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4. Existing Research on Public Opinion and Governance and the Research Expectations for this Work

verfasst von : Scott Edward Bennett

Erschienen in: Applying Public Opinion in Governance

Verlag: Springer International Publishing

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Abstract

The main functions of public opinion in governance are introduced. This involves functions such as making decision makers aware of public preferences, indicating the best ways to communicate government actions to the public, showing how the public wants government programs to be administered and finding out how satisfied the public is with government programs and services.

In this chapter, Bennett develops a fundamental distinction between general academic or partisan studies of mass public opinion and specific, program and policy-oriented public opinion used in the management of governance. The very limited literature relating to this is addressed, and some additional related research from the USA is also examined.

The theoretical framework and hypotheses that will guide analysis in later chapters are defined. It is elaborated into several specific hypotheses about the probable view of elites and the mass public about the use of public opinion in governance.

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Vorheriges Kapitel The Recent Historical Context of Public Opinion in Governance

Nächstes Kapitel Decision Maker, Manager and Practitioner Perspectives on Public Opinion and Governance

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Titel: Existing Research on Public Opinion and Governance and the Research Expectations for this Work
verfasst von: Scott Edward Bennett
Verlag: Springer International Publishing
Buch: Applying Public Opinion in Governance
Print ISBN: 978-3-319-54695-7

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-319-54696-4

Copyright-Jahr: 2017
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-54696-4_4