Public opinion and polls Books
Taylor & Francis Electoral Survey Methodology
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Taylor & Francis Ltd To Speak for the People Public Opinion and the Problem of Legitimacy in the French Revolution
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Taylor & Francis Ltd MEDIA DIPLOMACY THE FOREIGN OFFICE IN THE MASS COMMUNICATIONS AGE BY COHEN YOEL AUTHORPAPERBACK
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Regional Dynamics The Basis of Electoral Support in Britain
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Regional Dynamics The Basis of Electoral Support in Britain
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Cambridge University Press The Evolution of Presidential Polling
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Cambridge University Press Talking Politics A Psychological Framing of Views from Youth in Britain European Monographs in Social Psychology
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Cambridge University Press The Nature and Origins of Mass Opinion
Book SynopsisThis 1992 book explains how people acquire political information from elites and the mass media and convert it into political preferences.Trade Review'Zaller's volume is a giant step forward int he development of a systematic understanding of the dynamics of public opinion … This is a splendid contribution.' Philip E. Converse, Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioural Sciences'A model of what social science can be at its finest, The Nature and Origins of Mass Opinion reshapes the field in ways that will reverberate throughout the study of public opinion, elections, and the relationship between elites and the mass public for decades.' John Aldrich, Duke University'Zaller's book is the most significant contribution to the scientific study of public opinion in alomost three decades.' Larry Bartels, Princeton UniversityTable of ContentsList of tables and figures; Preface; 1. Introduction: the fragmented state of opinion research; 2. Information, predispositions, and opinion; 3. How citizens acquire information and convert it into public opinion; 4. Coming to terms with response instability; 5. Making it up as you go along; 6. The mainstream and polarization effects; 7. Basic processes of 'attitude change'; 8. Tests of the one-message model; 9. Two-sided information flows; 10. Information flow and electoral choice; 11. Evaluating the model and looking toward future research; 12. Epilogue: the question of elite domination of public opinion; Measures appendix; References; Index.
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Cambridge University Press Impersonal Influence
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Cambridge University Press Degrees of Democracy
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Cambridge University Press Degrees of Democracy
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Cambridge University Press Citizens Under Compulsory Voting
Book SynopsisThis Element examines citizens' perceptions, their knowledge of the system, and whether they support it. The authors connect this with information on citizens' reported turnout and vote choice to assess who is affected by mandatory voting. Each country has its own set of rules, and most voters are unaware of how they are enforced.Table of Contents1. Introduction; 2. Three cases: Australia, Belgium, and Brazil; 3. Citizens' perceptions and knowledge; 4. Support for compulsory voting; 5. Compulsory voting works: it increases turnout; 6. The consequences of compulsory voting; 7. Conclusion; References.
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Cambridge University Press Electoral Practice and the Election Commission of India
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Cambridge University Press Tides of Consent How Public Opinion Shapes American Politics
Book SynopsisPolitics is a trial in which those in government - and those who aspire to serve - make proposals, debate alternatives, and pass laws. Then the jury of public opinion decides. It likes the proposals or actions or it does not. It trusts the actors or it does not. It moves, always at the margin, and then those who benefit from the movement are declared winners. This book is about that public opinion response. Its most basic premise is that although public opinion rarely matters in a democracy, public opinion change is the exception. Public opinion rarely matters because the public rarely cares enough to act on its concerns or preferences. Change happens only when the threshold of normal public inattention is crossed. When public opinion changes, governments rise or fall, elections are won or lost, and old realities give way to new demands.Trade ReviewReview of previous edition: 'Stimson deftly interprets mathematical analysis of large quantities of public answers to survey questions. Highly recommended.' ChoiceReview of previous edition: 'This is excellent work by a scholar who is, by all measures, top in his field. Stimson writes about the single most important element in American politics: public opinion. He traces movement in public opinion over time and shows that it moves politics.' Janet Box-Steffensmeier, Ohio State UniversityReview of previous edition: 'The book is well written and a rare example of successful integration of state-of-the-art research and passing on knowledge to a wider audience … the book could be used as a benchmark for comparative research exploring the evolution in public opinion and the effects of campaigns and debates in other institutional settings … an excellent book, which deserves to be widely read.' Political Studies ReviewReview of previous edition: 'Tides of Consent is an ambitious attempt to integrate the findings of a half-century of public opinion research in an effort to draw convincing conclusions about the political implications and electoral consequences of public opinion. Too often public opinion is presented as filler, a spot on the evening news when nothing else is available. Rarely do we look at public opinion in its contemporary context, and almost never do we attempt to understand its significance over the long haul. In this book, Stimson offers us new insights into public preferences and understanding of the links between public preferences and public policy that are often lost in coverage of the daily news or the political campaign.' John McIver, University of Texas, AustinReview of previous edition: 'James Stimson has written a very important - and very readable - book. In a world of erratic sound bites, Stimson's analysis provides the underlying coherence of a symphony. Anyone who wishes to better understand the ebb and