Threats to Political Information Environment and Democracy: Polish Politicians’ Perceptions [Zagrożenia dla środowiska informacji politycznej z perspektywy polskich polityków]
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Stępińska, A. (2024). Threats to Political Information Environment and Democracy: Polish Politicians’ Perceptions [Zagrożenia dla środowiska informacji politycznej z perspektywy polskich polityków]. Środkowoeuropejskie Studia Polityczne, (1), 135–151. https://doi.org/10.14746/ssp.2024.1.8

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Środowisko informacji politycznej podlega wielu zmianom, które mogą mieć wpływ na demokrację. W szczególności zmiany te mogą prowadzić do zwiększenia liczby niepoinformowanych, posiadających jednostronny obraz rzeczywistości społecznej lub wprowadzonych w błąd obywateli. O ile każdemu z tych problemów poświęca się obecnie dużo uwagi, o tyle niewiele jest badań ukazujących, jak te wyzwania (ale także szanse) postrzegają aktorzy polityczni. Celem artykułu jest prezentacja wyników badania z wykorzystaniem metody indywidualnego wywiadu pogłębionego przeprowadzonego z udziałem polskich polityków. Wyniki badania ukazały podobieństwa w zakresie tego, co politycy z różnych partii postrzegają jako zagrożenia. Główne różnice ujawniły się w zakresie przypisywanych tym zagrożeniom przyczyn oraz sugerowanych rozwiązań.

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