Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ540179
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1996
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ISSN: ISSN-1049-0965
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The Advent of Polling and Political Representation.
Converse, Philip E.
PS: Political Science and Politics, v29 n4 p649-57 Dec 1996
Presents a thoughtful and balanced analysis of the effects of public opinion polling on elections and the political power structure. Generally refutes the revisionist criticism that polling acts as a preemptive strike curtailing political expression in favor of the power elite. Considers issues related to the tyranny of the majority. (MJP)
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Citizenship Responsibility, Credibility, Elections, Higher Education, Mass Media Effects, Political Attitudes, Political Campaigns, Political Power, Political Science, Politics, Press Opinion, Public Opinion, Public Support, Social Science Research, Surveys, Theory Practice Relationship, Voting
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
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Audience: Researchers; Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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