Applying Public Opinion in Governance
The Uses and Future of Public Opinion in Managing Government
Authors: Bennett, Scott E
Free Preview- Introduces new data on the use of public opinion in managing government programmes
- Presents a comparative study on the use of public opinion in 4 Western democracies, which links to broader political, informational and governance issues
- Casts new light on the differing perspectives of elites and the mass public
- Explores both recent historical patterns in the use of public opinion and the integration of new data sources
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- About this book
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This book explores how public opinion is used to design, monitor and evaluate government programmes in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom. Using information collected from the media and from international practitioners in the public opinion field, as well as interviews in each of the 4 countries, the author describes how views of public opinion and governance differ significantly between elites and the general public. Bennett argues that elites generally risk more by allowing the creation of new data, fearing that its analysis may become public and create communications and political problems of various kinds. The book finds evidence that recent conservative governments in several countries are changing their perspective on the use of public opinion, and that conventional public opinion studies are facing challenges from the availability of other kinds of information and new technologies. This book is a hugely valuable contribution to a hitherto little explored field and will appeal to academics and practitioners alike.
- About the authors
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Scott Edward Bennett is an Associate Professor of Political Science at Carleton University, Canada. He is also Managing Director at the Community Analytics Institute.
- Table of contents (7 chapters)
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Introduction
Pages 1-6
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The Scope of Public Opinion and Governance
Pages 7-13
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The Recent Historical Context of Public Opinion in Governance
Pages 15-25
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Existing Research on Public Opinion and Governance and the Research Expectations for this Work
Pages 27-45
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Decision Maker, Manager and Practitioner Perspectives on Public Opinion and Governance
Pages 47-68
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Table of contents (7 chapters)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Applying Public Opinion in Governance
- Book Subtitle
- The Uses and Future of Public Opinion in Managing Government
- Authors
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- Scott E Bennett
- Series Title
- Palgrave Studies in Political Marketing and Management
- Copyright
- 2017
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Copyright Holder
- The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s)
- eBook ISBN
- 978-3-319-54696-4
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-319-54696-4
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-3-319-54695-7
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-3-319-85457-1
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XIV, 119
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