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1. Societal Complexity

   System Effects and the Problem of Prediction

   Edited by Jeffrey Friedman

   The complexity of the modern world makes it difficult to predict the effects of political actions. In his 1992 book, System Effects, Robert Jervis underscored this difficulty by pointing to various sources of complexity when people interact. For example, they may misperceive each other’s...

   To Be Published October 6th 2013 by Routledge
2. Political Knowledge

   Edited by Jeffrey Friedman, Shterna Friedman

   Series: Critical Concepts in Political Science

   Since at least the time of Plato, political scientists and philosophers have been concerned about what citizens and rulers should know if they are to be governed—and govern—well. Moreover, the increasing complexity of modern societies has revivified thinking about and around the critical concept of...

   Published November 18th 2012 by Routledge
3. The Nature of Belief Systems Reconsidered

   Edited by Jeffrey Friedman, Shterna Friedman

   In the foundational document of modern public-opinion research, Philip E. Converse’s "The Nature of Belief Systems in Mass Publics" (1964) established the U.S. public’s startling political ignorance. This volume makes Converse’s long out-of-print article available again and brings together a...

   Published April 25th 2012 by Routledge
4. Rethinking the Rhetorical Presidency

   Edited by Jeffrey Friedman, Shterna Friedman

   In The Rhetorical Presidency, Jeffrey Tulis argues that the president’s relationship to the public has changed dramatically since the Constitution was enacted: while previously the president avoided any discussions of public policy so as to avoid demagoguery, the president is now expected to go...

   Published February 12th 2012 by Routledge