Navigating public opinion [[electronic resource] ] : polls, policy, and the future of American democracy / / edited by Jeff Manza, Fay Lomax Cook, Benjamin I. Page

• Pubblicazione: Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, c2002
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (393 p.)
• Disciplina: 303.380973
• Soggetto topico: Public opinion polls; Public opinion - United States
• Altri autori: CookFay Lomax ManzaJeff PageBenjamin I
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 345-372) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Contributors; Navigating Public Opinion: An Introduction; PART I. DOES POLICY RESPONSIVENESS EXIST?; PART II. HOW POLITICAL ELITES USE PUBLIC OPINION; PART III. MEASURING PUBLIC OPINION; PART IV. CONCLUSION; References; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Do politicians listen to the public? How often and when? Or are the views of the public manipulated or used strategically by political and economic elites? Navigating Public Opinion brings together leading scholars of American politics to assess and debate these questions. It describes how the relationship between opinion and policy has changed over time; how key political actors use public opinion to formulate domestic and foreign policy; and how new measurement techniques might improve our understanding of public opinion in contemporary polling and survey research. The distinguished contribu
• Titolo autorizzato: Navigating public opinion
• ISBN: 0-19-773367-0; 1-280-83350-5; 0-19-534884-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910784840103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II