Hansen, Kasper M. (2004) Deliberative Democracy and Opinion
... understanding of how wishes and opinions are created plays an important role. Nevertheless, democracy is not easily defined, and several models of democracy could have been chosen as a reference point in this study. However, this study uses the theory of deliberative democracy as the reference point ...
... understanding of how wishes and opinions are created plays an important role. Nevertheless, democracy is not easily defined, and several models of democracy could have been chosen as a reference point in this study. However, this study uses the theory of deliberative democracy as the reference point ...
GEORGE GALLUP
... generations. Gallup's legacy is an integral part of world political culture of the XXth c. George Gallup was a scientist and a citizen who shaped many components and features of the modern institution of democracy not only in the United States, but also in many other countries worldwide. Being a ten ...
... generations. Gallup's legacy is an integral part of world political culture of the XXth c. George Gallup was a scientist and a citizen who shaped many components and features of the modern institution of democracy not only in the United States, but also in many other countries worldwide. Being a ten ...
Foundations of Effective Influence Operations
... level (Chapter Four), and the mass public level (Chapter Five) and identify approaches, models, and tools that might assist in the planning, execution, and assessment of influence operations. The following are among the conclusions reached: • Influencing Individuals. There is an abundance of theori ...
... level (Chapter Four), and the mass public level (Chapter Five) and identify approaches, models, and tools that might assist in the planning, execution, and assessment of influence operations. The following are among the conclusions reached: • Influencing Individuals. There is an abundance of theori ...
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 ...
Democratic Deliberation Procedures : Theoretical and Practical
... local and national elections. This activity caught the attention of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) which declared in 1993 that the Center was in violation of the rules regarding the involvement of nonprofit organizations in electoral activities, and in 1996 declared that the center could no long ...
... local and national elections. This activity caught the attention of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) which declared in 1993 that the Center was in violation of the rules regarding the involvement of nonprofit organizations in electoral activities, and in 1996 declared that the center could no long ...
Political Inequality in Affluent Democracies
... In Section 5 I outline a non-linear model of policy-making in which the same explanatory factors considered in Section 4 are reconfigured to shed light on the process of dynamic equilibration through which levels of social spending shift in response to “effective demand” in each country-year reflect ...
... In Section 5 I outline a non-linear model of policy-making in which the same explanatory factors considered in Section 4 are reconfigured to shed light on the process of dynamic equilibration through which levels of social spending shift in response to “effective demand” in each country-year reflect ...
The First Amendment and the Ideal of Civic Courage: The Brandeis
... committee of the newly formed party. 0 Three months after her arrest, Anita Whitney was brought to trial. The prosecution's first witness was a reporter for an Oakland newspaper who had covered the Communist Labor Party convention in which Ms. Whitney had participated. The journalist described the l ...
... committee of the newly formed party. 0 Three months after her arrest, Anita Whitney was brought to trial. The prosecution's first witness was a reporter for an Oakland newspaper who had covered the Communist Labor Party convention in which Ms. Whitney had participated. The journalist described the l ...
Journal of Communication 49(1)
... should address framing from a more metatheoretical perspective. In other words, how can framing be used to broaden our understanding of media effects? Is it possible to categorize framing research by key inputs, processes, or outcomes? Finally, what are the theoretical and methodological implication ...
... should address framing from a more metatheoretical perspective. In other words, how can framing be used to broaden our understanding of media effects? Is it possible to categorize framing research by key inputs, processes, or outcomes? Finally, what are the theoretical and methodological implication ...
Thomas Nast - Celina City Schools
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... Name _____________________________ Class _________________ Date __________________ ...
Variability or Moderation? The Effects of Ambivalence on Political
... on some political topic, most people do not have an opinion stored in long-term memory that they can simply retrieve and report. On most issues, people do not have one single attitude but a distribution of considerations from which they construct an opinion. Responding to an opinion item, the indivi ...
... on some political topic, most people do not have an opinion stored in long-term memory that they can simply retrieve and report. On most issues, people do not have one single attitude but a distribution of considerations from which they construct an opinion. Responding to an opinion item, the indivi ...
The Contingency of the Mass Media`s Political Agenda Setting Power
... Elder (1971, p. 909) stated more than 30 years ago that ‘‘The media can also play a very important role in elevating issues to the systemic agenda and increasing their chances of receiving consideration on institutional agendas.’’ Edwards and Wood (1999), for example, established an independent medi ...
