Citizen Politics: Public Opinion and Political Parties in Advanced Industrial Democracies - Softcover

Dalton, Russell J.

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9780872895379: Citizen Politics: Public Opinion and Political Parties in Advanced Industrial Democracies

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ISBN 10: 0872895378 ISBN 13: 9780872895379

Publisher: CQ Press, 2008

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Now, more than ever, people drive the democratic process. What people think of their government and its leaders, how (or whether) they vote, and what they do or say about a host of political issues greatly affect the further strengthening or erosion of democracy and democratic ideals. With helpful restructuring, the new fifth edition of Citizen Politics is even more student-friendly while continuing to offer the only truly comparative study of political attitudes and behavior in the United States, Great Britain, France, and Germany. 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 now explores new forms of political activity, such as Internet-based activism, and new forms of political consumerism. All of the chapters have been updated with the latest research and empirical evidence, including new data from the Comparative Study of Electoral Systems project, the World Values Survey, the International Social Survey Program, and the British and German national election studies. Further, Dalton devotes more attention to current academic debates over the decline of participation, the erosion of political support, and the implications for democracy. New Data Supplement! Give your students a firsthand opportunity to understand the process of public opinion research. A data supplement from the International Social Survey Program, along with matching SPSS files, are available online at college.cqpress.com/dalton.

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What's new in the second edition
CITIZEN POLITICS makes the provocative argument that contemporary publics deserve more democracy. It discusses changing patterns of political participation, changes in public values, and how these trends are affecting electoral politics and public support for democracy. Compared to the first edition, this new edition has expanded the scope to include selected data from 18 Western democracies, and includes a data diskette with SPSS files from the World Values Survey. It is especially appropriate for college courses on public opinion, comparative parties, or European politics.

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