Bogusława Dobek-Ostrowska, PhD, is Full Professor at the Institute of Political Science at the University of Wroclaw (Poland). She is founder and editor of the Central European Journal of Communication and president of the Polish Communication Association and member of the ECREA and the ICA.Jan Garlicki, PhD, is Full Professor at the Institute of Political Science at the University of Warsaw (Poland). His research interests include sociology of politics and political marketing. He specializes in the issues of political culture and political participation. He is member of the Polish Sociological Association PTS.