Facing the challenge of democracy : explorations in the analysis of public opinion and political participation / edited by Paul M. Sniderman and Benjamin Highton.

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9781400840304
1400840309
0691151113
9780691151113
0691151105
9780691151106

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JK1764 .F33 2011eb

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pt. 1. The political logic of preference consistency -- pt. 2. Polarization and the party system -- pt. 3. Participation and representation.

Summary: Citizens are political simpletons--that is only a modest exaggeration of a common characterization of voters. Certainly, there is no shortage of evidence of citizens' limited political knowledge, even about matters of the highest importance, along with inconsistencies in their thinking, some glaring by any standard. But this picture of citizens all too often approaches caricature. Paul Sniderman and Benjamin Highton bring together leading political scientists who offer new insights into the political thinking of the public, the causes of party polarization, the motivations for political participation, and the paradoxical relationship between turnout and democratic representation.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

pt. 1. The political logic of preference consistency -- pt. 2. Polarization and the party system -- pt. 3. Participation and representation.

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Citizens are political simpletons--that is only a modest exaggeration of a common characterization of voters. Certainly, there is no shortage of evidence of citizens' limited political knowledge, even about matters of the highest importance, along with inconsistencies in their thinking, some glaring by any standard. But this picture of citizens all too often approaches caricature. Paul Sniderman and Benjamin Highton bring together leading political scientists who offer new insights into the political thinking of the public, the causes of party polarization, the motivations for political participation, and the paradoxical relationship between turnout and democratic representation.

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