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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Social Networks, Public Opinion, and Foreign Policy
Abstract
dc:descriptionResults also show that networks' effectiveness in shaping public opinion is largely dependent on the types of policies that dominate the national agenda. Policies with direct implications for average citizens, such as European integration, create an opportunity for extensive political discussions and critical examination of the issue. Given that such policies often create losers and winners, communities and groups may exert greater pressure on individuals to conform to specific norms. In the end, the study shows that attitude formation emerges as interplay between local and national dynamics.
Degree
thesis:*- Name thesis:degree_name
- Ph.D.
- Level thesis:degree_level
- Dissertation
- Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
- Political Science
- Grantor
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Year dc:date
- 2015
Author and committee
dc:creator, dc:contributor.*- Author dc:creator
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- Radziszewski, Elizabeth
- Contributors dc:contributor
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- Robert Pahre
- Diehl, Paul
Subjects
dc:subject × 1Rights
- Language dc:language
- eng
Identifiers
dc:identifier.*- Identifier
- (MiAaPQ)AAI3290356
- OAI identifier oai:identifier
- oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/82580