist style across media outlets

Types of ``the people'', ``the elite'', and ``the others'' across media outlets

``The people''

``The elite''

``The others''

Distribution of populist strategies across media outlets

Reporting on populism across types of media

Market orientation of the print press: quality versus tabloid press.

Frequency of publishing: dailies versus weeklies

Political orientation of the media outlets

Media ownership of TV stations

Types of populism across media outlets

Political actors and journalists as speakers of populist messages across the media

Journalists' roles in populist political communication process

Types of speakers across the media

Types of populism in speakers' statements

Journalistic role performance and populism in the media

Journalists' attitudes towards populist messages

Populist political communication in the Polish media in the election (2015) and non-election period (2016-2017)

The 2015 ``double elections'' as a context of populist political communication

Elements of populist style across time

Types of ``the people'', ``the elite'', and ``the others'' across time

Types of populism in the media in election and non-election periods

Populism in news on elections

Elections as a topic of the news in 2015-2017

Elements of populist style in the news on elections

CITIZENS

Individual and social populist dispositions in Polish society

Populism - a threat or an opportunity for modern democracies?

Social capital and populism

Social factors conducive to Poles' susceptibility to populist offer and message

Social and institutional distrust

Aversion towards elites and political parties

Level of sociopolitical involvement

Attitude towards the Catholic Church and the religiosity of Poles

Populism and citizens' individual predispositions: review of public opinion surveys in Poland

Attitude towards populism

Studies on electorates

Populist communication and mechanisms influencing its persuasiveness

Introduction.

A model of the effects of populist political communication on individuals

Comparative social experiment: the methodology

Cognitive reactions to populist communication and their influence on attitudes and electoral behavior: the results of the social experiment

Bibliography

Sources

Notes on contributors.

Notes:

PublicationDate: 20200930

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ISBN:

3-8325-8614-8

OCLC:

1247659769