International Journal of Public Opinion Research 2009 21(1):125-130; doi:10.1093/ijpor/edp008
© The Author 2009. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of The World Association for Public Opinion Research. All rights reserved.
Recent Books in the Field of Public Opinion Research
Compiled by Connie de Boer
Amsterdam School of Communication Research (ASCoR)
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Andrew Gelman (2008). Red State, Blue State, Rich State, Poor State: Why Americans Vote the Way They Do. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 233 pp., ISBN 978-0-691-13927-2.
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Andrew Gelman describes and explains in this book the "red–blue
paradox". Looking at the 2000 and 2004 elections, this paradox
becomes apparent in the voting patterns of states and individual
voters. Rich states have become more strongly Democratic over
time, while poor states are likely to vote republican. However,
rich voters have remained consistently more Republican than
voters with less income. The discrepancy in voting patterns
for states and individual voters is the essence of the "red–blue
paradox". The book starts out with the basic facts on income
and voting, and Gelman explores the ways in which race and religion
play a role in the explanation of national voting patterns.
With election results and survey data, the author debunks several
myths about the relationships between economics, income, race,
religion, and voting behavior in American states. To describe
and explain the paradox, Gelman uses numerous graphics to present
the empirical data.
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Ian Shapiro, Peter A. Swenson, and Danielo Donno (Eds.) (2008). Divide and Deal: The Politics of Distribution in Democracies. New York: New York University Press, 359 pp., ISBN 978-0-8147-4058-3.
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Nikolaus Jackob, Harald Schoen, and Thomas Zerback (2009). Sozialforschung im Internet: Methodologie und Praxis der Online-Befragung [Social Research in the Internet: Methodology and Practical Application of Online-Surveys]. Wiesbaden, Germany: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften, 377 pp., ISBN 978-3-531-16071-9.
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Michael Higgins (2008). Media and Their Publics. Maidenhead, UK: McGraw-Hill – Open University Press, 175 pp., ISBN 978-033521929-2.
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Jennifer Chan (Ed.) (2008). Another Japan is Possible: New Social Movements and Global Citizenship Education. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 406 pp., ISBN 978-0-8047-5782-9.
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Wolfgang Schweiger (2008). Theorien der Mediennutzung: Eine Einführung [Theories of Media Use: An Introduction]. Wiesbaden, Germany: Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften, 397 pp., ISBN 978-3-531-14827-4.
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Wolfgang Donsbach and Michael W. Traugott (Eds.) (2008). The SAGE Handbook of Public Opinion Research. London, UK: Sage, 618 pp., ISBN 978-1-4129-1177-1.
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Catherine E. Wilson (2008). The Politics of Latino Faith: Religion, Identity and Urban Community. New York, NY: New York University Press, 289 pp., ISBN 978-0-8147-9414-2.
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Leo R. Chavez (2008). The Latino Threat: Constructing Immigrants, Citizens, and the Nation. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 256 pp., ISBN 978-0-8047-5934-2.
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Kathleen M. Fallon (2008). Democracy and the Rise of Women's Movements in Sub-Saharan Africa. Baltimore, MA: The John Hopkins University Press, 168 pp., ISBN 978-0-8018-9008-6.
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Cheng Li (Ed.) (2008). China's Changing Political Landscape: Prospects for Democracy. Washington, DC: The Brookings Institution, 342 pp., ISBN 978-0-8157-5209-7.
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Larry Diamond and Marc F. Plattner (Eds.) (2008). How People View Democracy. Baltimore, MA: The John Hopkins University Press, 158 pp., ISBN 978-0-8018-9061-1.
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