... Elder (1971, p. 909) stated more than 30 years ago that ‘‘The media can also play a very important role in elevating issues to the systemic agenda and increasing their chances of receiving consideration on institutional agendas.’’ Edwards and Wood (1999), for example, established an independent medi ...
Partisans without constraint: Political polarization and trends in American public opinion ∗
... polarization by considering the multifaceted set of political identities and preferences that people have. We argue that polarization has to be conceived not only as a phenomenon of opinion radicalization, but also as a process of ideological division and preference alignment in which people line u ...
... polarization by considering the multifaceted set of political identities and preferences that people have. We argue that polarization has to be conceived not only as a phenomenon of opinion radicalization, but also as a process of ideological division and preference alignment in which people line u ...
Partisans without Constraint: Political Polarization and Trends in
... from our analysis will be used to evaluate potential deviations from this model due to alignments of interests that might sharpen divisions in the political arena and group or partisan sorting that might lead to the systematic underrepresentation (or even exclusion) of certain groups (and related in ...
... from our analysis will be used to evaluate potential deviations from this model due to alignments of interests that might sharpen divisions in the political arena and group or partisan sorting that might lead to the systematic underrepresentation (or even exclusion) of certain groups (and related in ...
1 - LISC
... the extremists win and attract the uncertain agents on the extremes, leading to two opposite groups (one positive and one negative) with low uncertainty (both extremes convergence), the extremists attract the whole population on one of the extremes (single extreme convergence). Figure 4.19 illus ...
... the extremists win and attract the uncertain agents on the extremes, leading to two opposite groups (one positive and one negative) with low uncertainty (both extremes convergence), the extremists attract the whole population on one of the extremes (single extreme convergence). Figure 4.19 illus ...
The Impact of Political Parties, Interest Groups
... success depends on both the resources they deploy and the context of their struggle for influence. For example, both Fording (1997) and Amenta and Poulsen (1996) argue that organized action directed at enhancing welfare policies will be more successful in states that have more open and democratic po ...
... success depends on both the resources they deploy and the context of their struggle for influence. For example, both Fording (1997) and Amenta and Poulsen (1996) argue that organized action directed at enhancing welfare policies will be more successful in states that have more open and democratic po ...
What is Propaganda?
... World War I, however, witnessed the public discovery of propaganda as a powerful weapon for shaping public opinion and behavior. All the major belligerent governments (Great Britain, France, Russia, Italy, the United States, Germany, and Austria-Hungary) employed writers, artists, and filmmakers to ...
... World War I, however, witnessed the public discovery of propaganda as a powerful weapon for shaping public opinion and behavior. All the major belligerent governments (Great Britain, France, Russia, Italy, the United States, Germany, and Austria-Hungary) employed writers, artists, and filmmakers to ...
What is Propaganda
... other forms of mass communication. Propaganda is biased information designed to shape public opinion and behavior. The word comes from Latin and originally referred to the biological reproduction of flora and fauna, that is, to the propagation of plants and animals. It took on new meaning in the 17t ...
... other forms of mass communication. Propaganda is biased information designed to shape public opinion and behavior. The word comes from Latin and originally referred to the biological reproduction of flora and fauna, that is, to the propagation of plants and animals. It took on new meaning in the 17t ...
Group Rhetoric and Public Opinion
... forming and about what position the target group members hold: We know from prior research that target group cues influence opinion. In contrast, it remains a more unsettled question how the effects of target group cues are reinforced or restricted by contextual information about what behavior the ...
... forming and about what position the target group members hold: We know from prior research that target group cues influence opinion. In contrast, it remains a more unsettled question how the effects of target group cues are reinforced or restricted by contextual information about what behavior the ...
When Does Public Opinion Matter?
... been given to the role public opinion and partisan preferences may have played in bringing about these changes. The passage of the 1996 reform was remarkable because other attempts at legislation to reform the welfare system had previously failed to pass through Congress or win support of the Presid ...
... been given to the role public opinion and partisan preferences may have played in bringing about these changes. The passage of the 1996 reform was remarkable because other attempts at legislation to reform the welfare system had previously failed to pass through Congress or win support of the Presid ...
