Reading public opinion
how political actors view the democratic process
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Author
Publication
1998 - University of Chicago Press, Chicago, Illinois
Language
English
Word Count
64,000 words, Guess
Page Count
256 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL346113M
- ISBN-100226327469
- OCLC Control Number38258228
- OCLC Control Numberreadingpublicopi0000herb
- Library of Congress Control Number98005160
and 2 more
- LibraryThing311324
- Goodreads3350017
Classifications
- DDC303.3/8/0973
- LCCHN90.P8 H49 1998
Description
Public opinion is one of the most elusive and complex concepts in democratic theory, and we do not fully understand its role in the political process. Herbst draws on ideas from political science, sociology, and psychology to explore how three sets of political participants--legislative staffers, political activists, and journalists--actually evaluate and assess public opinion. She concludes that many political actors reject "the voice of the people" as uninformed and nebulous, relying instead on interest groups and the media for representations of public opinion. Her important and original book forces us to rethink our assumptions about the meaning and place of public opinion in the realm of contemporary democratic politics.
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Series Statement
- Studies in communication, media, and public opinion
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