Vol. 23 No. 2(102) (2026): Democracy – Technological Transformation – Society

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Edited by Monika Banaś, Małgorzata Kiwior-Filo

Published: 29-05-2026

Front Matter

Introduction

Articles

  • Power of the Demos or Power over the Demos – Condition, Consolidation, Leadership and Threats of Modern Democracy in Political Science Discourse

    Alessandro Campi, Małgorzata Kiwior-Filo, Mateusz Mach
    9-31
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12797/Politeja.23.2026.102.01

  • The Fragility of Democracy and Its Double-Edged Nature

    Jakub Polit
    33-48
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12797/Politeja.23.2026.102.02

  • Anti-Politics as a Quasi-Regulative Idea

    Dariusz Juruś
    49-63
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12797/Politeja.23.2026.102.03

  • The Liberal Trap How Democratic Discourse Enables Illiberal Politics

    Alessandro Fanì
    65-74
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12797/Politeja.23.2026.102.04

  • The Culture of Anti-Politics in Poland Between Democratization and Autocratization

    Jacek Ziółkowski
    75-103
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12797/Politeja.23.2026.102.05

  • From Solidarność to the Algorithm The Crisis of Intermediate Bodies in Poland between Trade Union Legacy and the Challenges of AI

    Mirela Marta Banach, Antonio Macchia
    105-128
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12797/Politeja.23.2026.102.06

  • Crisis of Liberal Democracy in the United States

    Mike Kohout
    129-140
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12797/Politeja.23.2026.102.07

  • Language, Populism, and Political Discourse in Contemporary Europe The Dutch Case

    Monika Banaś, Raúl Sánchez Prieto
    141-160
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12797/Politeja.23.2026.102.08

  • ‘Achilles’ Heel’ and Democratic Society A Corpora Analysis of Journalistic Texts

    Jana Pecníková, Anita Huťková, Miriam Pavlovičová
    161-173
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12797/Politeja.23.2026.102.09

  • Radicalism, Extremism, and Terrorism Terminological Explanations and Their Role in Anti-Democratic Movements

    Violetta Gul-Rechlewicz
    175-193
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12797/Politeja.23.2026.102.10

  • ‘Dirty’ Right-Wing Populist Leader Between Moral Relativism and Cynical Practices of Leadership Authority

    Filip Pierzchalski, Mark J. Kaswan
    195-213
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12797/Politeja.23.2026.102.11

  • The Digital Age of Political Engagement Social Media, Political Exposure, and the Challenges of the Digital Public Sphere

    Pablo Esteban López Fernández, Carolina Plaza-Colodro
    215-232
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12797/Politeja.23.2026.102.12

  • Democracy as Telecracy? Bernard Stiegler on the Erosion of Democracy

    Piotr Rutkowski
    233-253
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12797/Politeja.23.2026.102.13

  • The Challenges of Technological Development after 2020 and the Crisis of Liberal Democracy in Bulgaria

    Desislava Damyanova
    255-266
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12797/Politeja.23.2026.102.14

  • Threats and Opportunities of Technocracy in the Era of Artificial Intelligence

    Helena Jańczuk
    267-279
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12797/Politeja.23.2026.102.15

  • Who Controls the Buttons? Algomorphic Society, Technocracy, and Italian Politics

    Edmondo Grassi
    281-291
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12797/Politeja.23.2026.102.16

  • Joycean Machines Democracy The Hybridization Process of Contemporary Liberal Democracy in the Context of AI Technology

    Piotr Łukomski
    293-308
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12797/Politeja.23.2026.102.17

  • Can AI Save Democracy? From Militant Democracy to Cyberocracy

    Łukasz Wordliczek
    309-325
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12797/Politeja.23.2026.102.18

  • Artificial Authority: From Machine Minds to Political Alignments An Experimental Analysis of Democratic and Autocratic Biases in Large-Language Models

    Natalia Ożegalska-Łukasik, Szymon Łukasik
    327-350
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12797/Politeja.23.2026.102.19

  • Young EU Citizens’ Perception of Democracy and European Security in the Age of Artificial Intelligence and Global Threats

    Marta Dębska
    351-364
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12797/Politeja.23.2026.102.20

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