Table of Contents

Part 1: Public opinion in a comparative perspective 1. Introduction 2. Defining and Measuring Public Opinion Part 2: The Individual-Level Determinants of Public Opinion 3. Public Opinion about Immigration and Immigrants 4. Age and Public Opinion 5. Gender and Public Opinion 6. Immigration Status and Public Opinion 7. Class and Public Opinion 8. Religion and Public Opinion 9. Personality and Public Opinion 10. Ideology and Public Opinion 11. Partisanship and Public Opinion Part 3: The contextual-level determinants of public opinion 12. Immigration and Public Opinion in Brazil: Taking Stock of New Waves of Migration and Polarization 13. The Inflow of Immigrants and Natives’ Attitudes toward Immigration in Japan 14. The Impact of Labour Market Vulnerability: Explaining Attitudes toward Immigration in Europe 15. Linguistic Cleavages in Public Opinion 16. News Media Organizations and Public Opinion on Political Issues 17. Racial Attitudes and Opposition to Immigration 18. Conclusion

About the Author

Cameron D. Anderson is Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Western Ontario, Canada.

Mathieu Turgeon is Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Western Ontario, Canada.

Reviews

"Comparative Public Opinion provides a comprehensive and modern coverage of one of the major areas of political science research. It brings together leading authors in the field and takes a very broad and rigorous view of public opinion. The textbook provides a priceless insight into the field."
Ignacio Lago, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain.