Facing the Challenge of Democracy: Explorations in the Analysis of Public Opinion and Political Participation - Couverture souple

 
9780691151113: Facing the Challenge of Democracy: Explorations in the Analysis of Public Opinion and Political Participation
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ISBN 10 : 0691151113 ISBN 13 : 9780691151113
Editeur : Princeton University Press, 2011

Synopsis

Citizens are political simpletons--that is only a modest exaggeration of a common characterization of voters. Certainly, there is no shortage of evidence of citizens' limited political knowledge, even about matters of the highest importance, along with inconsistencies in their thinking, some glaring by any standard. But this picture of citizens all too often approaches caricature.

Paul Sniderman and Benjamin Highton bring together leading political scientists who offer new insights into the political thinking of the public, the causes of party polarization, the motivations for political participation, and the paradoxical relationship between turnout and democratic representation. These studies propel a foundational argument about democracy. Voters can only do as well as the alternatives on offer. These alternatives are constrained by third players, in particular activists, interest groups, and financial contributors. The result: voters often appear to be shortsighted, extreme, and inconsistent because the alternatives they must choose between are shortsighted, extreme, and inconsistent.


Facing the Challenge of Democracy features contributions by John Aldrich, Stephen Ansolabehere, Edward Carmines, Jack Citrin, Susanna Dilliplane, Christopher Ellis, Michael Ensley, Melanie Freeze, Donald Green, Eitan Hersh, Simon Jackman, Gary Jacobson, Matthew Knee, Jonathan Krasno, Arthur Lupia, David Magleby, Eric McGhee, Diana Mutz, Candice Nelson, Benjamin Page, Kathryn Pearson, Eric Schickler, John Sides, James Stimson, Lynn Vavreck, Michael Wagner, Mark Westlye, and Tao Xie.

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À propos de l?auteur

Paul M. Sniderman is the Fairleigh S. Dickinson, Jr., Professor of Public Policy at Stanford University. Benjamin Highton is associate professor of political science at the University of California, Davis.

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Éditeur
Princeton University Press
Date d'édition
2011
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0691151113
ISBN 13 
9780691151113
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
416
Éditeur
Sniderman Paul M., Highton Benjamin
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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ISBN 10 :  0691151105 ISBN 13 :  9780691151106
Editeur : Princeton University Press, 2011
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