This book presents a comprehensive examination of public opinion in the democratic world. Built around chapters that highlight key explanatory frameworks used i

Comparative analyses of the influence of public opinion on education policy in developed countries. Although research has suggested a variety of changes to educ

Although ambivalence characterizes the stance of scholars toward the desirability of close opinion-policy linkages in general, it is especially evident with reg

Most research on framing has focused on media and elite frames: the ways that the mass media and politicians present information about issues and events to the