This book develops and tests a ”thermostatic” model of public opinion and policy. The representation of opinion in policy is central to democratic theory and everyday politics. So too is the extent to which public preferences are informed and responsive to changes in policy. The coexistence of both ”public responsiveness” and ”policy representation” is thus a defining characteristic of successful democratic governance, and the subject of this book. The authors examine both responsiveness and representation across a range of policy domains in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada. The story that emerges is one in which representative democratic government functions surprisingly well, though there are important differences in the details. Variations in public responsiveness and policy representation responsiveness are found to reflect the ”salience” of the different domains and governing institutions – specifically, presidentialism (versus parliamentarism) and federalism (versus unitary government).
Stuart N. (McGill University, Montreal) Soroka & Christopher (Temple University, Philadelphia) Wlezien
Degrees of Democracy [PDF ebook]
Politics, Public Opinion, and Policy
Degrees of Democracy [PDF ebook]
Politics, Public Opinion, and Policy
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Formato PDF ● ISBN 9780511654855 ● Casa editrice Cambridge University Press ● Pubblicato 2010 ● Scaricabile 6 volte ● Moneta EUR ● ID 2336151 ● Protezione dalla copia Adobe DRM
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