Public opinion change

Abstract

This panel concentrates on empirical evidence of belief change in public opinion research. On the one hand, it should focus on the individual-level and contextual antecedents of public opinion change. As for the dependent variable, however, contributors are invited (though certainly not requested) to consider public opinion change in a more comprehensive way than is usually the case. Observations should extend beyond the mere “vote decision” or “vote intention” variables, to include other ‘beliefs’ of great interest — behavioural motives, saliency of issues, evaluation of arguments, etc. From this broader perspective, contributions could investigate the link between political predispositions, specific opinions, and actual behaviour. Other questions could revolve around methodological issues, such as problems of measurement, or matters of internal and external validity in experimental and survey research.

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