Abstract Public Opinion Quarterly at its outset focused heavily on the influences on public
opinion, predicated on the assumption of its strong impact on politics and policymaking. Has …

Along with the traditional “promissory” form of representation, empirical political scientists
have recently analyzed several new forms, called here “anticipatory,”“gyroscopic,” and …

By allowing voters to choose among candidates with competing policy orientations and by
providing incentives for incumbents to shape policy in the direction the public desires …

Integration in Europe has been a slow incremental process focusing largely on economic
matters. Policy makers have tried to develop greater support for the European Union by such …

This article analyzes what I term “the dilemma of democratic competence,” which emerges
when researchers find their expectations regarding democratic responsiveness to be in …

Salience is an important concept throughout political science. Traditionally, the word has
been used to designate the importance of issues, particularly for voters. To measure …

Much research shows that politicians represent public preferences in public policy. Although
we know that there is representation, we do not understand the nature of the relationship in …

This book uses Sweden as a test case to analyze how parliament and elected
representatives function in a representative democracy. Despite the status of Scandinavian …

Public division is not new; in fact, it is the lifeblood of politics, and political representatives
have constructed divisions throughout history to mobilize constituencies. Since the turn of …

▪ Abstract The study of race in American politics has largely been confined to the
examination of African-Americans and their relations with whites. Demographic changes in …