Polls and politics : the dilemmas of democracy /

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This hard-hitting and engaging examination of polls and American politics asks an essential question: do polls contribute to the vitality of our democracy or are they undermining the health of our political system? leading scholars address several key issues such as how various types of polls affect...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Other Authors: Genovese, Michael A., Streb, Matthew J. (Matthew Justin), 1974-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Albany : State University of New York Press, ©2004.
Subjects:
Democracy > United States.
Political participation > United States.
Public opinion > United States.
Public opinion polls.
Public Opinion
Participation politique > États-Unis.
Opinion publique > États-Unis.
Sondages d'opinion.
public opinion polls.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > National.
Democracy
Political participation
Public opinion
Public opinion polls
United States
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Polling and the dilemmas of democracy / Matthew J. Streb, Michael A. Genovese
  • Presidents, polls, and the paradox of democratic governance / Michael A. Genovese
  • Presidential leadership and the threat to popular sovereignty / Lawrence R. Jacobs, Melinda S. Jackson
  • Continuing to campaign : public opinion and the White House / Diane J. Heith
  • Do polls give the public a voice in a democracy? / Michael W. Traugott
  • When push comes to shove : push polling and the manipulation of public opinion / Matthew J. Streb, Susan H. Pinkus
  • Are exit polls bad for democracy? / Gerald C. Wright
  • Deliberative polling, public opinion, and democratic theory / James S. Fishkin
  • Polling in a robust democracy / Michael A. Genovese, Matthew J. Streb.

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