Published : 2024-09-27

Political Communication of the Polish Episcopal Conference During the 2023 Parliamentary Campaign

Abstract

The aim of the research undertaken was to analyze the institutional communication of the Polish Episcopal Conference during the 2023 parliamentary campaign. The analysis covered bishops’ communications posted on the official website episkopat.pl and published in the period from January 1, 2023 to October 13, 2023, as well as nationwide Catholic weekly magazines “Niedziela” and “Gość Niedzielny” from August 8, 2023 to October 13, 2023. Moreover, the position of the so-called Toruń media (Radio Maryja, Telewizja Trwam) was also taken into account. The author used the methods of discourse analysis, content analysis and literature review. During the 2023 parliamentary campaign, Polish bishops were uninvolved political actors at the level of institutional communication. The hierarchs did not support the United Right government and distanced themselves from it politically. In turn, the nationwide Catholic media approved of the political activities of the United Right candidates. The article increases the cognitive value in the area of political communication of the Polish Episcopal Conference.

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parliamentary campaign, political communication, Catholic media, Polish bishops, elections



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