Mass informed consent
Subtitle: evidence on upgrading democracy with polls and new media
By: Adam F. Simon
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Lanham, Md
Language: eng
Number of pages: 231
ISBN-13: 9780742562554; 9781442209343
Subjects: Politics and government; Mass media and public opinion; Public opinion; Democracy; Public opinion polls
Description: Adam F. Simon argues that democracy requires that government listen to the public and that sample surveys are the finest democratic technology yet devised. He lays out the fundamentals of public opinion research and illustrates his discussion of the science of polling with recent political hot-button issues as case studies - the decision to invade Iraq, partial birth abortion, and the Clinton health care debate -- from cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-224) and index.
Table of contents: title: Who deserves the blame for invading Iraq (and other mistakes)?; title: The yes, no, and don't knows of political polling; title: Gently introducing science, starring the median voter model and a test of citizens' independence; title: Why do Americans favor some things yet oppose others? and explaining Republican success against partial birth abortion; title: Questions are just as important as answers, particularly in a study of public opinion on the Iraq invasion; title: Debunking manipulation myths, featuring the infamous Harry and Louise; title: Political reforms and thoughts on media old and new.