Polls are at their best as indicators of public opinion when they allow comparison over extended periods of time. Yet all too often changes in question working and in questionnaire content make over-time comparisons impossible. This works aims to overcome this difficulty by bringing together a compendium of results using identically worded questions on a range of social, political and economic topics of importance to the American people.
Polls are at their best as indicators of public opinion when they allow comparison over extended periods of time. Yet all too often changes in questio...
No previous book has pulled together into one place a single, comprehensive volume that provides up-to-date coverage of state government and politics, along with the states' current and future public policies. This new book does just that, offering students, scholars, citizens, policy advocates, and state specialists accessible information on state politics and policy in 34 topical chapters written by experts in the field. The guide provides contemporary analysis of state institutions, processes, and public policies, along with both historical and theoretical perspectives that help readers...
No previous book has pulled together into one place a single, comprehensive volume that provides up-to-date coverage of state government and politics,...
Offers a multifaceted portrait of the broad spectrum of United States politics and policies. This title features the chapters that deals with key subject areas such as elections and political parties, public opinion and voting, the media, the three branches of US government, foreign, military, social and economic policy, and more.
Offers a multifaceted portrait of the broad spectrum of United States politics and policies. This title features the chapters that deals with key subj...
Richard G. Niemi Herbert F. Wiesberg David Kimball
Despite all that scholars have learned about voting behavior, significant questions persist. This title brings together the best scholarship and organizes it around five important debates that drive research in the field.
Despite all that scholars have learned about voting behavior, significant questions persist. This title brings together the best scholarship and organ...
Working with sources such as government offices and publications, academia and scholarly articles, polling organisations, databases, and time series studies, this work provides a reference on the broad spectrum of American politics and policies.
Working with sources such as government offices and publications, academia and scholarly articles, polling organisations, databases, and time series s...
This book provides you with a theoretical and comparative understanding of the major topics related to elections and voting behaviour. It explores important work taking place on new areas, whilst at the same time covering the key themes that you'll encounter throughout your studies.
Edited by three leading figures in the field, the new edition brings together an impressive range of contributors and draws on a range of cases and examples from across the world. It now includes:
New chapters on authoritarian elections and regime change, and electoral...
This book provides you with a theoretical and comparative understanding of the major topics related to elections and voting behaviour. It explores imp...
Kent Jennings and Richard Nieini arc recognized widely for their 1965 study of the development of political attitudes and behavior among a large, nationally representative sample of high school seniors and their parents (The Political Character of Adolescence, Princeton). Now they present the results of a follow-up study of these same individuals in 1973 along with a fresh study of 1973 high school seniors. Spanning a dramatic eight-year historical period and an important transitional phase in the life cycle of the younger generation, this material provides a unique opportunity to assess...
Kent Jennings and Richard Nieini arc recognized widely for their 1965 study of the development of political attitudes and behavior among a large, n...
