The Dynamics of Public Opinion

The Dynamics of Public Opinion by Mary Layton Atkinson

A central question in political representation is whether government responds to the people. To understand that, we need to know what the government is doing, and what the people think of it. We seek to understand a key question necessary to answer those bigger questions: How does American public opinion move over time? We posit three patterns of change over time in public opinion, depending on the type of issue. Issues on which the two parties regularly disagree provide clear partisan cues to the public. For these party-cue issues we present a slight variation on the thermostatic theory from (Soroka and Wlezien (2010); Wlezien (1995)); our “implied thermostatic model.” A smaller number of issues divide the public along lines unrelated to partisanship, and so partisan control of government provides no relevant clue. Finally, we note a small but important class of issues which capture response to cultural shifts.

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ISBN 13	9781108819114
ISBN 10	1108819117
Titre	The Dynamics of Public Opinion
Auteur	Mary Layton Atkinson
Série	Elements In American Politics
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Type de reliure	Paperback
Éditeur	Cambridge University Press
Année de publication	2021-11-11
Nombre de pages	75
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