2114 KB83 KB2025Gönz, BorbálaLengyel, GyörgyToth, Lillaštevilka:1letnik:18str. 121-143ISSN:1338-1385COBISSID_HOST:267965443URN:URN:NBN:SI:doc-L97F31QPenAlma Mater Europea-European Centre Maribor (AMEU-ECM)Center for Analysis of Administrative-Political Processes and InstitutionsDepartment of Political ScienceJournal of comparative politicsAvtoritarizemCovid-19denzinformacijedisinformationKrizemediapolarizacijapolarizationpopulismPopulizemCovid-19 as a tool to target democratic institutions and values| the case of Hungary|The Covid-19 epidemic in Hungary contributed to the decline of democracy in two ways. The direct effect was the declaration of a state of emergency by the government and the shift to decree government (from spring 2020 until now, first with reference to the epidemic, then later with reference to the war in Ukraine). The indirect effect has been spreading disinformation about the EU and the domestic political opposition in the context of the epidemic. Disinformation erodes the public trust in institutions, including the media itself, and poses a threat to democratic values and political processes. Based on data from international empirical research the paper shows the process of the breakdown of democracy and the accompanying legitimating media discoursesEpidemija Covida19 na Madžarskem je prispevala k zatonu demokracije na dva načina. Neposredni učinek je bila razglasitev izrednih razmer s strani vlade in prehod na vladanje z dekreti (od pomladi 2020 do zdaj, najprej v zvezi z epidemijo, nato kasneje v povezavi z vojno v Ukrajini). Posredni učinek je bil širjenje dezinformacij o EU in domači politični opoziciji v kontekstu epidemije. Dezinformacije spodkopavajo zaupanje javnosti v institucije, vključno s samimi mediji, in predstavljajo grožnjo demokratičnim vrednotam in političnim procesom. Članek na podlagi podatkov iz mednarodnih empiričnih raziskav prikazuje proces zloma demokracije in spremljajočih legitimacijskih medijskih diskurzovTEXTznanstveno časopisjejournalsSlovenian National E-content AggregatorNational and University Library of SloveniaUniverza v Ljubljani, Fakulteta za družbene vede