Adam J. Berinsky - New Directions in Public Opinion

Praise for Prior Editions

Berinsky has brought together a world-class group of scholars working on cutting-edge puzzles in the causes and consequences of public opinion. The book is an excellent resource for students, containing foundational insights about measurement and research design, electoral dynamics, and campaign media strategy. The largest contribution of this volume, however, may be the treasure trove of ideas for future research on the impact of group attitudes and identities in structuring our politics.

Nicholas A. Valentino, University of Michigan

Berinskys masterful structuring of the book will allow it to be used as either a main text or a supplementary reader in a wide variety of courses. With just the right mix of analytical depth and topical breadth, this text will provide a solid grounding in six decades of public opinion research while also engaging and exciting students with its timely essays on pioneering new developments in the field.

Matthew Jacobsmeier, West Virginia University

In the latest edition of Berinskys New Directions in Public Opinion, leading scholars of public opinion have written engaging chapters that survey recent research. Berinskys volume continues to be the best overview of the topic, perfect for students who want to learn about new developments.

Gabriel Lenz, University of California-Berkeley

The 2016 elections called into question the accuracy of public opinion polling while tapping into new streams of public opinion more widely. The third edition of this well-established text addresses these questions and adds new perspectives to its authoritative line-up. The hallmark of this book is making cutting-edge research accessible and understandable to students and general readers. Here we see a variety of disciplinary approaches to public opinion reflected including psychology, economics, sociology, and biology in addition to political science. An emphasis on race, gender, and new media puts the elections of 2016 into context and prepares students to look ahead to 2020 and beyond.

New to the third edition:

Includes 2016 election results and their implications for public opinion polling going forward.

Three new chapters have been added on racializing politics, worldview politics, and the modern information environment.

New authors include Shanto Iyengar, Michael Tesler, Vladimir E. Medenica, Erin Cikanek, Danna Young, Jennifer Jerit, and Jake Haselswerdt.

Adam J. Berinsky is the Mitsui Professor of Political Science at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Director of the MIT Political Experiments Research Lab. He is the author of In Time of War: Understanding American Public Opinion from World War II to Iraq and Silent Voices: Public Opinion and Political Participation in America. He has received numerous awards for his research.

New Directions in American Politics

The Routledge series New Directions in American Politics is composed of contributed volumes covering key areas of study in the field of American politics and government. Each title provides a state-of-the-art overview of current trends in its respective subfield, with an eye toward cutting-edge research accessible to advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate students. While the volumes touch on the main topics of relevant study, they are not meant to cover the nuts and bolts of the subject. Rather, they engage readers in the most recent scholarship, real-world controversies, and theoretical debates with the aim of getting students excited about the same issues that animate scholars.

Titles in the Series:

New Directions in American Political Parties

Edited by Jeffrey M. Stonecash

New Directions in the American Presidency, Second Edition

Edited by Lori Cox Han

New Directions in Campaigns and Elections

Edited by Stephen K. Medvic

New Directions in Congressional Politics

Edited by Jamie L. Carson

New Directions in Public Opinion, Second Edition

Edited by Adam J. Berinsky

New Directions in Judicial Politics

Edited by Kevin T. McGuire

New Directions in American Politics

Edited by Raymond J. La Raja

New Directions in Interest Group Politics

Edited by Matt Grossmann

Third Edition

Edited by
Adam J. Berinsky

Third edition published 2020

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First edition published by Routledge 2011

Second edition published by Routledge 2016

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Berinsky, Adam J., 1970 editor.

Title: New directions in public opinion / edited by Adam J. Berinsky.

Description: Third edition. | New York, NY : Taylor & Francis, 2020. |

Series: New directions in American politics |

Includes bibliographical references and index. |

Summary: The 2016 elections called into question the accuracy of public opinion polling while tapping into new streams of public opinion more widely.

The third edition of this well-established text addresses these questions and adds new perspectives to its authoritative line-up. The hallmark of this book is making cutting edge research accessible and understandable to students and general readers. Here we see a variety of disciplinary approaches to public opinion reflected including psychology, economics, sociology, and biology in addition to political science. An emphasis on race, gender, and new media puts the elections of 2016 into context and prepares students to look ahead to 2020 and beyond. New to the Third Edition: Includes 2016 election results and their implications for public opinion polling going forward. Three new chapters have been added on racializing politics, worldview politics, and the modern information environment. New authors include Shanto Iyengar, Michael Tesler, Vladimir E. Medencica, Erin Cikanek, Danna Young, Jennifer Jerit and Jake Haselswerdt Provided by publisher.

Identifiers: LCCN 2019027919 | ISBN 9781138483552 (hardback) |

ISBN 9781138483569 (paperback) | ISBN 9781351054621 (ebook) |

ISBN 9781351054614 (adobe pdf) | ISBN 9781351054591 (mobi) |