This article reviews evidence for the effects of public opinion on court decision-making,
capital punishment policy and use, correctional expenditures, and incarceration rates. It also …

The growing concern about economic inequality leads to a similar concern about political
inequality. This article explores the seeming contradiction between the literature pointing to …

“A short review cannot convey the rich variety of arguments and data Bartels deploys in
making his case…. Bartels shows that social issues do not create as strong a headwind …

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 …

Wenn in einer Demokratie die Politik systematisch den politischen Präferenzen bestimmter
sozialer Gruppen folgt, wohingegen die anderer missachtet werden, wird der Grundsatz …

Normative theories of democracy agree that public demand should be the main guide in
policymaking. But positive theories and related empirical research disagree about the extent …

" This book is the final product of a five-year project funded by the European Research
Council (ERC) entitled" Investing in Education in Europe: Attitudes, Politics and …

Electoral campaigns and policy debates are dynamic processes that unfold over time. In the
contest for public opinion, each side tries to frame issues to its advantage, but success also …

A long acknowledged but seldom addressed problem with political communication
experiments concerns the use of captive participants. Study participants rarely have the …

Scholars have long recognized that equality in policy responsiveness is potentially
undermined by the existence of economic inequality. However, there is still a lack of …