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Comparative Public Opinion book cover

1st Edition

Comparative Public Opinion

Edited By Cameron D. Anderson, Mathieu Turgeon Copyright 2023
386 Pages 87 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

386 Pages 87 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

386 Pages 87 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge
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This book presents a comprehensive examination of public opinion in the democratic world. Built around chapters that highlight key explanatory frameworks used in understanding public opinion, the book presents a coherent study of the subject in a comparative perspective, emphasizing and interrogating immigration as a key issue of high concern to most mass publics in the democratic world.... Read more

Part 1: Public opinion in a comparative perspective

1. Introduction

Cameron D. Anderson and Mathieu Turgeon

2. Defining and Measuring Public Opinion

Cameron D. Anderson and Mathieu Turgeon

Part 2: The Individual-Level Determinants of Public Opinion

3. Public Opinion about Immigration and Immigrants

Cameron D. Anderson and Mathieu Turgeon

4. Age and Public Opinion

Stephen White

5. Gender and Public Opinion

Ana Espírito-Santo and João Carvalho

6. Immigration Status and Public Opinion

Katrine Beauregard

7. Class and Public Opinion

Tyler Romualdi, John Kennedy, and Cameron D. Anderson

8. Religion and Public Opinion

Paul A. Djupe

9. Personality and Public Opinion

Kathrin Ackermann and Jan Eckardt

10. Ideology and Public Opinion

Philippe Chassé and Éric Bélanger

11. Partisanship and Public Opinion

Laura Stephenson

Part 3: The contextual-level determinants of public opinion

12. Immigration and Public Opinion in Brazil: Taking Stock of New Waves of Migration and Polarization

Ryan Lloyd and Amâncio Jorge de Oliveira

13. The Inflow of Immigrants and Natives’ Attitudes toward Immigration in Japan

Tetsuya Matsubayashi and Masateru Yamatani

14. The Impact of Labour Market Vulnerability: Explaining Attitudes toward Immigration in Europe

Anthony Kevins　

15. Linguistic Cleavages in Public Opinion

Ruth Dassonneville, Nadjim Fréchet and Baowen Liang

16. News Media Organizations and Public Opinion on Political Issues

Frédérick Bastien

17. Racial Attitudes and Opposition to Immigration

Allison Harell and Robert Hinckley

18. Conclusion

Cameron D. Anderson and Mathieu Turgeon

Biography

Cameron D. Anderson is Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Western Ontario, Canada.

Mathieu Turgeon is Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Western Ontario, Canada.

"Comparative Public Opinion provides a comprehensive and modern coverage of one of the major areas of political science research. It brings together leading authors in the field and takes a very broad and rigorous view of public opinion. The textbook provides a priceless insight into the field."
Ignacio Lago, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain.

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