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Mass informed consent : evidence on upgrading democracy with polls and new media /

Public opinion polling permeates today's politics, yet many seem suspicious of polls and skeptical in their prominence, fearing that overreliance on public opinion amounts to pandering or that pollsters can manipulate a feeble public. In this book Adam Simon argues that democracy requires that...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Simon, Adam F., 1965-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, ©2011.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Who deserves the blame for invading Iraq (and other mistakes)?
  • The yes, no, and don't knows of political polling
  • Gently introducing science, starring the median voter model and a test of citizens' independence
  • Why do Americans favor some things yet oppose others? and explaining Republican success against partial birth abortion
  • Questions are just as important as answers, particularly in a study of public opinion on the Iraq invasion
  • Debunking manipulation myths, featuring the infamous Harry and Louise
  • Political reforms and thoughts on media old and new.