Може ли политическият хумор да бъде деструктивен? Политическият хумор онлайн в ЕС по време на пандемия
Can Political Humor be Considered a Destructive Force? Political Humor in the EU Online Media during the Pandemic

Author(s): Vladislav Vasilev
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Political Theory, Politics and communication
Published by: Университет за национално и световно стопанство (УНСС)
Keywords: Political Humor; Digital Communication; Marginalization; Post-COVID-19; Political Critique
Summary/Abstract: Political humor online becomes increasingly important element of today societies' information diet. Its vast online usage in political and oppositional discourse, as well as its role as a communication strategy for political agitation, highlights the need to redefine the contemporary normative benefits of political jokes for democratic societies in the EU. Such analytical perspective is particularly relevant to post-pandemic EU societies in which factors as social division on major political topics and the political cleavage as a whole became somewhat of a standart. This article explores the architecture and societal function of political humor online as a means of socio-political critique and protest in post-Covid-19 EU societies. From the perspective of digital communication, the article employs the leading theoretical concepts of humor to compare what constitutes a “destructive force” for democratic and authoritarian media. The research focus falls on analyzing the role and effects of political humor in online media in the context of upholding EU's democratic values.

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