The nature of belief systems reconsidered

1. Introduction: Democratic competence in normative and positive theory: neglected implications of "The nature of belief systems in mass publics" Jeffrey Friedman

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The nature of belief systems in mass publics (1964) Philip E. Converse

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False starts, dead ends, and new opportunities in public opinion research Scott L. Althaus

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Democratic competence, before converse and after Stephen Earl Bennett

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Mass opinion and American political development Samuel DeCanio

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Beyond polling alone: the quest for an informaed public James S. Fishkin

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Government by the people, for the people - twenty -first century style Doris A. Graber

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Ignorant democracy Russell Hardin

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Belief systems today Donald R;. Kinder

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How elitism undermines the study of voter competence Arthur Lupia

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The factual basis of "belief systems": a reassessment Samuel L. Popkin

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Knowledge about ignorance: new directions in the study of political information Ilya Somin

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The rationalizing public? Gregory J. Wawro

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Democratic theory and electoral reality Philip E. Converse.