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The impact of public opinion on voting and policymaking
This literature review investigates the effects of public opinion on political outcomes in democracies, focusing on Comparative Political Economy...
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Perceived Motives of Public Diplomacy Influence Foreign Public Opinion
Although many countries engage in public diplomacy, we know relatively little about the conditions under which their efforts create foreign support...
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From Bush to Biden: British public opinion and the image of America
The scholarly literature on US–UK relations has been marked by recurrent debate over the health and utility of the special relationship, recently...
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Public Opinion and China’s Japan Policy
The chapter explores the embedded nature of history in Chinese psyche by studying the influence of historical memory on Chinese public perceptions of...
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Do rural electoral institutions reflect public opinion in China? Evidence from village elections
Drawing on a field survey of 116 villages in rural China conducted by the authors in 2005, we analyze whether and to what extent the official...
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How the Identity of Substance Users Shapes Public Opinion on Opioid Policy
How do media portrayals of potential policy beneficiaries’ identities sway public support for these policies in a public health setting? Using a...
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Who is afraid of emergency politics? Public opinion on European crisis management during Covid-19
After a decade of crisis management, the democratic implications of emergency modes of governance in the European Union (EU) are under the spotlight....
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Map** conceptualisations and evaluations of corruption through survey questions: five decades of public opinion-centred research
Different publics have been asked for their opinion about corruption through a variety of survey questions over the past five decades....
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Pitfalls and Promise for Public Opinion Research in Central Asia
The Central Asia Barometer (CAB) is one of the most active opinion polling institutions in Central Asia. It conducts large-scale surveys in all...
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No Zeitenwende (yet): Early Assessment of German Public Opinion Toward Foreign and Defense Policy After Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine
This paper addresses the question of whether Russia’s invasion of Ukraine led to a turning point ( Zeitenwende ) in public opinion on foreign and...
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Public Opinion and the Policy Making Process in Ghana’s Fourth Republic
Public opinion plays a critical role in policy making both ideationally and normatively. The place of public opinion in sha** policymaking is...
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The US Public Opinion: A Marginal Impact on US Foreign Policy
This chapter assesses the role of US public opinion in sha** US foreign policy in the Middle East and North Africa during the period extending from...
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Public Opinion and Social Justice in China
China’s rise has not only propelled China to be the second-largest economy in the world but also produced an increasing socio-economic inequality...
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Public Opinion and COVID-19
The 2021 election results surprised journalists and pollsters in Japan. This chapter explains why the LDP outperformed expectations by examining...
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Reporting Public Opinion How the Media Turns Boring Polls into Biased News
This book is about how opinion polls are reported in the media. Opinions polls are not reported in the media as unfiltered numbers, and some opinion...
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Opposition Communication Strategies: Appealing to Public Opinion or Eliciting Compromise
This chapter examines the Diet’s issue clarification function regarding the International 2015 Peace Support Law and the Peace and Security...
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Democracy Without Demos!: Political Mobilisation, Public Opinion and Governance in Nigeria
The composition and running of a democracy are expected to involve the demos (people) and their freely given consent. In a representative democracy...
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How Public Opinion Information Changes Politicians’ Opinions and Behavior
Numerous representation studies suggest that political elites are responsive to the expressed preferences of their voters, but scholars in the field...
