From Tea Leaves to Opinion Polls - A Theory of Democratic Leadership

The first in-depth analysis of the link between politicians' behavior and opinion polls. Exploring political action within a broad historical context, the book develops a theory to show how the behavior of politicians, and the unfolding of political change, have been irrevocably altered since the advent of opinion polling in the 1930s.

Info autore

John G. Geer

Riassunto

The first in-depth analysis of the link between politicians' behavior and opinion polls. Exploring political action within a broad historical context, the book develops a theory to show how the behavior of politicians, and the unfolding of political change, have been irrevocably altered since the advent of opinion polling in the 1930s.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: John Geer, John G. Geer
• Con la collaborazione di: Robert Y. Shapiro (Editore)
• Editore: Columbia University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 05.09.1996
• EAN: 9780231102797
• ISBN: 978-0-231-10279-7
• Pagine: 225
• Serie: Power, Conflict, and Democracy: American Politics into the 21st Century; Power, Conflict, & Democracy: Power, Conflict, and Democracy: American Politics Into the 21st Century; Power, Conflict, and Democracy
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Teorie politiche e storia delle idee; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Democracy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, Political science & theory, Political structures: democracy, Sociology & anthropology, Political science and theory, Sociology and anthropology, Political structures / systems: democracy