Political Disagreement: The Survival of Diverse Opinions within Communication Networks (Cambridge Studies in Public Opinion and Political Psychology) - Softcover

Huckfeldt, Robert; Johnson, Paul E.; Sprague, John

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521542235 ISBN 13: 9780521542234

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2004

Synopsis

Without the experience of disagreement, political communication among citizens loses value and meaning. At the same time, political disagreement and diversity do not always or inevitably survive. This book, accordingly, considers the compelling issue of the circumstances that sustain political diversity, even in politically high stimulus environments where individuals are attentive to politics and the frequency of communication among citizens is correspondingly high.

About this title

Book Description:

Political disagreement is frequently widespread within the everyday patterns of political discussion that occur among ordinary citizens. This is fortunate because, absent the experience of disagreement, political communication among citizens loses value and meaning. At the same time, political disagreement and diversity do not always or inevitably survive. And the compelling question thus becomes, what are the circumstances that sustain political diversity, even in politically high stimulus environments when individuals are attentive to politics and the frequency of communication among citizens is correspondingly high?

About the Author:

Robert Huckfeldt is Distinguished Professor of Political Science at the University of California, Davis. His interests lie in the areas of elections, public opinion, political communication, urban politics, and more generally in the relationships among groups and individuals in politics. He is the author of Dynamic Modeling (with Thomas Likens and Carol Weitzel Kohfeld, 1982), Politics in Context (2003), Race and the Decline of Class in American Politics (with Carol Weitzel Kohfeld, 1989) and Citizens, Politics, and Social Communication (with John Sprague, 1995). He has contributed articles to the American Political Science Review, The American Journal of Political Science, the Journal of Politics, the American Journal of Political Science, as well as other journals.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0521542235
• ISBN 13: 9780521542234
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 274