Daedalus 141:4 (Fall 2012) - On Public Opinion

Dædalus was founded in 1955 as the Journal of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. It draws on the enormous intellectual capacity of the American Academy, whose members are among the nation's most prominent thinkers in the arts, sciences, and humanities.

Each issue addresses a theme with authoritative essays on topics such as judicial independence, reflecting on the humanities, the global nuclear future, the challenge of mass incarceration, the future of news, the economy, the military, and race.

Contents for 141:4 (On Public Opinion):

On the Importance of Public Opinion
Lee Epstein

Long Live the Exit Poll
D. James Greiner and Kevin M. Quinn

On the Meaning & Measurement of Mood
James A. Stimson

Public Opinion at the Macro Level
Robert S. Erikson

Is Public Opinion Stable? Resolving the Micro/Macro Disconnect in Studies of Public Opinion
James N. Druckman and Thomas J. Leeper

Public Opinion & the Supreme Court: The Puzzling Case of Abortion
Linda Greenhouse

The Great Divide: Campaign Media in the American Mind
Diana C. Mutz

Latino Public Opinion & Realigning the American Electorate
Gary M. Segura

Being Free in Obama's America: Racial Differences in Perceptions of Constraints on Political Action
James L. Gibson