1st Edition
Opinion Polls and Volatile Electorates Problems and Issues in Polling European Societies
By Matt Henn
Copyright 1998
267 Pages
by
Routledge
267 Pages
by
Routledge
267 Pages
by
Routledge
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Published in 1998, Opinion Polls and Volatile Electorates presents a comparative overview of the development of opinion polling in late-capitalist and post-communist societies. The author considers two related issues to help readers understand the role of polls in political affairs and the prospects for polling in the the future. Firstly, it is argued that there are certain tendencies unfolding... Read more
1. Introduction 2. Opinion Polls, Power and Democracy 3. The Comparative Context of Opinion Polling 4. Opinion Polling and Complex Politics 5. The Development of Opinion Polling in Capitalist Societies: Britain 6. Complex Politics and Opinion Polling in Late-Capitalist Britain 7. Polling Performance in Late-Capitalist Societies 8. Opinion Polling in Central and Eastern Europe under Communism 9. Complex Politics and Opinion Polling in Post-Communist Societies 10. Methods and Issues in Polling Post-Communist Societies 11. Conclusion.
Biography
Henn, Matt
’The book offers a useful guide to the history of polling in the former communist countries and to the problems faced by pollsters in this context.’ Political Studies
