This article evaluates a body of recent work that uses field and natural experiments to answer the question of whether informed voters can…
The field of public opinion is one of the most diverse in political science. Over the last 60 years, scholars have drawn upon the…
What happens when speakers try to “dodge” a question they would rather not answer by answering a different question? In 4 studies, we show…
Public opinion and the media form the foundation of the United States' representative democracy. They are the subject of enormous scrutiny…
Accountability has become a buzzword in international development. Development actors appear to delight in announcing their intention to…
Many fear that democracies are suffering from a legitimacy crisis. This book focuses on "democratic deficits," reflecting how far the…
This study assesses the relationship between political partisanship and attitudes and behavior with respect to the Swine Flu crisis of 2009…
Book abstract: China has experienced a tremendous turn-around over the past three decades from the ethos of sacrificing life to the…
Book abstract: Now in a new edition, Comparative Politics provides an exciting and authoritative introduction to all of the core areas of…
This article argues that the greater efforts made by Deliberative Polling to insure relative fidelity to the goal of a random sample make…