Providing an in-depth analysis of public opinion, including its origins in political
socialization, its role in the electoral process, and the impact of the media, American Public …

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 …

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 …

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 Public Opinion Quarterly at its outset focused heavily on the influences on public
opinion, predicated on the assumption of its strong impact on politics and policymaking. Has …

The new edition of this popular textbook provides a comprehensive, accessible introduction
to public opinion in the United States and describes how public opinion data are collected …

Public opinion polls are everywhere. Journalists report their results without hesitation, and
political activists of all kinds spend millions of dollars on them, fueling the widespread …

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 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 …

Prior studies of American polarization suggest that the public gradually sorted themselves
into partisan camps in the late 20th century while remaining largely non-ideological …