Research on social movements has usually addressed issues of movement emergence and
mobilization, yet has paid less attention to their outcomes and consequences. Although …

This article surveys and assesses theories and research on public opinion and foreign
policy. Most of the evidence is drawn from the literature on the United States. Three twentieth …

Congress is crippled by ideological conflict. The political parties are more polarized today
than at any time since the Civil War. Americans disagree, fiercely, about just about …

Social movements have attracted much attention in recent years, both from scholars and
among the wider public. This book examines the consequences of social movements …

Now, more than ever, people drive the democratic process. What people think of their
government and its leaders, how (or whether) they vote, and what they do or say about a …

Why are some civic associations better than others at getting-and keeping-people involved
in activism? From MoveOn. org to the National Rifle Association, Health Care for America …

A national sample of adult Americans was asked to report" the national or world events or
changes over the past 50 years" that seemed to them especially important, and then to …

Various studies suggest that while institutionalised and electoral forms of political
participation are in decline in Western societies, non-institutionalised forms of participation …

Thoroughly revised edition of an essential text, incorporating a wealth of new material on
American foreign policy since 9/11. The second edition of this concise masterwork includes …

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 …