Is polling a process that brings" science" into the study of society? Or are polls crude
instruments that tell us little about the way people actually think? The role of public opinion …

Public opinion is one of the most elusive and complex concepts in democratic theory, and
we do not fully understand its role in the political process. Reading Public Opinion offers one …

Abstract Changes in journalism—including newsroom cutbacks, an emphasis on
repackaging secondhand material, and the demands of 24-hour news—have expanded the …

In a rigorous critique of public opinion polling in the US, George F. Bishop makes the case
that a lot of what passes as' public opinion'in mass media today is an illusion, an artifact of …

It is a truism to speak of the key normative role that public opinion polls play in contemporary
democratic societies. Theorists and practitioners have long extolled how polls inextricably …

Public Opinion is a comprehensive and multidisciplinary examination of public opinion in the
United States. Drawing on scholarship in political science, psychology, sociology, and …

Over the past century, opinion polls have come to pervade American politics. Despite their
shortcomings, the notion prevails that polls broadly represent public sentiment. But do they …

Public opinion-is it a simple aggregation of individual views, or is it some kind of collective-
level, emergent product of debate? What is the role of public opinion in popular …

Ours is an era of stunted public discourse, where instant polls, 900 numbers, orchestrated
petitions, and talk-show campaigning appear to have overwhelmed participatory democracy …

Do opinion polls lead to political responsiveness or to manipulation of public opinion?
Political observers have long debated whether public opinion surveys facilitate or …