Media, Public Opinion, and Presidential Leadership
The field of public opinion is one of the most diverse in political science.
Research
The Artful Dodger: Answering the Wrong Question the Right Way
What happens when speakers try to “dodge” a question they would rather not answer by answering a different question?
Soft News and The Four Oprah Effects
Public opinion and the media form the foundation of the United States' representative democracy. They are the subject of enormous scrutiny by scholars, pundits, and ordinary citizens.
Public Narrative, Collective Action, and Power
Accountability has become a buzzword in international development.
Democratic Deficit: Critical Citizens Revisited
Many fear that democracies are suffering from a legitimacy crisis.
Red, Blue, and the Flu: Media Self-Selection and Partisan Gaps in Swine Flu Vaccinations
This study assesses the relationship between political partisanship and attitudes and behavior with respect to the Swine Flu crisis of 2009 in general, and the U.S.
Citizen Satisfaction with Government Performance: Public Opinion in Rural and Urban China
Book abstract: China has experienced a tremendous turn-around over the past three decades from the ethos of sacrificing life to the emergent appeal for valuing life.
Political Communication
Book abstract: Now in a new edition, Comparative Politics provides an exciting and authoritative introduction to all of the core areas of the field.
Deliberative Polling as the Gold Standard
This article argues that the greater efforts made by Deliberative Polling to insure relative fidelity to the goal of a random sample make it, along with good efforts in other realms, the gold standard
Trust and Perception: Powerful Factors in Assessing News About War
How Americans absorb news—in this case, news about a war involving Americans—turns out to have a lot to do with what they believe before they hear it.
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