Facing the challenge of democracy explorations in the analysis of public opinion and political participation - Sniderman, Paul M.; Highton, Benjamin; IG Publishing Online (Online service). (Princeton Princeton University Press, 2011)
Introduction: facing the challenge of democracy / Paul M. Sniderman, Benjamin Highton -- I. How do political scientists know what citizens want? An essay on theory and measurement / Arthur Lupia -- II. Purposive mass belief systems concerning foreign policy / Benjamin I. Page, Tao Xie -- III. Cosmopolitanism / Simon Jackman, Lynn Vavreck -- IV. Running to the right: effects of campaign strategy on mass opinion and behavior / Diana Mutz, Susanna Dilliplane -- V. Pathways to conservative identification: the politics of ideological contradiction in the United States / Christopher Ellis, James A. Stimson -- VI. Partisan differences in job approval ratings of George W. Bush and U.S. senators in the states: an exploration / Gary C. Jacobson -- VII. Political participation, polarization, and public opinion: activism and the merging of partisan and ideological polarization / John H. Aldrich, Melanie Freeze -- VIII. Political Parties in the capital economy of modern campaigns / Jonathan Krasno -- IX. Candidates and parties in congressional elections: revisiting candidate-centered conclusions in a partisan era / Eric McGhee, Kathryn Pearson -- X. The myth of the independent voter revisited / David B. Magleby, Candice J. Nelson, Mark C. Westlye -- XI. Who really votes? / Stephen Ansolabehere, Eitan Hersh -- XII. Who governs if everyone votes? / John Sides, Eric Schickler, Jack Citrin -- XIII. The effects of registration laws on voter turnout: an updated assessment / Matthew R. Knee, Donald P. Green -- XIV. Issue preferences, civic engagement, and the transformation of American politics / Edward G. Carmines, Michael J. Ensley, Michael W. Wagner.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Keywords: Electronic books; Political participation -- United States; Public opinion -- United States; United States -- Politics and government -- 1989-.