Rozdíly vnímání Evropské unie polskými představiteli vládní strany Právo a spravedlnost a polskou veřejností v letech 2015-2022

This thesis examines the differences in the perception of the European Union by the Polish public and representatives of the Polish ruling party Law and Justice. These differences are identified through a political discourse analysis of statements made by Polish politicians of Law and Justice and its comparison with the analysis of Polish opinion polls. For the purposes of this paper, the period between 2015 and 2022 was chosen, as this is the period in which Law and Justice was the ruling party. The theoretical part deals with the formation of the public sphere, in which public opinion is also formed. Furthermore, it outlines the issue of Europeanisation of the public sphere as well as Euroscepticism, elements of which were sought in the speeches of Law and Justice party representatives and in the opinion of the Polish public.