Demagogue in a Besieged Fortress. Content Analysis of the Message Communicated by Janusz Korwin-Mikke During Presidential Election Campaign in 2015 Cover Image

Demagog w oblężonej twierdzy. Analiza treści przekazu komunikowanego przez Janusza Korwin-Mikkego podczas kampanii wyborczej do wyborów prezydenckich 2015 r.
Demagogue in a Besieged Fortress. Content Analysis of the Message Communicated by Janusz Korwin-Mikke During Presidential Election Campaign in 2015

Author(s): Maciej Kostecki
Subject(s): Sociology, Electoral systems
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Komisji Edukacji Narodowej w Krakowie
Keywords: demagoguery; besieged fortress syndrome; manipulatory strategies; political appeal

Summary/Abstract: The purpose of the article is to present the aspects of demagoguery in Janusz Korwin-Mikke’s political appeal during presidential election campaign in 2015. The aim is to show how demagoguery is used by him to create the besieged fortress syndrome. The author stresses a broad spectrum of rhetorical manipulatory strategies, which includes providing demonic images of political opponents on the one side and idealized vision of Korwin-Mikke’s supporters on the other.

  • Issue Year: 254/2017
  • Issue No: 19
  • Page Range: 136-151
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: English, Polish