Wither Elites? The Role of Elite Credibility and Knowledge in Public Perceptions of Foreign Policy.
Existing theories of foreign policy opinion formation tend to treat elites as a black-box category for members of the nonpublic. This misses important nuances in public perceptions of elites. We argue that elite vocation serves as an important source cue, signaling elite access to information and el...
| Publicado en: | International Studies Quarterly Vol. 66; no. 3; pp. 1 - 14 |
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Oxford University Press / USA
Sep2022
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