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Reading public opinion : how political actors view the democratic process /

Main Author: Herbst, Susan.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Chicago, IL : University of Chicago Press, 1998.
Subjects:
Public opinion > United States
Journalists > Attitudes. > United States
Political activists > Attitudes. > United States
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • 1. The "construction" of public opinion : looking to lay theory
  • 2. Policy experts think about public opinion, media, and legislative process
  • 3. Journalistic views of public opinion
  • 4. Conceptions of public opinion and representation among partisan activists
  • 5. Meanings of public opinion : lay theory meets democratic theory
  • Appendix A. Notes on interviews and building grounded theory
  • Appendix B. Interview protocols
  • Appendix C. Survey form.

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