Hansen, Kasper M. (2004) Deliberative Democracy and Opinion
... Also thanks to the 20 students and 20 moderators who took ...
... Also thanks to the 20 students and 20 moderators who took ...
GEORGE GALLUP
... without whom this project would have never been implemented. When the boundaries of the topic were emerging only and when the book was still a long way off, I was helped by Mikhael Ille O publisher and editor of the St. Petersburg sociological and marketing journal Telescope. At that time I also fel ...
... without whom this project would have never been implemented. When the boundaries of the topic were emerging only and when the book was still a long way off, I was helped by Mikhael Ille O publisher and editor of the St. Petersburg sociological and marketing journal Telescope. At that time I also fel ...
Theory, Data and Analysis - Sociologický ústav AV ČR, vvi
... political data available in the Czech Republic. Rather than being a descriptive in ventory of what is available and where the data are archived; this study also ex plains who undertook the research that created the data, how the data were cre ated and equally importantly why was the data research ...
... political data available in the Czech Republic. Rather than being a descriptive in ventory of what is available and where the data are archived; this study also ex plains who undertook the research that created the data, how the data were cre ated and equally importantly why was the data research ...
Variability or Moderation? The Effects of Ambivalence on Political
... side or the other. Ambivalence has been shown to be common (Basinger and Lavine 2005). Zaller and Feldman (1992) argue that it is the norm for most people, on most issues, in American politics. Many studies theorize that ambivalence leads to the expression of attitudes that are variable in the sense ...
... side or the other. Ambivalence has been shown to be common (Basinger and Lavine 2005). Zaller and Feldman (1992) argue that it is the norm for most people, on most issues, in American politics. Many studies theorize that ambivalence leads to the expression of attitudes that are variable in the sense ...
Images of Media Power: The Third-Person Effect and the Shaping of
... We live in a society where the mass media plays an important role on almost every level. In political communication media theorists argue that the influence of the mass media has increased over time. This process can be characterized as the medialization of politics and this picture of modern politi ...
... We live in a society where the mass media plays an important role on almost every level. In political communication media theorists argue that the influence of the mass media has increased over time. This process can be characterized as the medialization of politics and this picture of modern politi ...
- Moody College of Communication
... which is an essential piece of the puzzle. But it does not give any overall assessment of the extent to which these mechanisms contribute collectively to the heterogeneity of people’s political discussion networks in the broader context of the contemporary public sphere, which includes not only onli ...
... which is an essential piece of the puzzle. But it does not give any overall assessment of the extent to which these mechanisms contribute collectively to the heterogeneity of people’s political discussion networks in the broader context of the contemporary public sphere, which includes not only onli ...
1 - LISC
... parameters in order to identify the values leading to each type. The results are given by figure 4.20. The following points about these results are noticeable : Both extremes convergence is the most frequent in these experiments. The other types of convergence take place for small U or small pe. ...
... parameters in order to identify the values leading to each type. The results are given by figure 4.20. The following points about these results are noticeable : Both extremes convergence is the most frequent in these experiments. The other types of convergence take place for small U or small pe. ...
9 Groups, norms, and conformity What`s it about?
... compelling because people tend to pay particular attention when different people come to the same conclusion (repetition). Information raised by a group member becomes confirmed, so has been socially validated. Unshared information is called into question because it is not verified by others. Majo ...
... compelling because people tend to pay particular attention when different people come to the same conclusion (repetition). Information raised by a group member becomes confirmed, so has been socially validated. Unshared information is called into question because it is not verified by others. Majo ...
When Does Public Opinion Matter?
... include programs like Social Security, food stamps, unemployment insurance, and other cash or benefit allocation programs. Each of these arenas of social provision tends to benefit different groups of people. It is not surprising to find variations in public opinion based upon whether a question is ...
... include programs like Social Security, food stamps, unemployment insurance, and other cash or benefit allocation programs. Each of these arenas of social provision tends to benefit different groups of people. It is not surprising to find variations in public opinion based upon whether a question is ...
Group Rhetoric and Public Opinion
... al. 1960; Converse 1964; Conover & Feldman 1984; Conover 1988). For example, Converse (1964) found that when Americans were asked to evaluate political parties and candidates, they typically named benefits and deprivations that parties had visited upon social groups. Likewise, more than a quarter of ...
... al. 1960; Converse 1964; Conover & Feldman 1984; Conover 1988). For example, Converse (1964) found that when Americans were asked to evaluate political parties and candidates, they typically named benefits and deprivations that parties had visited upon social groups. Likewise, more than a quarter of ...
huck
... more likely to perceive their associates’ preferences accurately. They are more confident in their assessments of associates’ preferences. And their judgments regarding the preferences of others are more accessible – they come to mind more readily. Our argument is that the influence of political com ...
... more likely to perceive their associates’ preferences accurately. They are more confident in their assessments of associates’ preferences. And their judgments regarding the preferences of others are more accessible – they come to mind more readily. Our argument is that the influence of political com ...
The Role of Comparison Group Size in the Third
... What has thus far been missing from research in this area is a consideration of the independent contribution of variations in the size of the comparison group. While prior research has demonstrated that the social categories people think about can affect their estimates of the effects of media message ...
... What has thus far been missing from research in this area is a consideration of the independent contribution of variations in the size of the comparison group. While prior research has demonstrated that the social categories people think about can affect their estimates of the effects of media message ...
Final mode of the receive-accept-sample
... responses people make to closed-ended policy questions and the ideas that are at the top of their heads as they do so. Because it claims that people answer survey questions on the basis of the ideas that are most salient to ...
... responses people make to closed-ended policy questions and the ideas that are at the top of their heads as they do so. Because it claims that people answer survey questions on the basis of the ideas that are most salient to ...
