1845715071     

Issue publics : how electoral constituencies hide in plain sight / Timothy J. Ryan, J. Andrew Ehlinger

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2023

1 online resource (81 pages) : illustrations (black and white), digital, PDF file(s).

Englisch

Also issued in print: 2023. - Includes bibliographical references. - Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on April 28, 2023)

Erscheint auch als: (Druck-Ausgabe)

978-1-009-24240-0 ; 978-1-009-24241-7

978-1-009-24241-7 (ISBN der Printausgabe)

OCoLC: 1379310278     

Elektronische Ressource: Zugang über Resolving-System (Lizenzangabe: Lizenzpflichtig)

Digital Object Identifier (DOI): 10.1017/9781009242400

303.380973     Ähnliche Literatur

LOC-SH: Public opinion -- United States ; Pressure groups -- United States

An often-forgotten passage of Philip Converse's classic essay on mass belief systems introduced the concept of an issue public - a segment of voters that has crystallized attitudes about a particular topic. This simple idea could provide an important corrective to work that casts citizens' political competence in a negative light.