Public opinion in state politics / edited by Jeffrey E. Cohen.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Cohen, Jeffrey E.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

State governments--United States--Public opinion.

State governments.

Public opinion--United States.

Public opinion.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (297 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Since the Reagan presidency, more and more public policymaking authority has devolved to the states. This work is organized around three major themes: the conceptualization and measurement of public opinion in the states; explanations of variation in state public opinion; and the impact of public opinion on state politics and policy.

Contents:

Introduction: studying public opinion in the American states / by Jeffrey E. Cohen

Does familiarity breed contempt? examining the correlates of state-level confidence in the federal government / by Paul Brace and Martin Johnson

State residency, state laws, and public opinion / by Barbara Norrander and Clyde Wilcox

Mexican-American and Cuban-American public opinion: differences at the state level?" / by David L. Leal

Public opinion in the states: determinants of legislative job performance / by John A. Hamman

The state economy, the national economy, and gubernatorial popularity / by Jeffrey E. Cohen and James D. King

Ideological cleavage, political competition, and policy making in the American states / by Charles J. Barrilleaux

The civil state: trust, polarization, and the quality of state government / by Eric M. Uslaner

Public opinion and policymaking in the culture wars: is there a connection between opinion and state policy on gay and lesbian issues? / by Donald Haider-Markel and Matthew S. Kaufman

Citizen influences on state policy priorities: the interplay of public opinion and interest groups / by Saundra K. Schneider and William G. Jacoby

State level opinions from national surveys: post-stratification using multilevel logistic regression / David K. Park, Andrew Gelman, and Joseph Bafumi

Public opinion in the states: a quarter century of change and stability / by Robert Erikson, Gerald Wright, and John McIver

Conclusions: where we have been, where should we go" / by Jeffrey E. Cohen.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-8047-6797-1

1-4294-5682-5

OCLC:

86078947