Politics and religion: the impact of satire on public opinion

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https://doi.org/10.31637/epsir-2025-1235

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satire, public opinion, politics, religion, Spain, media, evolution, incidence

Abstract

Introduction: This paper analyzes satire in two of its most predominant topics, religion and politics, and how this phenomenon has affected public opinion throughout time. Methodology: Utilizing a descriptive method, the bibliography that covers these areas is analyzed in depth, their main characteristics are described and the most important concepts are defined. In addition, texts that provide examples of the reality of each moment are analyzed. Results: Texts of different genres are included to explain satire's relationship with religion and politics. Discussion: The developments of both themes over time and their incidence on public opinion are collected to have a perception of their progress. Conclusions: Religious satire has had a clear and intense evolution throughout the centuries in public opinion, but after the pontificate of Pius IX it declined because the recognition of the Popes began to be perceived by the different audiences. In politics, satire continues to exist because there are media that continue to use this genre in daily criticism.

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Rafael Barberá González, ESIC University

PhD in Journalism from the Universidad San Pablo-CEU, a degree in Journalism from the same university and a degree in Law from the Universidad Complutense de Madrid. Accredited as Profesor Contratado Doctor by ANECA (National Agency for Quality Assurance and Accreditation). Associate Professor at the Faculty of Information Sciences of the UCM and at Esic University, full time. His lines of research focus on political communication, the use of social networks in electoral campaigns in the United States and Europe, and crisis communication management in the field of health. She has published scientific articles and book chapters on these subjects in national and international publishers.

María Fernanda Guevara Riera, ESIC University

PhD in Philosophy (UIB, 2016. Cum Laude), Diploma de Estudios Avanzados en Sociología (UPNA, 2004. Notable), Magister en Filosofía (USB, 1999. Graduada con Honores), Licenciada en Filosofía (UCAB, 1996). Borsa di studio ‘Ricerca Libera’ at the Università Ca' Foscari di Venezia (Erasmus, 2002-2003). Full-time ANECA-certified PhD Professor at ESIC University. Research and teaching experience focused on practical philosophy, seeking through her research, the real and practical contribution of the disciplines in the construction of a more humane world. She has written academic articles and book chapters in prestigious publishers in different countries.

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2025-02-05

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Barberá González, R., & Guevara Riera, M. F. (2025). Politics and religion: the impact of satire on public opinion. European Public & Social Innovation Review, 10, 1–14. https://doi.org/10.31637/epsir-2025-1235

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Vol. 10 (2025)

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Humanism and Social Sciences

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