Public Opinion in State Politics

• Author(s): Jeffrey E. Cohen,
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Pages: 279
• ISBN_10: 0804753008
  ISBN_13: 9780804753005
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Political Science / General , Political Science / Political Process / General , Political Science / Public Affairs & Administration , Political Science / American Government / State , Political Science / Constitutions , Political Science / Public Policy / General , Social Science / Sociology / General ,

Description:... Since the Reagan presidency, more and more public policymaking authority has devolved to the states, a trend that the contributors to this volume argue is unlikely to abate soon. Public Opinion in State Politics is an innovative collection of recent research developed in response to signs of this growing importance of state politics. It updates and expands the previous work on public opinion and state politics, taking into account new data and methods, and drawing comparisons across states.

The book is organized around three major themes: the conceptualization and measurement of public opinion in the states; explanations of variation in state public opinion; and the impact of public opinion on state politics and policy.