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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      September 2020
      September 2020
      ISBN:
      9781108777896
      9781108478496
      9781108745871
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108777896
      Dimensions:
      (228 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.66kg, 378 Pages
      Dimensions:
      (228 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.56kg, 378 Pages
      • Subjects:
      Area Studies, European Studies, Politics and International Relations, European Government, Politics and Policy, Education, History, Theory, Comparative Politics
      Series:
      Cambridge Studies in the Comparative Politics of Education
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    Subjects:
    Area Studies, European Studies, Politics and International Relations, European Government, Politics and Policy, Education, History, Theory, Comparative Politics
    Series:
    Cambridge Studies in the Comparative Politics of Education
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    This path-breaking addition to the Comparative Politics of Education series studies the influence of public opinion on the contemporary politics of education reform in Western Europe. The authors analyze new data from a survey of public opinion on education policy across eight countries, and they also provide detailed case studies of reform processes based on interviews with policy-makers and stakeholders. The book's core finding is that public opinion has the greatest influence in a world of 'loud' politics, when salience is high and attitudes are coherent. In contrast, when issues are salient but attitudes are conflicting, the signal of public opinion turns 'loud, but noisy' and party politics have a stronger influence on policy-making. In the case of 'quiet' politics, when issue salience is low, interest groups are dominant. This book is required reading for anyone seeking to make sense of policy-makers' selective responsiveness to public demands and concerns.

    Awards

    Winner, 2022 Best Book on Education Politics & Education Policy, American Political Science Association

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