Hutchings, Vincent L. Public Opinion and Democratic Accountability: How Citizens Learn About Politics.(Book Review)
Perspectives on Political Science, January, 2004 by Grossback, Lawrence J.
Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press 192 pp, $35.00, ISBN 0-691-11416-1 Publication Date: October 2003
Vincent L. Hutchings begins where most scholars of representation in American politics do--with the paradox of an inattentive public being represented by a responsive set of political elites. What sets Public Opinion and Democratic Accountability apart is that Hutchings approaches the mechanisms of representation from the vantage point of the voter and the role they must play to ensure that electoral accountability promotes responsiveness to citizen preferences.
Hutchings argues that studies of representation overlook the role that issue salience plays in activating voter monitoring of incumbent representatives. He depicts individuals as...
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