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Nihil durat in aeternum. On the Ecosystem of Political Communication in the Process of Dynamic Changes, Main Trends and Resulting Threats

Publication date: 27.06.2023

Media Research Issues, 2023, Volume 66, Issue 2 (254), pp. 11 - 24

https://doi.org/10.4467/22996362PZ.23.013.17977

Authors

Rafał Klepka
Institute of Security Education and Civic Education, University of the National Education Commission, Krakow
, Poland
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7691-3143 Orcid
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Nihil durat in aeternum. On the Ecosystem of Political Communication in the Process of Dynamic Changes, Main Trends and Resulting Threats

Abstract

Nihil durat in aeternum. Rzecz o ekosystemie komunikowania politycznego w procesie dynamicznych przemian, głównych trendach i wynikających zagrożeniach

Obserwatorzy i badacze procesów komunikowania politycznego nie mają wątpliwości, że obszar ich zainteresowań ulega głębokim, wielowymiarowym przeobrażeniom. Liczne prace powstające w ostatnich latach stawiają sobie za cel prezentację i analizę charakterystyki zachodzących zmian. Na ogół odnoszą się one do mediów, aktorów politycznych lub obywateli. Zdecydowanie rzadziej pojawiają się próby wielowymiarowej diagnozy zmian, jakie dokonują się we wszystkich głównych elementach ekosystemu komunikowania politycznego. Celem artykułu jest identyfikacja trendów współczesnego komunikowania politycznego. Istotę samego trendu stanowi sekwencja zmian układających się w pewną prawidłowość, wykazujących siłę i ciągłość w czasie, istniejący w danym momencie kierunek rozwoju. Artykuł proponuje zarówno identyfikację, jak i analizę trendów, co rozumieć należy jako interpretację rzeczywistości wymagającą interdyscyplinarnego i otwartego heurystycznego podejścia. Dzięki jego zastosowaniu możliwe staje się szersze spojrzenie na procesy i zmiany zachodzące w ekosystemie komunikowania politycznego, pozwalające na prowadzenie dalszych analiz oraz formułowanie hipotez dotyczących konsekwencji i możliwych kierunków zachodzących zmian, w szczególności odnoszących się do zaufania do mediów i polityków.

ABSTRACT

Nihil durat in aeternum. On the Ecosystem of Political Communication in the Process of Dynamic Changes, Main Trends and Resulting Threats

Political communication observers and researchers recognise that the field is undergoing deep and multidimensional transformations. Numerous recent works presented and analysed the characteristics of the changes taking place and refer to the media, political actors or citizens. However, attempts at a multidimensional analysis of changes in the political communication ecosystem are much less frequent. This article aims to identify trends in contemporary political communication. A trend is a sequence of changes forming a certain regularity, showing strength and continuity over time, and the direction of development existing at a given moment. The research in this article identifies and analyses these trends, which should be understood as an interpretation of reality requiring an interdisciplinary and open heuristic approach. This approach will provide a broader view of the processes and changes taking place in the political communication ecosystem, allowing for further analyses and the formulation of hypotheses about the consequences and possible directions of the changes taking place, particularly those relating to trust in the media and politicians.

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Information: Media Research Issues, 2023, Volume 66, Issue 2 (254), pp. 11 - 24

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Nihil durat in aeternum. On the Ecosystem of Political Communication in the Process of Dynamic Changes, Main Trends and Resulting Threats

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Nihil durat in aeternum. On the Ecosystem of Political Communication in the Process of Dynamic Changes, Main Trends and Resulting Threats

Authors

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7691-3143

Rafał Klepka
Institute of Security Education and Civic Education, University of the National Education Commission, Krakow
, Poland
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7691-3143 Orcid
All publications →

Institute of Security Education and Civic Education, University of the National Education Commission, Krakow
Poland

Published at: 27.06.2023

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Klepka, R., 2023. Nihil durat in aeternum. On the Ecosystem of Political Communication in the Process of Dynamic Changes, Main Trends and Resulting Threats. Media Research Issues, Volume 66, Issue 2 (254) (2023), pp. 11-24