flow of American politics should read Tides of Consent.' Richard J. TofelReview of previous edition: 'Scholars and their students will find much to appreciate as well in this clearly written and engaging book, filled with interesting time series data and colorful examples about politicians and campaigns we all remember … Stimson believes that the most important thing in American politics is public opinion but says we have only 'scratched the surface' in understanding opinion movement His work has done much more than scratch the surface, and in Tides of Consent, he accomplishes his goal of making his research accessible to a broader audience than he has reached before.' Fay Lomax Cook, Political Science QuarterlyReview of previous edition: 'Tides of Consent is an excellent work. This book could be used as a textbook in an undergraduate course on public opinion, and it also makes a very good starting point for a graduate seminar on the same topic. Finally, it is simply interesting, thought-provoking, and enjoyable reading material that I would recommend to any political scientist.' Perspectives on PoliticsReview of previous edition: 'James A. Stimson has written another important book on American public opinion, this time geared to show a general audience how one fundamental aspect of 'democracy' works: that public opinion, contrary to its critics, looks sensible and 'citizens succeed in communicating their preferences to government.' Robert Y. Shapiro, Columbia University, New York'This immensely readable book is jam-packed with ideas and insights into the deep rhythms of public opinion and how they condition the actions and reactions of politicians and political commentators. I know of no other book on public opinion and elections that rivals its verve, deep scholarship, and on-the-money shrewdness.' Paul Sniderman, Stanford University, California'Tides of Consent is a rarity in the literature on public opinion - a book that is both accessible and profound. Its central thesis - that aggregate opinion moves in understandable ways and that it is this movement that influences politics - is compelling. A must-read for academics, journalists, pollsters, and anyone else interested in the role of the public voice in American democracy.' Michael X. Delli Carpini, University of Pennsylvania'Stimson is the premier scholar on the connection between public opinion and public policy on the national level in the US … This second edition is helpful because it updates numerous data series well past 2010. The conclusions are much the same, but the evidence is more robust. [His] writing style is approachable, entertaining, and at times downright humorous. This is a welcome update of a political science classic … Essential.' E. T. Jones, ChoiceTable of Contents1. Opinion flows; 2. What the public wants of government; 3. Left and right movements in preference; 4. The great horse race; 5. Between the campaigns; 6. On politics at the margin.
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Johns Hopkins University Press Invisible Sovereign
Book SynopsisIn the early American republic, the concept of public opinion was a recent-and ambiguous-invention. While appearing to promise a new style and system of democratic and deliberative politics, the concept was also invoked to limit self-rule, cement traditional prejudices and hierarchies, forestall deliberation, and marginalize dissent. As Americans contested the meaning of this essentially contestable idea, they expanded and contracted the horizons of political possibility and renegotiated the terms of political legitimacy. Tracing the notion of public opinion from its late eighteenth-century origins to the Gilded Age, Mark G. Schmeller's Invisible Sovereign argues that public opinion is a central catalyst in the history of American political thought. Schmeller treats it as a contagious idea that infected a broad range of discourses and practices in powerful, occasionally ironic, and increasingly contentious ways. Ranging across a wide variety of historical fields, Invisible SovereiTrade ReviewThis is an extremely important contribution... He has written a fine book. It will be an essential point of departure for future explorations of public opinion in the American past Journal of the Civil War EraTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction Public Opinion and the American Political Imagination1. The Moral Economy of Opinion2. Credit and the Political Economy of Opinion3. Partisan Manufactories of Public Sentiment4. The Importance of Having Opinions5. The Fatal Force of Public Opinion6. Irrepressible Conflicts, Impending CrisesConclusion Corn-Pone OpinionsNotesEssay on SourcesIndex
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Monthly Review Press,U.S. When Media Goes to War: Hegemonic Discourse,
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Monthly Review Press,U.S. When Media Goes to War: Hegemonic Discourse,
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Archaeopress ‘Our Lincolnshire’: Exploring public engagement
Book Synopsis‘Our Lincolnshire’ (2015-16) was devised as a robust, multi-vocally informed exploration of the attitudes of residents and visitors in Lincolnshire to the county’s heritage and the ways in which they engage with it. The context for this was the recognition amongst the county heritage sector of a disconnect between citizens of Lincolnshire and heritage beyond the city of Lincoln which presents challenges when the purpose and function of museums and heritage services need to be reviewed, especially when funding issues are impacting on this process. Understanding attitudes and re-connecting the various audiences in Lincolnshire with their rural heritage in a meaningful and creative way is thus required to ensure the continued collection, curation and presentation of heritage assets is effective in caring for heritage now and for future generations and ensuring the heritage resource reflects, meets and advances the interests, needs and aspirations of Lincolnshire’s residents and visitors today. This volume outlines the methods, data, outcomes and recommendations that generated from this multi-dimensional and innovative research and engagement process.Table of ContentsExecutive Summary; 1. Introduction; 2. Our Lincolnshire Heritage Survey; 3. My Lincolnshire Collection: Creative Digital Web App; 4. Lincolnshire’s Cricket Heritage; 5. Performing Lincolnshire Heritage ; 6. Project Outputs ; 7. Conclusions; APPENDIX 1: LINCOLNSHIRE POSTCODES; APPENDIX 2: ‘OUR LINCOLNSHIRE’ HERITAGE SURVEY; APPENDIX 3: MY LINCOLNSHIRE COLLECTION; APPENDIX 4: CRICKET STRAND; APPENDIX 5: PERFORMANCE STRAND
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