Polish Right-Wing Populism in the Era of Social Media: The Unexpected Careers of Paweł Kukiz and Janusz Korwin-Mikke. Issue 1 (2nd January 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Lipiński, Artur; Stępińska, Agnieszka
• Is Part Of: Problems of post-communism. Volume 66:Issue 1(2019)
• Page Start: 71
• Page End: 82
• Publication Date: 2019-01-02
• Subjects: Post-communism -- Periodicals; Post-communism; Periodicals; 330.91717
• DOI: 10.1080/10758216.2018.1484667
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1075-8216

Abstract

Abstract : By employing the concepts of opportunity structure and discursive opportunities as a theoretical background, this paper aims to identify and analyze the factors that may have led to the breakthroughs of two right-wing political actors in Poland in 2014–2015: Paweł Kukiz and his Kukiz'15 movement and Janusz Korwin-Mikke and his political initiatives. In our study we focused on several issues: the political, economic, and social context; the visibility provided by traditional media; widespread usage of social media; correspondence of the content of messages to expectations and political preferences; and radicalization of the agenda of the Law and Justice party (PiS), which contributed to the resonance and legitimacy of populist claims.