Citizens, Courts, and Confirmations - Positivity Theory and the Judgments of the American People

Zusatztext "I found this book to be an excellent example of cutting edge research that can be highly useful in the classroom. [This book is an] excellent example of the best of current judicial politics research." ---Mark C. Miller, Political Psychology Informationen zum Autor James L. Gibson is the Sidney W. Souers Professor of Government at Washington University in St. Louis. His books include Overcoming Apartheid: Can Truth Reconcile a Divided Nation? Gregory A. Caldeira holds the Ann and Darrell Dreher Chair in Political Communication and Policy Thinking at Ohio State University. Klappentext "A truly comprehensive look at the dynamics of public support for the Supreme Court and for a nominee. This is the single best study of this subject, and the most theoretically rich study to date. The findings are numerous. I expect that it will become an important book in the field of law and the courts, and that it will be widely cited."--Valerie Hoekstra, Arizona State University "In "Citizens, Courts, and Confirmations," Gibson and Caldeira present an elaborate, multifaceted interpretation of Americans' attitudes toward the Supreme Court. Numerous provocative and surprising findings are reported along the way. This is a major work, one that paves the way for future research on public opinion and the Supreme Court. It is an understatement to say that it is a much-welcomed addition to the field."--Jeffery J. Mondak, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Zusammenfassung Over the years the American public has witnessed several hard-fought battles over nominees to the US Supreme Court. This book examines one such fight to discover how and why people formed opinions about the nominee, and to determine how the confirmation process shaped perceptions of the Supreme Court's legitimacy.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Gregory Caldeira, Gregory A Caldeira, Gregory A. Caldeira, Caldeira Gregory A., James Gibson, James L Gibson, James L. Gibson, James L. Caldeira Gibson, James L./ Caldeira Gibson
• Editore: Princeton University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 15.06.2009
• EAN: 9780691139883
• ISBN: 978-0-691-13988-3
• Pagine: 240
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > Altro; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Scienze politiche e cittadinanza attiva; USA, LAW / Courts, LAW / Trial Practice, United States of America, USA, Courts & procedure, Legal systems: courts and procedures, Public Opinion & Polls, Public opinion and polls, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Opinion Polling