Publisher Description

 The aim of the book is to present the war in its two versions and dimensions, i.e., the media image and the human factor. The choice of these two areas has not been random. Due to the situation, communication, also the one that mobilizes and shapes attitudes toward war, has moved to the Internet. From the first days of the war, pieces of information have generated various emotions, which translated into individual feelings, but also evoked broadly understood movement—in the area of spreading (dis) information and direct behavior. This movement was multi-level—we see the mobilization of people in the area of conspiracy theories, the expression of difficult emotions in memes, as well as a test of strength in the information war between Russia and Ukraine. The presentation of Volodymir and Olena Zelenski in the media also had an undeniable impact of mobilization, and their attitude built the image of heroic Ukraine from the very beginning. These and other relationships between the indicated factors are presented in the book.

Author Biography

Agnieszka Turska-Kawa is Director of the Institute of Political Science, specializing in psychology of politics, particularly in the context of political behavior, motivations and emotions ruling politics, and cognitive aspects of political choices at the University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland. Agnieszka Kasiska-Metryka is Professor of Political Science and Director of the Institute of International Relations and Public Policy, specializing in political leadership, social communication, political marketing, and women political activity at the Jan Kochanowski University in Kielce, Poland.Karolina Paka-Suchojad is Political Scientist and Assistant Professor at the Institute of International Relations and Public Policy, specializing in social media analysis, management information in social media, and political marketing at the Jan Kochanowski University of Kielce, Poland. 

Table of Contents

I.                    MEDIA AS A CARRIER OF INFORMATION Chapter 1. Old front lines of new wars. The role of the media as a carrier of information about the war in Ukraine. Agnieszka Kasiska-Metryka, Karolina Paka-Suchojad. Chapter 2. Information and information technologies in the 2022 Russian-Ukrainian war.  Adam R. Bartnicki, Elbieta Kuelewska, Micha Oóg. Chapter 3. Conspiracy theory mobilisation mechanisms in the context of the war in Ukraine. A study of Polish Twitter. Agnieszka Turska-Kawa, Natalia Stpie-Lampa.Chapter 4. Online frontline – analysis of contents of Polish memes related to war in Ukraine. Monika Góra, Natalia Moczo.Chapter 5. A Redefinition of the Essence of Social Media in Ukraine in the Era of Russian Aggression of 2022. Maryana Prokop.Chapter 6. All the Faces of the First Lady. The Media Coverage of Olena Zelenska in Poland and Ukraine during the War. Yuliana Palagnyuk, Monika Kornacka-Grzonka. I.                    EMOTIONS AS A CARRIER OF INFORMATIONChapter 7. Emotions during the war: interplay between emotions and information. Zuzanna SielskaChapter 8. My Home, My Ukraine. The Patriotic and Civic Attitudes of Young Ukrainians, Joanna Marszaek-Kawa, Antonina Kozyrska, Danuta Plecka.Chapter 9. Emotions and political knowledge and their role in the mobilization of the international community on the example of the war in Ukraine. Danuta Plecka, Agnieszka SzpakChapter 10. Courage, Coincidence or Intricate Plan? Conditions for the President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's political leadership. Boena Dziemidok-Olszewska, Marta Michalczuk-WlizoChapter 11. The Need for Knowledge and the Fear of War. Ukrainian Students and Lecturers in the Face of War. Teresa Astramowicz-Leyk, Joanna Marszaek-Kawa, Yaryna Turchyn,

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