DOC - Northwestern University
... opinion. Much of this research compared the opinions of individuals who reported varying levels of exposure to mass communications (e.g., news broadcasts). Observed differences in opinion between these groups constituted evidence of a mass communication effect. Our confidence in these results depend ...
... opinion. Much of this research compared the opinions of individuals who reported varying levels of exposure to mass communications (e.g., news broadcasts). Observed differences in opinion between these groups constituted evidence of a mass communication effect. Our confidence in these results depend ...
NIMBY or not? Exploring the relevance of location and the
... perceptions would be. Although a comparison between these studies is hampered by a number of incompatibilities, he found that the proximity principle was not proven. He concludes that ‘‘explanations of wind farm perceptions must go beyond purely physical parameter, such as proximate distance, turbin ...
... perceptions would be. Although a comparison between these studies is hampered by a number of incompatibilities, he found that the proximity principle was not proven. He concludes that ‘‘explanations of wind farm perceptions must go beyond purely physical parameter, such as proximate distance, turbin ...
Public Opinion and Political Socialization
... Three Factors Determine the Accuracy of a Sample: • How the sample is randomly selected • The size of the sample—the larger the sample, the more accurately it represents the population • The amount of variation in the population ...
... Three Factors Determine the Accuracy of a Sample: • How the sample is randomly selected • The size of the sample—the larger the sample, the more accurately it represents the population • The amount of variation in the population ...
The Authority of Public Opinion – why Weber declined to take part in
... und Gesellschaft, Tonnies argued that in contrast to older traditional communities the social order was based upon a ‘union of rational wills’ which rested on ‘convention and agreement’. It was ‘safeguarded by political legislation’ and found ‘its ideological justification in public opinion’ (Tonni ...
... und Gesellschaft, Tonnies argued that in contrast to older traditional communities the social order was based upon a ‘union of rational wills’ which rested on ‘convention and agreement’. It was ‘safeguarded by political legislation’ and found ‘its ideological justification in public opinion’ (Tonni ...
Issue Divisions and US Supreme Court Decision
... instant case. But the utility of strategic issue emphasis in a dissenting opinion is not tied to the instant outcome; rather, emphasizing a different (and, from the dissenting justice’s perspective, a more favorable) issue dimension may yield significantly greater potential payoff as law evolves. By ...
... instant case. But the utility of strategic issue emphasis in a dissenting opinion is not tied to the instant outcome; rather, emphasizing a different (and, from the dissenting justice’s perspective, a more favorable) issue dimension may yield significantly greater potential payoff as law evolves. By ...
organization in contemporary public sphere
... Habermas’ apprehension about the public sphere is a spatial and dialogical one. (Thompson, 1995). It is based on the idea that individuals meet in a common location in order to engage in a dialogue with one another, as equal participants to a face-to-face conversation. This apprehension has little t ...
... Habermas’ apprehension about the public sphere is a spatial and dialogical one. (Thompson, 1995). It is based on the idea that individuals meet in a common location in order to engage in a dialogue with one another, as equal participants to a face-to-face conversation. This apprehension has little t ...
opinion dynamics and bounded confidence models, analysis, and
... Consider a group of interacting agents among whom some process of opinion formation takes place. The group may be a small one, e.g., a group of experts asked by the UN to merge their different assessments on, say, the magnitude of the world population in the year 2020, into one single judgement. On ...
... Consider a group of interacting agents among whom some process of opinion formation takes place. The group may be a small one, e.g., a group of experts asked by the UN to merge their different assessments on, say, the magnitude of the world population in the year 2020, into one single judgement. On ...
the public role model in public relations: an integrated approach to
... In public relations, the extent social and physical attraction matter would mostly be implicit, measurably only through observation, not self reports. Competence, or expertise, and empathy are traits that would allow measurement by self-reflection and perceptions of others. A common theme to recogni ...
... In public relations, the extent social and physical attraction matter would mostly be implicit, measurably only through observation, not self reports. Competence, or expertise, and empathy are traits that would allow measurement by self-reflection and perceptions of others. A common theme to recogni ...
Master`s Degree Examination / Magisterprüfung
... Office: Währinger Straße 29, 7.22 eMail: [email protected] Twitter: @_HGZ_ Office Hours: Any time by appointment (contact Meike Müller for an appointment) ...
... Office: Währinger Straße 29, 7.22 eMail: [email protected] Twitter: @_HGZ_ Office Hours: Any time by appointment (contact Meike Müller for an appointment) ...
What Is Democracy? Liberal Institutions and Stability in Changing
... establishing a stable order favoring American interests so that the latter end can be achieved by more modest means. Promoting democracy overseas has been an important theme in American grand strategy since the days of Woodrow Wilson. In 2005, George W. Bush, in his second inaugural address, put sup ...
... establishing a stable order favoring American interests so that the latter end can be achieved by more modest means. Promoting democracy overseas has been an important theme in American grand strategy since the days of Woodrow Wilson. In 2005, George W. Bush, in his second inaugural address, put sup ...
Opinion Discourse and Canadian Newspapers
... The media sampled can be said to comprise four different genres of news reporting — the logic of the sample, then, is governed principally by idiomatic consideration, and secondarily by geographic location and circulation.9 The National Post is a right-wing, highbrow broadsheet that caters generally ...
... The media sampled can be said to comprise four different genres of news reporting — the logic of the sample, then, is governed principally by idiomatic consideration, and secondarily by geographic location and circulation.9 The National Post is a right-wing, highbrow broadsheet that caters generally ...
the media - Madison County Schools
... Media strongly influences public opinion. Agenda setting effect Determining which public policy questions will be debated or considered Media can dictate what is important and decide how to present it ...
... Media strongly influences public opinion. Agenda setting effect Determining which public policy questions will be debated or considered Media can dictate what is important and decide how to present it ...