Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Illustrations vii
4. Acknowledgments ix
5. chapter 1. The Challenge of Political Equality 1
6. chapter 2. Theoretical Foundations 23
7. chapter 3. Issue Publics and the Distribution of Political Motivation 48
8. chapter 4. An Empirical Look at Issue Publics and Participation 72
9. chapter 5. Pathways to Participation 92
10. chapter 6. Looking Ahead 128
11. appendix a. Issue Public Measures from the 1980, 1984, 1996, 2000, and 2004 American National Election Studies 151
12. appendix b. Comparison of Variables from the 1990 American Citizen Participation Study and the 1996 American National Election Study 152
13. appendix c. Interview Protocol for the 2008 Study of Political Pathways 156
14. appendix d. The 2003 National Purpose, Local Action Study 159
15. Notes 161
16. Bibliography 173
17. Index 183