▪ Abstract Do people assimilate new information in an efficient and unbiased manner—that
is, do they update prior beliefs in accordance with Bayes' rule? Or are they selective in the …

▪ Abstract A central claim of democratic theory is that democracy induces governments to be
responsive to the preferences of the people. Political parties organize politics in every …

Contemporary political ills at the mass behavior level (eg, outgroup aggression, conspiracy
theories) are often attributed to increasing polarization and partisan tribalism. We theorize …

The Good Citizen uses a new 2014 national opinion survey to describe how Americans'
views of what it means to be a good citizen is changing. Russell J. Dalton shows that …

" The book's combined focus on parties as institutions and systems, alongside political
attitudes and behaviors, is why I use it... I have yet to find another text that accomplishes …

The composition of the directly elected European Parliament does not precisely reflect the
“real” balance of political forces in the European Community. As long as the national political …

The first part of the book is concerned with developing the place perspective. Three
dimensions of place are put forward: locale and sense of place describe the objective and …

During recent decades, radical right parties have been surging in popularity in many
nations, gaining legislative seats, enjoying the legitimacy endowed by ministerial office, and …

In this new, fully revised and expanded fourth edition of Public Communication Campaigns,
Rice and Atkin provide readers with a comprehensive, up-to-date look into the field of public …

Notable advances resulting from new research findings, measurement approaches,
widespread uses of the Internet, and increasingly sophisticated approaches to sampling and …