Developing Policy-Specific Measures of Public Opinion

动态表现理论(即，随着时间的推移，公众舆论的总体变化与政府反应之间的联系)是很成熟的。但它们是基于公众舆论和政策响应度的全球衡量标准。最近的研究表明，单独考虑特定问题领域的政策响应性是有价值的。这项研究更广泛地测试了一些个别政策领域的动态表征理论。调查人员将产生一个创新的数据库，允许系统地将民意措施与现有的公共政策优先措施相结合。该项目首次使公众舆论和公共政策措施能够在多个政策领域进行大规模整合。对于代议制民主的概念来说，几乎没有什么问题像公众舆论和公共政策回应之间的联系那样核心，所以这个项目将在美国政府的一个核心问题上做出重要贡献。它还为所有学者提供的基础设施做出了贡献。此外，该项目为研究生和本科生提供培训，并将新的数据资源整合到若干不同级别的教学中。

Theories of dynamic representation (that is, the linkage between changes in aggregate public opinion and government response over time) are well established. But they are based upon global measures of both public opinion and policy responsiveness. Recent studies have shown the value of considering policy responsiveness separately in specific issue-domains. This study tests more broadly theories of dynamic representation on a number of individual policy areas.The investigators will produce an innovative database allowing the systematic integration of public opinion measures with existing measures of public policy priorities. The project allows for the first time the large-scale integration of public opinion and public policy measures across a multitude of policy domains. Few questions are as central to the notion of representative democracy as the linkage between public opinion and public policy response, so this project will have important contributions to make on a core issue of American government. It also contributes to the infrastructure available to all scholars. In addition, the project provides training for graduate and undergraduate students and provides the integrations of the new data resources into teaching a number of different levels.