Conducting Empirical Analysis ─ Public Opinion in Action

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Rosalee A. Clawson is professor of political science at Purdue University. Her research focuses on public opinion, mass media and politics, political psychology, and the politics of race, class, and gender. Her work has been published in the American Political Science Review, Public Opinion Quarterly, Political Research Quarterly, Political Communication, Journal of Black Studies, Judicature, and Social Science Quarterly. She has coauthored two books: Legacy and Legitimacy: Black Americans and the Supreme Court and Public Opinion: Democratic Ideals, Democratic Practice.
Zoe M. Oxley is associate professor of political science at Union College. Her research interests include media coverage of politics, the effects of the media on public opinion, women in electoral politics, and political psychology. Her work has been published in the American Political Science Review, Journal of Politics, Political Research Quarterly, Politics & Gender, and PS: Political Science and Politics. She is coauthor of Public Opinion: Democratic Ideals, Democratic Practice.