U podstaw kryzysu wielkich metanarracji zachodniego świata

The primary objective of the presented article is to examine the qualitative changes in contemporary politics. Politics increasingly often provides self-definition in isolation from any ideas referring to the overall view of social life. The space previously occupied by the narratives of political parties is now filled by representatives of the media, big business, and politicians often viewed as political entrepreneurs. The personification of politics has significant implications, with some leveraging parties to gain and retain power. Others, who reject democratic mechanisms – both from an authoritarian position or by referring to civic rhetoric, reach for the instruments appropriate for populism. In this context, this research attempts to use the category of political anthropology in order to reveal the mechanisms of demythologization of the political process, currently functioning as a “neutral”, technocratic process.