Stefaan Walgrave, Karolin Soontjens, Julie Sevenans
Politicians' Reading of Public Opinion and Its Biases
Stefaan Walgrave, Karolin Soontjens, Julie Sevenans
Politicians' Reading of Public Opinion and Its Biases
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This book examines a central assumption widely accepted as being crucial in making democracy work, that politicians form a more or less accurate image of public opinion and take that perception into account when representing citizens. Politicians' Reading of Public Opinion and its Biases presents a paradox of representation.
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This book examines a central assumption widely accepted as being crucial in making democracy work, that politicians form a more or less accurate image of public opinion and take that perception into account when representing citizens. Politicians' Reading of Public Opinion and its Biases presents a paradox of representation.
Produktdetails
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- Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA
- Seitenzahl: 240
- Erscheinungstermin: 1. März 2023
- Englisch
- Abmessung: 242mm x 161mm x 21mm
- Gewicht: 526g
- ISBN-13: 9780192866028
- ISBN-10: 0192866028
- Artikelnr.: 66153891
- Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA
- Seitenzahl: 240
- Erscheinungstermin: 1. März 2023
- Englisch
- Abmessung: 242mm x 161mm x 21mm
- Gewicht: 526g
- ISBN-13: 9780192866028
- ISBN-10: 0192866028
- Artikelnr.: 66153891
Stefaan Walgrave is a professor of political science at the University of Antwerp (UA). He received his PhD in sociology from KULeuven in 1995 and has been at the UA ever since. The chair of UA's Media, Movements and Politics (M²P) research group, his research deals with representation, media & politics, protest participation, social movements, public opinion, and elections. He published widely on each of these topics. Currently, his predominant focus is on individual elected politicians, and on how they read, evaluate, negotiate and relate to public opinion. He is leading a large, international project (ERC) on how politicians evaluate public opinion. Karolin Soontjens is a doctoral candidate at the University of Antwerp. She is a member of the research group Media, Movements & Politics (M²P) in the Department of Political Science. Her PhD focuses on political representation. Other research interests include media & politics and public opinion. Julie Sevenans is a postdoctoral researcher and teacher in research group Media, Movements & Politics (M²P) at the University of Antwerp. She obtained her PhD from the University of Antwerp in 2017. Her research deals with (inequality in) political representation, public opinion, and the relationship between politicians and the media.
* Preface
* Introduction
* 1: Reading and perceiving public opinion as a mechanism of
representation
* Part One: Politicians' Reading of Public Opinion
* 2: Ambivalent attitudes towards public opinion
* 3: The impact of public opinion on political action
* 4: The daily preoccupation with reading public opinion
* 5: Confidence and doubts about reading public opinion
* Part Two: Inaccuracy and Bias in Politicians' Perceptions of Public
Opinion
* 6: Measuring accuracy and bias of public opinion perceptions
* 7: The right-wing bias in politicians' collective public opinion
perceptions
* 8: Inaccuracy of politicians' individual public opinion perceptions
and the difference between good and bad raters
* 9: Projection and information as explanations for the perceptual bias
* Conclusion: Lost in Representation
* Introduction
* 1: Reading and perceiving public opinion as a mechanism of
representation
* Part One: Politicians' Reading of Public Opinion
* 2: Ambivalent attitudes towards public opinion
* 3: The impact of public opinion on political action
* 4: The daily preoccupation with reading public opinion
* 5: Confidence and doubts about reading public opinion
* Part Two: Inaccuracy and Bias in Politicians' Perceptions of Public
Opinion
* 6: Measuring accuracy and bias of public opinion perceptions
* 7: The right-wing bias in politicians' collective public opinion
perceptions
* 8: Inaccuracy of politicians' individual public opinion perceptions
and the difference between good and bad raters
* 9: Projection and information as explanations for the perceptual bias
* Conclusion: Lost in Representation
* Preface
* Introduction
* 1: Reading and perceiving public opinion as a mechanism of
representation
* Part One: Politicians' Reading of Public Opinion
* 2: Ambivalent attitudes towards public opinion
* 3: The impact of public opinion on political action
* 4: The daily preoccupation with reading public opinion
* 5: Confidence and doubts about reading public opinion
* Part Two: Inaccuracy and Bias in Politicians' Perceptions of Public
Opinion
* 6: Measuring accuracy and bias of public opinion perceptions
* 7: The right-wing bias in politicians' collective public opinion
perceptions
* 8: Inaccuracy of politicians' individual public opinion perceptions
and the difference between good and bad raters
* 9: Projection and information as explanations for the perceptual bias
* Conclusion: Lost in Representation
* Introduction
* 1: Reading and perceiving public opinion as a mechanism of
representation
* Part One: Politicians' Reading of Public Opinion
* 2: Ambivalent attitudes towards public opinion
* 3: The impact of public opinion on political action
* 4: The daily preoccupation with reading public opinion
* 5: Confidence and doubts about reading public opinion
* Part Two: Inaccuracy and Bias in Politicians' Perceptions of Public
Opinion
* 6: Measuring accuracy and bias of public opinion perceptions
* 7: The right-wing bias in politicians' collective public opinion
perceptions
* 8: Inaccuracy of politicians' individual public opinion perceptions
and the difference between good and bad raters
* 9: Projection and information as explanations for the perceptual bias
* Conclusion: Lost in Representation