Political Decision-Making, Deliberation and Participation

Contains essays that address three important and interrelated themes in the theory and practice of democratic politics: the use of information short cuts in political decision making; the role of deliberation in citizens' attitude and opinion formation; and, the pathways to civic and political participation.

List of contents

Introduction - political decision making, deliberation and participation, M.X. Delli Carpini et al. Political decision making: elite cues and political decision making, M. Gilens, N. Murakawa; understanding the role of race in candidate evaluation, K. Callaghan, N. Terkildsen; liberal-conservative thinking in the American electorate, W.G. Jacoby. Political deliberation: the deliberative citizen: theory and evidence, T. Mendelberg; opinion quality and policy preferences in deliberative research, M. Lindeman. Political engagement: citizenship and civic engagement in public problem-solving, B. Haney et al; paradigms of minority and immigrant political participation in the United States, D.K. Park, C. Vargas-Ramos.

Summary

Contains essays that address three important and interrelated themes in the theory and practice of democratic politics: the use of information short cuts in political decision making; the role of deliberation in citizens' attitude and opinion formation; and, the pathways to civic and political participation.

Product details

• Authors: CARPINI
• Assisted by: M. X. Delli Carpini (Editor), Michael X. Delli Carpini (Editor), L. Huddy (Editor), Leonie Huddy (Editor), R. y. Shapiro (Editor), Robert Y. Shapiro (Editor)
• Publisher: Jai Press Inc.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 10.07.2002
• EAN: 9780762302277
• ISBN: 978-0-7623-0227-7
• No. of pages: 304
• Dimensions: 161 mm x 240 mm x 21 mm
• Weight: 622 g
• Series: Research in Micropolitics; Research in Micropolitics
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Theoretical psychology; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education