Navigating public opinion : polls, policy, and the future of American democracy /
Navigating public opinion : polls, policy, and the future of American democracy /
edited by Jeff Manza, Fay Lomax Cook, Benjamin I. Page.
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2002.
- 1 online resource (xvi, 376 pages) : illustrations
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- OUP E-Books. .
Includes bibliographical references.
Navigating public opinion : an introduction / Impact of public opinion on public policy : the state of the debate / Public opinion and policy : causal flow in a macro system model / Politics and policymaking in the real world : crafted talk and the loss of democratic responsiveness / Panderers or shirkers? Politicians and public opinion / Jeff Manza, Fay Lomax Cook, Benjamin I. Page -- Jeff Manza, Fay Lomax Cook -- Robert S. Erikson, Michael B. Mackuen, James A. Stimson -- Lawrence R. Jacobs, Robert Y. Shapiro -- Robert S. Erikson, Michael B. Mackuen, James A. Stimson. Public opinion and congressional action on labor market opportunities, 1942-2000/ Polls, priming, and the politics of welfare reform / Power elite, public policy, and public opinion / Policy elites invoke public opinion : polls, policy debates, and the future of social security / How state-level policy managers "read" public opinion / Public opinion, foreign policy, and deomocracy : how presidents use public opinion / Paul Burstein -- R. Kent Weaver -- G. William Domhoff -- Fay Lomax Cook, Jason Barabas, Benjamin I. Page -- Susan Herbst -- Robert Y. Shapiro, Lawrence R. Jacobs. How policymakers misperceive U.S. public opinion on foreign policy / Authority and limitations of polls / Anatomy of survey-based experiments / Probabilistic polling / Future of polling : relational iference and the survey instruments / Sovereign status of survey data / Value of polls in promoting good government and democracy / Semi-sovereign public / Steven Kull, Clay Ramsay -- Peter V. Miller -- Martin Gilens -- Charles F. Manski -- James Witte, Philip E.N. Howard -- Taeku Lee -- Humphrey Taylor -- Benjamin I. Page.
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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.
English.
9780195348842 (electronic bk.) 0195348842 (electronic bk.) 1280833505 9781280833502 9786610833504 6610833508 9780195149333 0195149335 (Paper) (cloth)
2002020128
Public opinion--United States.
Public opinion polls.
Opinion publique--États-Unis.
Sondages d'opinion.
public opinion polls.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--General.
Public opinion.
Public opinion polls.
Publieke opinie.
Opinieonderzoek.
Democratie.
Sociology & anthropology.
Social impact of disasters.
Political structures: democracy.
Elections & referenda.
United States of America, USA.
Central / national / federal government policies.
Public opinion & polls.
Political campaigning & advertising.
Society.
United States.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
HN90.P8 / N385 2002eb
303.3/8/0973
Includes bibliographical references.
Navigating public opinion : an introduction / Impact of public opinion on public policy : the state of the debate / Public opinion and policy : causal flow in a macro system model / Politics and policymaking in the real world : crafted talk and the loss of democratic responsiveness / Panderers or shirkers? Politicians and public opinion / Jeff Manza, Fay Lomax Cook, Benjamin I. Page -- Jeff Manza, Fay Lomax Cook -- Robert S. Erikson, Michael B. Mackuen, James A. Stimson -- Lawrence R. Jacobs, Robert Y. Shapiro -- Robert S. Erikson, Michael B. Mackuen, James A. Stimson. Public opinion and congressional action on labor market opportunities, 1942-2000/ Polls, priming, and the politics of welfare reform / Power elite, public policy, and public opinion / Policy elites invoke public opinion : polls, policy debates, and the future of social security / How state-level policy managers "read" public opinion / Public opinion, foreign policy, and deomocracy : how presidents use public opinion / Paul Burstein -- R. Kent Weaver -- G. William Domhoff -- Fay Lomax Cook, Jason Barabas, Benjamin I. Page -- Susan Herbst -- Robert Y. Shapiro, Lawrence R. Jacobs. How policymakers misperceive U.S. public opinion on foreign policy / Authority and limitations of polls / Anatomy of survey-based experiments / Probabilistic polling / Future of polling : relational iference and the survey instruments / Sovereign status of survey data / Value of polls in promoting good government and democracy / Semi-sovereign public / Steven Kull, Clay Ramsay -- Peter V. Miller -- Martin Gilens -- Charles F. Manski -- James Witte, Philip E.N. Howard -- Taeku Lee -- Humphrey Taylor -- Benjamin I. Page.
Unlimited Users and Download Restrictions may Apply, VLEbooks Unlimited User Licence. Available using University of Exeter Username and Password.
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.
English.
9780195348842 (electronic bk.) 0195348842 (electronic bk.) 1280833505 9781280833502 9786610833504 6610833508 9780195149333 0195149335 (Paper) (cloth)
2002020128
Public opinion--United States.
Public opinion polls.
Opinion publique--États-Unis.
Sondages d'opinion.
public opinion polls.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--General.
Public opinion.
Public opinion polls.
Publieke opinie.
Opinieonderzoek.
Democratie.
Sociology & anthropology.
Social impact of disasters.
Political structures: democracy.
Elections & referenda.
United States of America, USA.
Central / national / federal government policies.
Public opinion & polls.
Political campaigning & advertising.
Society.
United States.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
HN90.P8 / N385 2002eb
303.3/8/0973