Navigating Public Opinion: Polls, Policy, and the Future of American Democracy

Navigating Public Opinion: Polls, Policy, and the Future of American Democracy
ISBN-10
0195149343
ISBN-13
9780195149340
Category
Performing Arts
Pages
393
Language
English
Published
2002
Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA
Authors
Benjamin I. Page, Jeff Manza, Fay Lomax Cook

Description

Do politicians listen to the public? When? How often? Or are the views of the public manipulated and used strategically by elites? In this text, leading scholars of American politics assess and debate the impact of public opinion on policy making. Central issues include the changing relationship between opinion and policy over time, how key actors use public opinion to formulate domestic and foriegn policy and how measurment techniques might improve our understanding of the results of polls and survey research.

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