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Citizen Politics
Public Opinion and Political Parties in Advanced Industrial Democracies
Seventh Edition
- Russell J. Dalton - University of California, Irvine, USA
December 2018 | 360 pages | CQ Press
“The book’s combined focus on parties as institutions and systems, alongside political attitudes and behaviors, is why I use it…I have yet to find another text that accomplishes this.”
—Meredith Conroy, California State University, San Bernardino
Now, more than ever, people drive the democratic process. What people think of their government and its leaders, how (or whether) they vote, and what they do or say about a host of political issues greatly affect the further strengthening or erosion of democracy and democratic ideals. This fully updated, shorter Seventh Edition of Citizen Politics continues to offer the only truly comparative study of political attitudes and behavior in the United States, Great Britain, France, and Germany.
In addition to its comprehensive, thematic examination of political values, political activity, voting, and public images of government within a cross-national context, the updated edition of this bestseller explores how cultural issues, populism, Trump and far right parties are reshaping politics in contemporary democracies. All chapters have been updated with the latest research and empirical evidence. Further, Dalton includes recent research on citizens’ political behavior in USA, Britain, France, and Germany, as well as new evidence from national election studies in USA 2016, Britain 2017, France 2017, and Germany 2017.
—Meredith Conroy, California State University, San Bernardino
Now, more than ever, people drive the democratic process. What people think of their government and its leaders, how (or whether) they vote, and what they do or say about a host of political issues greatly affect the further strengthening or erosion of democracy and democratic ideals. This fully updated, shorter Seventh Edition of Citizen Politics continues to offer the only truly comparative study of political attitudes and behavior in the United States, Great Britain, France, and Germany.
In addition to its comprehensive, thematic examination of political values, political activity, voting, and public images of government within a cross-national context, the updated edition of this bestseller explores how cultural issues, populism, Trump and far right parties are reshaping politics in contemporary democracies. All chapters have been updated with the latest research and empirical evidence. Further, Dalton includes recent research on citizens’ political behavior in USA, Britain, France, and Germany, as well as new evidence from national election studies in USA 2016, Britain 2017, France 2017, and Germany 2017.
List of Tables and Figures
Preface
Acknowledgments
CHAPTER 1. Introduction
PART I. POLITICS AND THE PUBLIC
CHAPTER 2. The Nature of Citizen Beliefs
CHAPTER 3. How We Participate
CHAPTER 4. Who Participates?
PART II. POLITICAL ORIENTATIONS
CHAPTER 5. Values in Change
CHAPTER 6. Issues and Ideological Orientations
PART III. THE ELECTORAL CONNECTION
CHAPTER 7. Elections and Political Parties
CHAPTER 8. The Social Bases of Party Support
CHAPTER 9. Partisanship and Voting
CHAPTER 10. Attitudes and Voting Choice
CHAPTER 11. Political Representation
PART IV. DEMOCRACY AND THE FUTURE
CHAPTER 12. Citizens and the Democratic Process
Appendix A: Statistical Primer
Appendix B: Major Data Sources
Appendix C: 2014 International Social Survey Codebook
References
Index
Supplements
Instructor Resources Site
Use the Instructor Resources Site to get the most out of your course!
Our Instructor Resources Site offers a range of additional features, including the following:
- The 2014 International Social Survey Codebook (Appendix C of the textbook)
- Four data files for the Statistical Package in the Social Sciences (SPSS). The data files include data for the four core nations discussed in the book: The United States, Great Britain, France, and Germany.
“The book’s combined focus on parties as institutions and systems, alongside political attitudes and behaviors, is why I use it…I have yet to find another text that accomplishes this.”
California State University, San Bernardino
“[Citizen Politics] has a clear writing style with interesting, relevant comparisons across the four democracies covered in the book.”
University of California, Davis
