Issue Publics. How Electoral Constituencies Hide in Plain Sight, Paperback

An often-forgotten passage of Philip Converse's classic essay on mass belief systems introduced the concept of an issue public-a segment of voters that has crystallized attitudes about a particular topic. This simple idea could provide an important corrective to work that casts citizens' political competence in a negative light.

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Illustration(s): Worked examples or Exercises
• Number of pages: 75
• Collection: Elements in Political Psychology
• Publication date: 2023
• Dimensions: 151 x 229 x 11
• Cover type: Paperback / softback