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International Journal of Public Opinion Research 2008 20(3):407-410; doi:10.1093/ijpor/edn038
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© The Author 2008. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of The World Association for Public Opinion Research. All rights reserved.

Recent Articles in the Field of Public Opinion Research

Compiled by Roger Mortimore

Ipsos MORI

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In this section, the International Journal of Public Opinion Research reviews articles that have recently been published in peer-refereed journals and which broadly relate to the field of public opinion. The intention is not to give an exhaustive overview of a given study but rather to alert our readers to interesting ideas and research in our field.


   Enns, Peter K., & Kellstedt, Paul M. (2008). Policy mood and political sophistication: Why everybody moves mood. British Journal of Political Science, 38, 433–454.
 
Enns and Kellstedt question the degree of importance that is frequently accorded in theories of public opinion change to ‘political sophistication’ (which embraces exposure to political knowledge, intellectual ability to process relevant information, and motivation to obtain and understand it). They briefly review the literature, showing an apparent contradiction between evidence of coherent, uniform mood swings at the macro-level, and theories that low sophistication must inhibit the ability to update attitudes. Using American opinion data (from the General Social Survey over the . . . [Full Text of this Article]


   Campbell, Rosie, & Winters, Kristi. (2008). Understanding men's and women's political interests: Evidence from a study of gendered political attitudes. Journal of Elections, Public Opinion and Parties, 18, 53–74.
 

   Grendstad, Gunnar. (2007). Causal complexity and party preference. European Journal of Political Research, 46, 121–149.
 

   Jackson, David J. (2007). Selling politics: The impact of celebrities’ political beliefs on young Americans. Journal of Political Marketing, 6, 67–83.
 

   Lewis, Gregory B., & Gossett, Charles W. (2008). Changing public opinion on same-sex marriage: The case of California. Politics and Policy, 36, 4–30.
 

   Smyth, Jolene D., Christian, Leah Melani, & Dillman, Don A. (2008). Does ‘yes or no’ on the telephone mean the same as ‘check-all-that-apply’ on the web? Public Opinion Quarterly, 72, 103–13.
 

   Sturgis, Patrick, Allum, Nick, & Smith, Patten. (2008). An experiment on the measurement of political knowledge in surveys. Public Opinion Quarterly, 72, 90–102.
 

   Tilley, James, & Wlezien, Christopher. (2008). Does political information matter? An experimental test relating to party positions on Europe. Political Studies, 56, 192–214.
 

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