The Populist-Burkean Dimension in U.S. Public Opinion. EdWorkingPaper No. 21-390
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| Title: | The Populist-Burkean Dimension in U.S. Public Opinion. EdWorkingPaper No. 21-390 |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | M. Danish Shakeel, Paul E. Peterson, Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University |
| Source: | Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University. 2021. |
| Availability: | Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University. Brown University Box 1985, Providence, RI 02912. Tel: 401-863-7990; Fax: 401-863-1290; e-mail: annenberg@brown.edu; Web site: https://annenberg.brown.edu/ |
| Peer Reviewed: | N |
| Page Count: | 52 |
| Publication Date: | 2021 |
| Document Type: | Reports - Research Tests/Questionnaires |
| Descriptors: | Public Opinion, Scholarship, Writing (Composition), Faculty, Teacher Attitudes, Ideology, Discourse Analysis, Discourse Modes, Political Attitudes, Beliefs, Public Officials, Educational Attitudes |
| Abstract: | Scholars differ as to whether populist beliefs are a discourse or an ideology resembling conservatism or liberalism. Research has shown that a belief in popular sovereignty and a distrust of public officials are core components of populism. Its antithesis is defined as Burke's claim that officials should exercise their own judgment rather than pander to the public. A national probability sample of U. S. adults is asked to respond to six items that form a populist scale, rank themselves on a conservative-liberal scale, and state their views on education issues. The two scales are only moderately correlated, and each is independently correlated with many opinions about contemporary issues. Populism has a degree of coherence that approximates but does not match that of the conservative-liberal dimension. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2025 |
| Accession Number: | ED671843 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | Scholars differ as to whether populist beliefs are a discourse or an ideology resembling conservatism or liberalism. Research has shown that a belief in popular sovereignty and a distrust of public officials are core components of populism. Its antithesis is defined as Burke's claim that officials should exercise their own judgment rather than pander to the public. A national probability sample of U. S. adults is asked to respond to six items that form a populist scale, rank themselves on a conservative-liberal scale, and state their views on education issues. The two scales are only moderately correlated, and each is independently correlated with many opinions about contemporary issues. Populism has a degree of coherence that approximates but does not match that of the conservative-liberal dimension. |
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