Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pages: 238
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978-0-7425-6255-4 • Hardback • January 2011 • $83.00 • (£64.00)
978-1-4422-0934-3 • eBook • January 2011 • $78.50 • (£60.00)
Adam Simon teaches political science at Yale University.
Chapter 1: Who deserves the blame for Invading Iraq (and Other Mistakes)? Chapter 2: The Yes, No and Don't Knows of Political Polling Chapter 3: Gently Introducing Science, Starring the Median Voter Model and a Test of Citizens' Independence Chapter 4: Why Do Americans Favor Some Things yet Oppose Others? And, Explaining Republican Success against Partial Birth Abortion Chapter 5: Questions Are Just as Important as Answers, Particularly in a Study of Public Opinion on the Iraq Invasion Chapter 6: Debunking Manipulation Myths, Featuring the Infamous Harry and Louise Chapter 7: Political Reforms and Thoughts on Media Old and New Chapter 8 Bibliography
The book's underlying assumption is that the public...will usually make rational decisions, rather than being misled irrationally by what Simon views as propaganda. Walter Lippmann and John Dewey appear as opposing symbols through the book, one as an advocate of decisions led by elites, the other urging input from ordinary citizens.
— Political Science Quarterly