Radość polityki

• Authors: Leszek Koczanowicz

Title variants

EN

The Joy of Politics

IT

La gioia della politica

Abstracts

EN

The article deals with a problem that is neglected in reflection on politics, namely whether politics, doing politics, can be a source of joy. Various positions on the matter are considered, from ancient writings to modern newspapers or even tabloids. The constraints on active politicians and the concerns that their private lives may raise are shown. The second theme of the article is the enjoyment of politics by citizens who are not professional politicians. Can participating in democracy, in democratic procedures, be something joyful for them? The thesis of the article is that this is generally not the case, that negative emotions dominate in politics, including democratic politics. The article concludes with the postulate that for a democratic society to function well, it is necessary to restore the joy of participating in democracy.

IT

L’articolo affronta un problema che viene trascurato nella riflessione sulla politica, e cioè se quest’ultima o il fare politica, possano essere fonte di gioia. Vengono prese in considerazione varie posizioni sull’argomento, dagli scritti antichi ai giornali moderni o addirittura ai tabloid. Vengono mostrate le limitazioni a cui sono soggetti i politici attivi e le preoccupazioni che la loro vita privata può sollevare. Il secondo filo conduttore dell’articolo è la gioia di fare politica da parte di cittadini che non sono politici di professione. La partecipazione alla democrazia e alle procedure democratiche può essere per loro motivo di gioia? La tesi dell’articolo è che generalmente non è così, che le emozioni negative dominano in politica, anche in quella democratica. L’articolo si conclude con il postulato secondo cui per il buon funzionamento di una società democratica è necessario ripristinare la gioia di partecipare alla democrazia.

Keywords

IT

gioia; democrazia; politica; politici; partecipazione alla democrazia; emozioni politiche

EN

joy; democracy; politics; politicians; participation in democracy; political emotions

PL

radość; demokracja; polityka; politycy; uczestnictwo w demokracji; emocje polityczne

• Publisher: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego
• Journal: Fabrica Litterarum Polono-Italica
• Year: 2024
• Issue: 1(7)
• Pages: 1-16

Dates

published

2024

Contributors

author

Leszek Koczanowicz

• Uniwersytet SWPS

• https://orcid.org/0000000242041674

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Identifiers

DOI

10.31261/FLPI.2024.07.08

Biblioteka Nauki

59346582