Dynamics of Public Opinion

A central question in political representation is whether government responds to the people. To understand that, we need to know what the government is doing, and what the people think of it. We seek to understand a key question necessary to answer those bigger questions: How does American public opinion move over time?

List of contents

1. Introduction; 2. Implied Thermostatic Response; 3. Absolute Opinion Change; 4. Conclusion; Appendix: Comparing the Survey Research Agenda to the Congressional Agenda.

Summary

A central question in political representation is whether government responds to the people. To understand that, we need to know what the government is doing, and what the people think of it. We seek to understand a key question necessary to answer those bigger questions: How does American public opinion move over time?

Product details

• Authors: Mary Layton Atkinson, Mary Layton (University of North Carolin Atkinson, Frank R. Baumgartner, Baumgartner Frank R., K. Elizabeth Coggins, James A. Stimson, Stimson James A.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.09.2021
• EAN: 9781108819114
• ISBN: 978-1-108-81911-4
• No. of pages: 75
• Series: Elements in American Politics
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Constitutions, Constitution: government & the state, Constitution: government and the state