From mass preferences to policy
B Canes-Wrone - Annual Review of Political Science, 2015 - annualreviews.org
This article reviews recent research on how mass opinion affects policy making in the
context of US national institutions. Three themes materialize. First, research provides …
context of US national institutions. Three themes materialize. First, research provides …
Importing political polarization? The electoral consequences of rising trade exposure
Has rising import competition contributed to the polarization of US politics? Analyzing
multiple measures of political expression and results of congressional and presidential …
multiple measures of political expression and results of congressional and presidential …
The use of differential privacy for census data and its impact on redistricting: The case of the 2020 US Census
Census statistics play a key role in public policy decisions and social science research.
However, given the risk of revealing individual information, many statistical agencies are …
However, given the risk of revealing individual information, many statistical agencies are …
[图书][B] Democracy in America?: What has gone wrong and what we can do about it
America faces daunting problems—stagnant wages, high health care costs, neglected
schools, deteriorating public services. How did we get here? Through decades of …
schools, deteriorating public services. How did we get here? Through decades of …
Why hasn't democracy slowed rising inequality?
During the past two generations, democratic forms have coexisted with massive increases in
economic inequality in the United States and many other advanced democracies. Moreover …
economic inequality in the United States and many other advanced democracies. Moreover …
Causes and consequences of polarization
Rarely these days does a news cycle pass without new stories of political dysfunction in
Washington, DC New reports of stalemates, fiscal cliffs, and failed grand bargains have …
Washington, DC New reports of stalemates, fiscal cliffs, and failed grand bargains have …
WHAT NATURE AND ORIGINS LEAVES OUT
J Zaller - Critical Review, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract The Nature and Origins of Mass Opinion synthesizes leading studies of public
opinion from the late 1980s in a top-down model of opinion formation and change. The core …
opinion from the late 1980s in a top-down model of opinion formation and change. The core …
The ideological mapping of American legislatures
The development and elaboration of the spatial theory of voting has contributed greatly to
the study of legislative decision making and elections. Statistical models that estimate the …
the study of legislative decision making and elections. Statistical models that estimate the …
We are all social scientists now: How big data, machine learning, and causal inference work together
J Grimmer - PS: Political Science & Politics, 2015 - cambridge.org
Information is being produced and stored at an unprec-edented rate. It might come from
recording the public's daily life: people express their emotions on Facebook accounts, tweet …
recording the public's daily life: people express their emotions on Facebook accounts, tweet …
Leapfrog representation and extremism: A study of American voters and their members in Congress
J Bafumi, MC Herron - American Political Science Review, 2010 - cambridge.org
We consider the relationship between the preferences of American voters and the
preferences of the US legislators who represent them. Using an Internet-based, national …
preferences of the US legislators who represent them. Using an Internet-based, national …