The President's Public
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6231976 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Charles W Ostrom, Dennis M Simon |
| Year | 1988 |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 1096 |
| Publication date | 1988-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Political Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0092-5853 • E-ISSN: 1540-5907 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/2111202 |
| OpenAlex | W2326404218 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 41 |
| References cited | 17 |
Any analysis of the president's ability to influence citizen opinions is fundamentally tied to question about the attentiveness of the public, the stability of individual opinions, how citizens acquire and process information, and the impact of information on opinion change. Insofar as these questions are concerned, the absence of individual-level analyses creates a gap in the presidential approval literature. The aggregate-level studies, which constitute the bulk of the literature, are valuable for identifying the events and conditions which influence the time path of public support. They do not, however, provide direct evidence about how individuals decide to maintain or change their evaluations of presidential performance. Quite obviously, such evidence is critical to any debate about the president's ability to influence public support. The research reported herein addresses this deficiency by formulating and evaluating an individual-level model that explains citizen evaluations of the president. Using a cybernetic approach to human decision making, we build upon Neustadt's characterization of the president's public and formulate a series of design principles. A model based upon these principles is operationalized and tested using panel data collected for the Center for Political Studies. A series of simulations are performed to examine the implications of the model. The results are then used to reflect upon the debate over the president's ability to influence public support
Economics · Epistemology · Management science · Operationalization · Political science · Politics · Positive economics · Presidential system · Process (computing · Public opinion · Public relations · Computer Science · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Law · Policy Transfer and Learning · Public Administration · Social Media and Politics
Presidential Press Conferences over Time
Presidential popularity in a context of economic crisis and political change
The Rhetorical Presidency
Stuck between a rock and a hard place
Questioning the Obvious
The impact of agency failure on executive approval
Modeling the rally event in presidential politics
Time and the life cycle of presidential approval
Neustadt, New Institutionalism, and Presidential Decision Making
Polls and Elections
We All Want a Revolution
The Public Presidency, Personal Approval Ratings, and Policy Making
Polls and Elections
Shaping history” or “Riding the wave”
Is the National Prayer Breakfast Surrounded by a “Christian Mafia”? Religious Publicity and Secrecy Within the Corridors of Power
A Note on the Dynamics and Idiosyncrasies of Gubernatorial Popularity
Public Opinion and Support for U.S. Presidents' Foreign Policies
Public responses to the presidential use of military force
Explaining Seat Changes in the U.S. House of Representatives, 1950–98
Partisan Perceptual Bias and the Information Environment
The Structure of Presidential Approval
Presidential Approval and the Mixed Blessing of Divided Government
Presidential Capital and the Supreme Court Confirmation Process
Chief Executive Success in the Legislative Arena
Question Wording and Partisanship
The Man in the Teflon Suit? The Environmental Connection, Political Drama, and Popular Support in the Reagan Presidency
Integrity and Presidential Approval, 1980-2000
Belonging, Behaving, and Believing
FDR to Clinton, Mueller to
Bill Clinton's Approval Ratings
Internationalism in Congress
Error Correction, Attitude Persistence, and Executive Rewards and Punishments
Foreign Policy and Presidential Popularity
Foreign Policy and the Evaluation of Presidential Candidates
Playing to the Home Crowd? Symbolic Use of Economic Sanctions in the United States1
Presidential Rhetoric and the Public Agenda
Explaining Presidential Approval
The Role of Character Assessments in Presidential Approval
The Impact of Health Care and Immigration Reform on Latino Support for President Obama and Congress
Tried and Tested? Dynastic Persistence and Legislative Productivity at the Philippine House of Representatives
Presidential approval in Taiwan
Political Control of the Economy
Interpreting U. S. Congressional Elections
The President's Agenda
Promise and Performance
Forecasting U. S. House Elections
Explaining Seat Change in the U.S. House of Representatives, 1950-86
Presidential Vetoes and Congressional Response
Change and Stability in Presidential Popularity at the Individual Level
Public Support for American Presidents
Political Drama, Economic Conditions, and the Dynamics of Presidential Popularity
The Dynamics of Political Support for American Presidents Among Occupational and Partisan Groups
A Dynamic Simultaneous Equation Model of Electoral Choice
The Ecological Fallacy Revisited
The Politics of Presidential Speechmaking, 1949-1980
Reciprocal Effects of Policy Preferences, Party Loyalties and the Vote
| Unique citing works | 41 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,11 |
| Citation span | 1989 - 2021 (33) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 41 |