This book develops and tests a" thermostatic" model of public opinion and policy, in which
preferences for policy both drive and adjust to changes in policy. The representation of …

Purpose–The purpose of the paper is to explore the potential of visual cultural studies (VCS)
to inform and extend research on “accounting and the visual”. Design/methodology …

For centuries it has been assumed that democracy must refer to the empowerment of the
People's voice. In this pioneering book, Jeffrey Edward Green makes the case for …

Since so few people appear knowledgeable about public affairs, one might question
whether collective policy preferences revealed in opinion surveys accurately convey the …

There is growing enthusiasm for transparency in public affairs. Discourses idealising the
value of transparency are part of the rhetoric of advocates of 'good governance'. However …

Concern with authority is as old as human history itself. Eve's sin was to challenge the
authority of God by disobeying his rule. Frank Furedi explores how authority was contested …

Freedom of speech secures cultural democracy as well as political democracy. Just as it is
important to make state power accountable to citizens, it is also important to give people a …

Research on democratic representation and public opinion formation has largely ignored
one another. Once one considers the reality of the political communication environment, a …

Giorgio Agamben: Power, Law and the Uses of Criticism is a thorough engagement with the
thought of the influential Italian philosopher Giorgio Agamben. It explores Agamben's work …

In his hugely influential book Discipline and Punish, Foucault used the example of Jeremy
Bentham's Panopticon prison as a means of representing the transition from the early …