This course critically situates the role and place of public opinion within the politics of advanced industrial democracies. Topics include defining the concept of public opinion; considering the individual and group sources of opinion; and evaluating the relationship of public opinion with public policy, media and various contemporary issues. Antirequisite(s): Political Science 3397F/G if taken in 2008-09; 2009-10; 2010-11. Prerequisite(s): At least 1.0 2200-level Political Science course. Corequisite(s): Pre-or Corequisite(s): Extra Information: 2 hours, 0.5 course. back to top
