Who Governs? - Presidents, Public Opinion, and Manipulation

Informationen zum Autor James N. Druckman is the Payson S. Wild Professor of Political Science and Faculty Fellow at the Institute for Policy Research at Northwestern University and an honorary professor of political science at Aarhus University in Denmark. Lawrence R. Jacobs is the Walter F. and Joan Mondale Chair for Political Studies at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs and the Department of Political Science at the University of Minnesota. Klappentext Combining existing research with novel data from US presidential archives, this book shows that presidents make policy by largely ignoring the views of most citizens in favor of affluent and well-connected political insiders. It is suitable for those interested in US politics, public opinion, democratic theory, and more. Zusammenfassung Combining existing research with novel data from US presidential archives! this book shows that presidents make policy by largely ignoring the views of most citizens in favor of affluent and well-connected political insiders. It is suitable for those interested in US politics! public opinion! democratic theory! and more.

Product details

• Authors: James N. Druckman, James N. Jacobs Druckman, Lawrence R. Jacobs, Lawrence R. Druckman Jacobs
• Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 18.03.2015
• EAN: 9780226234410
• ISBN: 978-0-226-23441-0
• No. of pages: 192
• Series: Chicago Studies in American Politics; Chicago Studies in American Politics; Chicago Studies in American Politics (CHUP)
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education