Issue publics : how electoral constituencies hide in plain sight /

Issue publics : how electoral constituencies hide in plain sight /

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Author / Creator:Ryan, Timothy J., author.
Imprint:Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2023.
©2023
Description:81 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Language:English
Series:Cambridge elements.
Elements in political psychology
Cambridge elements.
Subject:
Public opinion -- United States.
Pressure groups -- United States.
Pressure groups.
Public opinion.
United States.
Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13152096
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Other authors / contributors:Ehlinger, J Andrew, author.
ISBN:1009242415
9781009242417
9781009242400
9781009242370
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages [75]-81).
Summary:An often-forgotten passage of Philip Converse's classic essay on mass belief systems introduced the concept of an issue public -- a segment of voters that has crystallized attitudes about a particular topic. Some people deeply care about particular topics, and they might be equipped to reach judgments on these topics. This simple idea could provide an important corrective to work that casts citizens' political competence in a negative light. But, previous attempts to evaluate the issue publics hypothesis have been unsatisfying. This Element proposes and tests a new measurement approach for identifying issue publics. The evidence gathered leads to the conclusion that issue publics exist, but are smaller and more particularistic than existing scholarship presumes them to be. As such, researchers underappreciate the significance of issue opinions in electoral politics--back cover.
Other form:ebook version : 9781009242400

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