Bibliograph

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

Type

Label

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

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Issue publics

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionariesbibliography

Responsibility statement

Timothy J. Ryan, J. Andrew Ehlinger

Series statement

Cambridge elements. Elements in political psychology,, 2633-3554Cambridge Social Sciences eBooks

Sub title

how electoral constituencies hide in plain sight

Summary

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.--, Provided by publisher

Target audience

specialized

Classification