Bibliograph

A loud but noisy signal?, public opinion and education reform in Western Europe, Marius R. Busemeyer, Julian L. Garritzmann, Erik Neimanns

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A loud but noisy signal?, public opinion and education reform in Western Europe, Marius R. Busemeyer, Julian L. Garritzmann, Erik Neimanns

Language

eng

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

A loud but noisy signal?

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

1196907301

Responsibility statement

Marius R. Busemeyer, Julian L. Garritzmann, Erik Neimanns

Series statement

Cambridge studies in the comparative politics of educationCambridge Social Sciences eBooks

Sub title

public opinion and education reform in Western Europe

Summary

This path-breaking addition to the Comparative Politics of Education series studies the influence of public opinion on the contemporary politics of education reform in Western Europe. The authors analyze new data from a survey of public opinion on education policy across eight countries, and they also provide detailed case studies of reform processes based on interviews with policy-makers and stakeholders. The book's core finding is that public opinion has the greatest influence in a world of 'loud' politics, when salience is high and attitudes are coherent. In contrast, when issues are salient but attitudes are conflicting, the signal of public opinion turns 'loud, but noisy' and party politics have a stronger influence on policy-making. In the case of 'quiet' politics, when issue salience is low, interest groups are dominant. This book is required reading for anyone seeking to make sense of policy-makers' selective responsiveness to public demands and concerns.--, Provided by publisher

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