Robert Y. Shapiro (Ph.D., University of Chicago, 1982) is a professor and former chair of the Department of Political Science at Columbia University, and he served as acting director of Columbia's Institute for Social and Economic Research and Policy during 2008-2009. He is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and was a 2006-2007 Visiting Scholar at the Russell Sage Foundation. He specializes in American politics with research and teaching interests in public opinion, policymaking, political leadership, the mass media, and applications of statistical methods. He has taught at Columbia since 1982 after receiving his degree and serving as a study director at the National Opinion Research Center (University of Chicago).Lawrence R. Jacobs is the Walter F. and Joan Mondale Chair for Political Studies and Director of the Center for the Study of Politics and Governance in the Hubert H. Humphrey Institute and the Department of Political Science at the University of Minnesota. His Center is a preeminent hub for political and policy analysis in the Midwest. Dr. Jacobs has published 11 books and dozens of articles on elections, legislative and presidential politics, elections and public opinion, and a range of public policies including Health Care Reform and American Politics (Oxford University Press, 2010) and Politicians Don't Pander: Political Manipulation and the Loss of Democratic Responsiveness (with Robert Y. Shapiro, University of Chicago Press). Dr. Jacobs co-edits the "Chicago Series in American Politics " for the University of Chicago Press and has published dozens of scholarly articles. His research has been recognized by a number of prizes.

• PART I INTRODUCTION ; PART II THE MEDIA ; PART III PUBLIC OPINION ; PART IV ISSUES AND POLITICS

Featuring an excellent mix of established and emerging scholars, the volume's 43 chapters deftly summarize past research and, in many cases, propose intriguing, insightful directions for future inquiry...this is an essential addition to any university reference collection.

Robert Y. Shapiro (Ph.D., University of Chicago, 1982) is a professor and former chair of the Department of Political Science at Columbia University, and he served as acting director of Columbia's Institute for Social and Economic Research and Policy during 2008-2009. He is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and was a 2006-2007 Visiting Scholar at the Russell Sage Foundation. He specializes in American politics with research and teaching interests in public opinion, policymaking, political leadership, the mass media, and applications of statistical methods. He has taught at Columbia since 1982 after receiving his degree and serving as a study director at the National Opinion Research Center (University of Chicago).Lawrence R. Jacobs is the Walter F. and Joan Mondale Chair for Political Studies and Director of the Center for the Study of Politics and Governance in the Hubert H. Humphrey Institute and the Department of Political Science at the University of Minnesota. His Center is a preeminent hub for political and policy analysis in the Midwest. Dr. Jacobs has published 11 books and dozens of articles on elections, legislative and presidential politics, elections and public opinion, and a range of public policies including Health Care Reform and American Politics (Oxford University Press, 2010) and Politicians Don't Pander: Political Manipulation and the Loss of Democratic Responsiveness (with Robert Y. Shapiro, University of Chicago Press). Dr. Jacobs co-edits the "Chicago Series in American Politics " for the University of Chicago Press and has published dozens of scholarly articles. His research has been recognized by a number of prizes.

• PART I INTRODUCTION ; PART II THE MEDIA ; PART III PUBLIC OPINION ; PART IV ISSUES AND POLITICS

Featuring an excellent mix of established and emerging scholars, the volume's 43 chapters deftly summarize past research and, in many cases, propose intriguing, insightful directions for future inquiry...this is an essential addition to any university reference collection.

Robert Y. Shapiro (Ph.D., University of Chicago, 1982) is a professor and former chair of the Department of Political Science at Columbia University, and he served as acting director of Columbia's Institute for Social and Economic Research and Policy during 2008-2009. He is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and was a 2006-2007 Visiting Scholar at the Russell Sage Foundation. He specializes in American politics with research and teaching interests in public opinion, policymaking, political leadership, the mass media, and applications of statistical methods. He has taught at Columbia since 1982 after receiving his degree and serving as a study director at the National Opinion Research Center (University of Chicago).Lawrence R. Jacobs is the Walter F. and Joan Mondale Chair for Political Studies and Director of the Center for the Study of Politics and Governance in the Hubert H. Humphrey Institute and the Department of Political Science at the University of Minnesota. His Center is a preeminent hub for political and policy analysis in the Midwest. Dr. Jacobs has published 11 books and dozens of articles on elections, legislative and presidential politics, elections and public opinion, and a range of public policies including Health Care Reform and American Politics (Oxford University Press, 2010) and Politicians Don't Pander: Political Manipulation and the Loss of Democratic Responsiveness (with Robert Y. Shapiro, University of Chicago Press). Dr. Jacobs co-edits the "Chicago Series in American Politics " for the University of Chicago Press and has published dozens of scholarly articles. His research has been recognized by a number of prizes.

• PART I INTRODUCTION ; PART II THE MEDIA ; PART III PUBLIC OPINION ; PART IV ISSUES AND POLITICS

Featuring an excellent mix of established and emerging scholars, the volume's 43 chapters deftly summarize past research and, in many cases, propose intriguing, insightful directions for future inquiry...this is an essential addition to any university reference collection.