The Roles of Public Opinion Research in Canadian Government

Christopher Page

Published by University of Toronto Press 2006

The Roles of Public Opinion Research in Canadian Government

Christopher Page

In the series IPAC Series in Public Management and Governance

https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442682238

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The Roles of Public Opinion Research in Canadian Government demonstrates that opinion research has a greater variety of roles than is often recognized, and that, despite conventional wisdom, its foremost impact is to help governments determine how to communicate with citizens.

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Christopher Page is an instructor in the Department of Political Science at Carleton University.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Acknowledgments Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	vii
Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
1. Public Opinion and Polling Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	10
2. Public Opinion and Policy-making Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	19
3. The Practice and Framework of Opinion Research for Government in Canada Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	34
4. An Overview of the Uses of Opinion Research in the Policy Process Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	53
5. Opinion Research and Government Communications Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	66
6. Opinion Research and Constitutional Renewal, 1980–1 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	80
7. Opinion Research and the Goods and Services Tax Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	104
8. Opinion Research and Gun Control Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	131
9. Constraints on the Use of Opinion Research in Government Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	159
10. Conclusion Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	184
Appendices Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	197
Notes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	211
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	249

Language: English
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Audience: College/higher education;Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 260

eBook

Published: August 11, 2006
ISBN: 9781442682238