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Politicians Don't Pander: Political Manipulation and the Loss of Democratic Responsiveness (Studies in Communication, Media, and Public Opinion)
Lawrence R. Jacobs
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Paperback. Public opinion polls are everywhere. Journalists report their results without hesitation, and political activists spend millions of dollars on them, fueling the assumption that elected officials "pander" to public opinion. In this book, the authors argue that the reality is quite the opposite. Series: Studies in Communication, Media & Public Opinion. Num Pages: 436 pages, 37 graphs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQB; JPVK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 149 x 24. Weight in Grams: 598.
Public opinion polls are everywhere. Journalists report their results without hesitation, and political activists of all kinds spend millions of dollars on them, fuelling the widespread assumption that elected officials "pander" to public opinion -that they tailor their policy decisions to the results of polls. In this provocative and engagingly written book, the authors argue that the reality is quite the opposite. In fact, when not facing election, contemporary presidents and members of Congress routinely ignore the public's policy preferences and follow their own political philosophies, as well as those of their party's activists, their contributors and their interest group ... Read more
Public opinion polls are everywhere. Journalists report their results without hesitation, and political activists of all kinds spend millions of dollars on them, fuelling the widespread assumption that elected officials "pander" to public opinion -that they tailor their policy decisions to the results of polls. In this provocative and engagingly written book, the authors argue that the reality is quite the opposite. In fact, when not facing election, contemporary presidents and members of Congress routinely ignore the public's policy preferences and follow their own political philosophies, as well as those of their party's activists, their contributors and their interest group ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
436
Condition
New
Series
Studies in Communication, Media & Public Opinion
Number of Pages
448
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226389837
SKU
V9780226389837
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