<i>"Dalton's book does an excellent job of making behavioral methods and statistics accessible for undergrads."</i> -- Robert Hinckley<br /><i>"Dalton's use of descriptive data and figures as well his emphasis on the overall themes of social change, weakening cleavages, and cognitive mobilization make the book an especially effective tool for teaching comparative public opinion and political behavior."</i> -- Matthew Singer<br /><i>"<b>Citizen Politics</b> </i><i>does an outstanding job of surveying a vast literature dealing with political behavior."</i> -- Laron K. Williams
In addition to its comprehensive, thematic examination of political values, political activity, voting, and public images of government within a cross-national context, Citizen Politics explores new forms of political activity, such as Internet-based activism and new forms of political consumerism. All chapters have been updated with the latest research and empirical evidence. Further, Dalton includes new discussions of citizen sophistication and its implications for democratic citizenship.
New to this edition:
- Coverage of the most recent elections in the U.S., Britain, France, and Germany help readers understand the latest trends in voter behaviour
- New discussions of citizen sophistication show readers its implications for democratic citizenship
- Coverage of current controversies in public opinion and electoral research encourages critical thinking
- Expanded coverage of cross-national research on political representation deepens the research base of the text
- A new data module from the World Values Survey facilitates student research projects
- In-text learning aids include updated lists of suggested readings in each chapter, as well as an extensive bibliography on the most recent political behavior research
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This fully updated new sixth edition of Citizen Politics continues to offer a truly comparative study of political attitudes and behaviour in the United States, Great Britain, France, and Germany.
Tables and Figures
Preface
1. Introduction
I. POLITICS AND THE PUBLIC
2. The Nature of Mass Beliefs
3. How We Participate
4. Who Participates?
II. POLITICAL ORIENTATIONS
5. Values in Change
6. Issues and Ideological Orientations
III. THE ELECTORAL CONNECTION
7. Elections and Political Parties
8. The Social Bases of Party Support
9. Partisanship and Voting
10. Attitudes and Voting Choice
11. Political Representation
IV. DEMOCRACY AND THE FUTURE
12. Citizens and the Democratic Process
Appendix A: Statistical Primer
Appendix B: Major Data Sources
Appendix C: World Values Survey Codebook
References
Index
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Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781452203003
Publisert
2013-07-09
Utgave
6. utgave
Utgiver
SAGE Publications Inc
Vekt
430 gr
Høyde
228 mm
Bredde
152 mm
Aldersnivå
05, U
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
360
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