This book develops and tests a" thermostatic" model of public opinion and policy, in which
preferences for policy both drive and adjust to changes in policy. The representation of …

Thoroughly revised edition of an essential text, incorporating a wealth of new material on
American foreign policy since 9/11. The second edition of this concise masterwork includes …

Popular perceptions of a state's legitimacy are inextricably bound to its ability to rule. Vast
military and material reserves cannot counter the power of a citizen's belief, and the more …

Salience is an important concept throughout political science. Traditionally, the word has
been used to designate the importance of issues, particularly for voters. To measure …

Work exploring the relationship between public opinion and public policy over time has
largely been restricted to the United States. A wider application of this line of research can …

How does democracy work in the new democracies of Eastern Europe? Do the people
actually rule as one would expect in a democracy or do the legacies of communism and the …

The correspondence between public preferences and public policy is a critical rationale for
representative democratic government. This view has been put forward in the theoretical …

This paper explores, theoretically and empirically, how governments may use the tradeoff
between social and military expenditure to advance their electoral and partisan objectives …

The congruence between public preferences and public policy is of special importance in
representative democracies. We want to know whether the public is getting the policies it …

A strong link between citizen preferences and public policy is one of the key goals and
criteria of democratic governance. Yet, our knowledge about the extent to which public …