Strategies of „communisation” of the political enemy. The image of Freedom Union’s millieu in the discourse of the Polish right Cover Image

Strategie „komunizacji” przeciwnika politycznego. Obraz środowiska Unii Wolności w dyskursie polskiej prawicy
Strategies of „communisation” of the political enemy. The image of Freedom Union’s millieu in the discourse of the Polish right

Author(s): Artur Lipiński
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Sociology, Sociology of Politics
Published by: Uniwersytet Adama Mickiewicza
Keywords: political enemy construction; political parties; Freedom Union; discourse

Summary/Abstract: Despite its long absence from the political scene Freedom Union is still used as a discursive figure constructed to polarize the public debate and party policy and discredit political opponents. The purpose of this paper is to show the genealogy and provide the analysis of the specific strategies of delegitimization using the gure of Freedom Union. These tasks will be achieved through the analysis of specific right wing strategies of building the image of Freedom Union the environment UW and its predecessors: Civic Movement Democratic Action and the Democratic Union.

  • Issue Year: 2016
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 93-107
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: Polish