Do Political Leaders Understand Public Opinion Better than Backbenchers?
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DOI: 10.1017/s0007123424000929
Abstract: Abstract How elected representatives think about public opinion affects the degree to which policies are congruent with the public’s policy preferences. This is especially true for politicians occupying leadership positions, their perceptions matter even more.… read more here.
Keywords: public opinion; political leaders; opinion; leaders understand ... See more keywords
classecol: Classifiers to understand public opinions of nature
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DOI: 10.1111/2041-210x.13596
Abstract: Human perceptions of nature, once the domain of the social sciences, are now an important part of environmental research. However, the data and tools to tackle this research are lacking or are difficult to apply.… read more here.
Keywords: classecol classifiers; public opinions; understand public; nature ... See more keywords
What do lawmakers understand by ‘public transparency’? A longitudinal study of Brazil’s legislative production
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DOI: 10.1177/01925121241279864
Abstract: This study aims to examine which conceptions of public transparency are present in bills of law introduced to the Brazilian House of Representatives. By combining content and document analysis to investigate 357 drafts proposed between… read more here.
Keywords: transparency; public transparency; transparency longitudinal; understand public ... See more keywords