Communication Strategy of the Chancellery of the Prime Minister of Poland in the Context of Russian Aggression Against Ukraine: An Analysis of the Content Shared on its Facebook Profile Between 24 February and 23 March 2022

Authors

  • Adrianna Kanarek

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26881/prog.2025.17.04

Keywords:

political communication, war in Ukraine, communication strategies, Facebook, Chancellery of the Prime Minister of Poland

Abstract

The article contains an analysis of the communication strategy used by the Chan
cellery of the Prime Minister of Poland on its official Facebook profile during
the first month of the Russian full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. The shared
content, which was analysed in this paper, had a distinctive character given
the immediate proximity of the ongoing conflict, which required the govern
ment to face current challenges, such as the growing number of refugees or nu
merous appeals to foreign leaders for support for the attacked state. Further
more, in addition to the abovementioned challenges, these communications
were conducted in the context of a declining sense of security among Polish
citizens. The article aims to illustrate the communication strategy that, accord
ing to its goal criterion, was implemented by the Chancellery of the Prime Min
ister of Poland. In addition, the article identifies the forms of posts that were
most often used by the Chancellery.

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Author Biography

Adrianna Kanarek

Adriana Kanarek – 3rd-year PhD student at the Doctoral School of the Faculty of Social Sci
ences, University of Gdańsk in the discipline of Political Science and Administration. Graduate
of the Master’s programme in Political Science and Internal Security at the University of Warsaw.
Member of the Polish Society of Social Communication (PTKS) and the European Communica
tion Research and Education Association (ECREA). Editor-in-chief of the newsletter of the Forum
of Young Media and Communication Scientists of PTKS “FMMiK News”. The researcher’s interests
include the study of mediatization, especially in the context of armed conflicts, communication
of the European Union institutions, political and public communication, and political marketing.

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Published

2026-05-18

How to Cite

Kanarek, A. (2026). Communication Strategy of the Chancellery of the Prime Minister of Poland in the Context of Russian Aggression Against Ukraine: An Analysis of the Content Shared on its Facebook Profile Between 24 February and 23 March 2022. Progress, (17), 53–67. https://doi.org/10.26881/prog.2025.17.04