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The article concerns the analysis of the impact of the discipline of political science and administration on the functioning of society and the economy in the perspective of third criterion of the evaluation of scientific disciplines. 75 impact descriptions for the years 2017–2021, submitted by 34 universities, were analysed. The author's intention is: to discuss the results of the evaluation, to systematise the areas of influence of political science centres, to determine the scope and significance of the declared impact, to discuss the role of research units in creating the impact. In order to achieve the set goals, secondary data from the RAD-on system and the Ministry of Education and Science (MEiN) were used, as well as primary data, including information from representatives of the discipline and participant observation while preparing of evaluation at the home university and performing an expert work.

The aim of the article is to address the issue of digitalization of political parties. The transformations in the nature of political parties related to the development of digital technologies require a reconstruction of the way scholars used to study party organizations based on well-established party models. The author points to several research areas and challenges related to the digitalization of parties and proposes to go beyond the narrow single-discipline perspective towards an interdisciplinary perspective.

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The article discusses the influence of digitalization on the organization of a political party and on its members. It presents an analysis of factors limiting and facilitating the development of a political party connected with the use of digital media. The analyses employ data gathered through quantitative and qualitative research conducted among backbenches, members of parliament and leaders of six Polish political parties. A positive connection has been demonstrated between a party's age and the mode of using particular media types and communication tools. Also, attention has been paid to the phenomenon of digital divide and the possible means of connectivity to party political activity via new technologies, digital tools and digital media. Party members perceive traditional and direct forms as attractive; however, new parties with younger members clearly expect and practice more online activities.

Intro -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- References -- Party Names in Polish and English -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- 1 Theoretical and Methodological Framework -- 1.1 Approaches to Studying Political Parties -- 1.2 Political Parties as Communication Organisations -- 1.3 Research Outline -- 1.4 Data Selection and Party Characteristics -- 1.5 Research Methods -- References -- 2 Democracy in Poland: The Post-communist Regime and Its Performance -- 2.1 The Legacy of the Communist Regime -- 2.2 Trust in Political and Public Institutions -- 2.3 Low Voter Turnout -- 2.4 Towards an Illiberal Democracy -- References -- 3 The Emergence of the Party System in Poland-From Instability to Permanent Rivalry Patterns -- 3.1 Party Institutionalisation -- 3.2 Organisation Model(s) of Political Parties -- 3.3 Entry Barriers to the Political Market -- Registration of Candidate Lists -- Electoral Threshold and Voting System (Formula for Allocating Seats) -- District (Constituency) Magnitude -- Public Funding of Parties -- References -- 4 Changing Communication Environment -- 4.1 Parties' Communication Orientation -- 4.2 Media Logics in Party Communication -- 4.3 Factors Shaping Politicians' Relations with the Media in Poland -- References -- 5 Are Political Party Structures Still Important? -- 5.1 Beyond the Party Central Office-Organisational Potential -- 5.2 Local Structures in the Eyes of Party Elites -- 5.3 Beyond Mass Media: The Communication Potential of Political Parties' Structures -- References -- 6 Political Party Membership Features -- 6.1 Legal Regulations Regarding Party Membership -- 6.2 Party Members' Profiles -- 6.3 Motivations for Joining Political Parties -- 6.4 Party Members' Activities -- 6.5 Internal Communication: Practices vs Members' Expectations -- References.

Ideologies are fundamental in categorising, defi ning and evaluating political reality. They also condition the aims inspiring actors on the political stage, constituting, as it were, a bond providing parties, social groups and societies with sets of values and convictions that unite them. We are now witnessing an evolution of traditional political ideologies, triggered off by new challenges, the changing world order, processes of globalisation and Europeanisation, while political parties in Europe seem to resign from clear–cut ideological identifi cations, opting for the pragmatic, thus maximising their voting scores and, subsequently, efficient management of the public sphere. Politics is ever more frequently perceived as a mere struggle for power, political ideas are seen as slogans serving the purpose of winning votes or popular support, while ideologies have become "goods on display", hiding deeper meanings of political life. Yet, at the same time ideologies still retain their purpose, infl uencing the functioning of political parties or political communities.