828 Public Opinion and Political Behavior
... In this seminar we will review and evaluate studies of mass public opinion and political behavior. A fundamental justi cation for electoral democracy is the legitimacy and value of popular sovereignty. By understanding how (and why) Americans think about politics and how they act on these thoughts w ...
... In this seminar we will review and evaluate studies of mass public opinion and political behavior. A fundamental justi cation for electoral democracy is the legitimacy and value of popular sovereignty. By understanding how (and why) Americans think about politics and how they act on these thoughts w ...
Attitude Formation - Freeman Public Schools
... • Attitude-the predisposition to act, think, and feel in particular ways towards a class of people, objects or an idea. • 3 elements – A belief or opinion about something – Feelings about that thing – Tendency to act in certain ways ...
... • Attitude-the predisposition to act, think, and feel in particular ways towards a class of people, objects or an idea. • 3 elements – A belief or opinion about something – Feelings about that thing – Tendency to act in certain ways ...
the public role model in public relations: an integrated approach to
... influence. In the case of the Decatur female sample, consumer choice influences differed from the public affairs influences. Bennett and Manheim (2006) note that the influence of media creates more of a “one-step flow” in that media can influence choices at all levels. For public relations role mode ...
... influence. In the case of the Decatur female sample, consumer choice influences differed from the public affairs influences. Bennett and Manheim (2006) note that the influence of media creates more of a “one-step flow” in that media can influence choices at all levels. For public relations role mode ...
Master`s Degree Examination / Magisterprüfung
... Master’s Degree Examination / Magisterprüfung Latest Version: August 2015 Univ. Prof. Dr. Homero Gil de Zúñiga, PhD. Office: Währinger Straße 29, 7.22 eMail: [email protected] Twitter: @_HGZ_ Office Hours: Any time by appointment (contact Meike Müller for an appointment) ...
... Master’s Degree Examination / Magisterprüfung Latest Version: August 2015 Univ. Prof. Dr. Homero Gil de Zúñiga, PhD. Office: Währinger Straße 29, 7.22 eMail: [email protected] Twitter: @_HGZ_ Office Hours: Any time by appointment (contact Meike Müller for an appointment) ...
Issue Divisions and US Supreme Court Decision
... additional topics, the majority is more likely to be forced to adjust for reasons outlined above. Of course, one could also explain this pattern (as others have suggested in prior work) by stating that the two correlate because dissents are a function of topic concentration; that is, more dissents a ...
... additional topics, the majority is more likely to be forced to adjust for reasons outlined above. Of course, one could also explain this pattern (as others have suggested in prior work) by stating that the two correlate because dissents are a function of topic concentration; that is, more dissents a ...
NIMBY or not? Exploring the relevance of location and the
... reason? And in most cases there are at least some nonlocal protesters involved, so how come their concerns seem to extend well beyond the local administrative boundaries? Academics must be careful not to make deterministic assumptions about the possible geographic extent of the concerns raised by in ...
... reason? And in most cases there are at least some nonlocal protesters involved, so how come their concerns seem to extend well beyond the local administrative boundaries? Academics must be careful not to make deterministic assumptions about the possible geographic extent of the concerns raised by in ...
Public opinion
The English term ""public opinion"" dates back to the seventeenth century work by John Locke, An Essay Concerning Human Understanding, which contains an early consideration of the importance of public opinion in the ordering of politics. The term was derived from the French word l’opinion, which was first used in 1588 by Michel de Montaigne.This concept came about through the process of urbanization and other political and social forces. For the first time, it became important what people thought, as forms of political contention changed.It was introduced by James Madison that for a government to be democratic, it would be essential to have strong and knowledgeable citizens that hold educated opinions that could be shared and expressed. Active citizens would then use this knowledge to participate in their government, while also being able to inform other citizens of current issues. In terms of political science, public opinion is defined as being “the aggregate of public attitudes or beliefs about government or politics”.Public opinion is considered to be the factor that guides an indirect democratic government. It is only through the approval of the public that a government gains the authority to function. Public opinion is thought to develop from these main sources: “political socialization, education, life experience, political parties, the media, and the government”. Public opinion is considered a dynamic part of today’s government. Continually changing, it has the power and influence to shape the government in new ways.