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Taylor & Francis The Year Of The Woman
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Taylor & Francis The Routledge Handbook of Elections Voting
Book SynopsisThe study of elections, voting behavior and public opinion are arguably among the most prominent and intensively researched sub-fields within Political Science. It is an evolving sub-field, both in terms of theoretical focus and in particular, technical developments and has made a considerable impact on popular understanding of the core components of liberal democracies in terms of electoral systems and outcomes, changes in public opinion and the aggregation of interests. This handbook details the key developments and state of the art research across elections, voting behavior and the public opinion by providing both an advanced overview of each core area and engaging in debate about the relative merits of differing approaches in a comprehensive and accessible way. Bringing geographical scope and depth, with comparative chapters that draw on material from across the globe, it will be a key reference point both for advanced level students and researchers developing knowledge aTrade Review‘The Handbook very nicely covers all the topics related to the study of elections, voting and public opinion: the most influential theories and methods, both turnout and vote choice, both the individual-level and the contextual determinants, the roles of both voters and parties. The review essays are written by top scholars in the field, with a crucial cross-national perspective. An essential reading for all those who study and/or teach political behavior.’ - André Blais, Université de Montréal, Canada.‘This Handbook takes stock of 50 years of research into elections, voting behavior and public opinion. It is well structured and a stellar cast of authors presents the state of the art in a comprehensive fashion. This monumental volume is a true landmark. It is a must-read for all those interested in elections and democratic politics.’ - Hans-Dieter Klingemann, Social Science Research Center Berlin, Germany.Table of ContentsEditors' Introduction [Justin Fisher, Edward Fieldhouse, Mark Franklin, Rachel Gibson, Marta Cantijoch and Christopher Wlezien] Part I: Theoretical Approaches to Study of Voter Behavior 1. Democratic Theory and Electoral Behavior [Ian McAllister] 2. The Sociological and Social-Psychological Approaches [Vincent Hutchings and Hakeem Jefferson] 3. Rational Choice Theory and Voting [Keith Dowding] 4. Institutions and Voting Behavior [B. Guy Peters] Part II: Turnout: Why People Vote (or don’t) 5. The Big Picture: Turnout at the Macro Level [Jack Vowles] 6. Demographic and the Social Bases of Voter Turnout [Eric Plutzer] 7. Turnout and the Calculus of Voting: Recent Advances and Prospects for Integration with Theories of Campaigns and Elections [John Aldrich and Libby M. Jenke] 8. Voting and the Expanding Repertoire of Participation [Jan van Deth] 9. The Acquisition of Voting Habits [Elias Dinas] Part III: Determinants of Vote Choice 10. Long-term factors: Class and Religious Cleavages [Geoff Evans and Ksenia Northmore-Ball] 11. Ideology and Electoral Choice [Martin Elff] 12. Party Identification [Shaun Bowler] 13. Trends in Partisanship [Oliver Heath] 14. Politics, Media and the Electoral Role of Party Leaders [Anthony Mughan and Loes Aaldering] 15. Preferences, Constraints, and Choices: Tactical Voting in Mass Elections [R. Michael Alvarez, D. Roderick Kiewiet and Lucas Núñez] 16. Economic Voting [Marianne Stewart and Harold Clarke] Part IV: The Role of Context and Campaigns 17. Electoral Systems [Iain McLean] 18. Electoral Integrity [Pippa Norris] 19. Voting Behavior in Multi-Level Electoral Systems [Hermann Schmitt and Eftichia Teperoglou] 20. Local Context, Social Networks and Neighbourhood Effects on Voter Choice [Ron Johnston and Charles Pattie] 21. Voting Behavior in Referendums [Michael Marsh] 22. Networks, Contexts, and the Process of Political Influence [Robert Huckfeldt, Matthew T. Pietryka and John B. Ryan] 23. Persuasion and Mobilization Effects by Parties and Candidates [Justin Fisher] 24. Campaign Strategies, Media and Voters: The Fourth Era of Political Communication [Holli Semetko and Hubert Tworzecki] 25. The Role of Mass Media in Shaping Public Opinion and Voter Behaviour [Susan Banducci] 26. Digital Campaigning [Stephen Ward, Rachel Gibson and Marta Cantijoch] Part V: The Nature of Public Opinion 27. Attitudes, Values and Belief Systems [Oddbjørn Knutsen] 28. The Stability of Political Attitudes [Robert Erikson] 29. Political knowledge: Measurement, Misinformation and Turnout [Jennifer Hudson] 30. Is There a Rational Public? [Jørgen Bølstad] 31. The Geometry of Party Competition. Parties and Voters in the Issue Space [Lorenzo de Sio] 31. The Thermostatic Model: The Public, Policy and Politics [Christopher Wlezien] 32. Regime Support [Pedro Magalhaes] 33. Generational Replacement: Engine of Electoral Change [Wouter van der Brug and Mark Franklin] Part VI: Methodological Challenges and New Developments 34. The Dependent Variable in Election Studies: Studying Respondents or Responses as Units of Analysis [Cees van Der Eijk] 35. The Quest for Representative Survey Samples [Laura Stoker and Andrew McCall] 36. Horses For Courses: Using Internet Surveys for Researching Public Opinion and Voting Behaviour [Edward Fieldhouse and Chris Prosser] 37. The Use of Aggregate Data in the Study of Voting Behavior: Ecological Inference, Ecological Fallacy and Other Applications [Luana Russo] 38. Election Forecasting [Stephen Fisher] 39. Field Experiments in Political Behavior [Donald Green and Erin A. York] 40. Making Inferences About Elections and Public Opinion Using Incidentally Collected Data [Jon Mellon]
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Taylor & Francis Turnout Mobilizing Voters in an Emergency Universalizing Resistance
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Comparative Public Opinion
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Comparative Public Opinion
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Taylor & Francis Racial Attitudes in America Today
Racial Attitudes in America Today by Clarissa Peterson
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Taylor & Francis Racial Attitudes in America Today
Racial Attitudes in America Today by Clarissa Peterson
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Taylor & Francis Committees Agendas and Voting
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Taylor & Francis Committees Agendas and Voting
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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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The University of Chicago Press Us Against Them Ethnocentric Foundationss of
Book SynopsisEthnocentrism - our tendency to partition the human world into in-groups and out-groups - pervades societies around the world. This book explains how ethnocentrism shapes American public opinion.Trade Review"Learned, historically grounded, and theoretically ambitious. Seldom have I read social science this well written and broadly conceived. The way that Kinder and Kam weave together decades of important research with their view of ethnocentrism is wonderful." - Samuel L. Popkin, University of California, San Diego"
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University of Chicago Press Mobilizing Public Opinion Black Insurgency
Book SynopsisInvestigating the question of opinion changing attitudes during periods of political unrest, Lee argues that the protests of local, ordinary people pushed demands for social change. His arguments are substantiated with considerable evidence from multiple sources.Trade Review"Mobilizing Public Opinion is original and makes its argument ably. Lee critiques 'elite-driven, top-down' accounts of mass opinion with the specific case study of mass support for the civil rights advances in the postwar period. He presents his analysis in a carefully nuanced way and makes a fundamentally important point that is sure to be debated and extended to other cases." - David Sears, University of California, Los Angeles
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The University of Michigan Press American Public Opinion on the Iraq War
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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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