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Public Opinion Polling in a Globalized World / edited by Marita Carballo, Ulf Hjelmar
Contributor(s): Resource type: Ressourcentyp: Buch (Online)Book (Online)Language: English Series: SpringerLink BücherPublisher: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 2008Description: Online-Ressource (IX, 300 p. 66 Illus, digital)ISBN:- 9783540757535
- 658.8
- 303.38
- 300 330
- HF5410-5417.5
- HM1236
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Summary: Understanding public opinion is integral to modern democracies. Social research and opinion polls give people the opportunity to express their views and provide an efficient way to measure public opinion. This book illustrates how public opinion polling matters in politics, in the public sphere, and more generally in globalized economies. It presents results from opinion polls in more than 30 countries, especially 12 in-depth case studies from various countries around the world.Summary: Illustrates how public opinion polling matters in politics, in the public sphere and in our globalized economies. This book provides an international perspective on public opinion polling. It is based on studies and case studies from more than 50 countries across the worldPPN: PPN: 1645981320Package identifier: Produktsigel: ZDB-2-SBE
Front Matter; Introduction; The Effects of Globalisation on the Perception of Democracy; Transatlantic Trends: Convergences and Divergences; A Europe of Values: From Shared History to Common Objectives; Latin America's Mixed Views About Globalization, Investments and the United States; How Do the Western Balkans See Their Future?; Exit Polls - A Lot More than Just a Tool for Election Forecasts; Methodological Issues in Pre-Election Polling: Lessons from ABC News' 32-Night Tracking Poll; The Presidential Elections in France 2007 - The Role of Opinion Polls; Voters Lack Commitment: Canada
Developing Employment Policy in EuropeThe School Sport Partnership Programme - Raising Levels of Participation in Physical Education and Sport in Schools in England; Client Satisfaction with Public Services: A Norwegian Case; The Role of Social Research in Development Programs: Examples from India; A Framework for Social Development Assessment; Polling in Developing Democracies - The Case of the Philippines; Maori Television Services - Raising Knowledge of Maori Language and Culture in New Zealand; Back Matter
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