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'''John R. Zaller''' (born 1949) is a [[political science|political scientist]] and professor specializing in [[public opinion]] at the [[University of California, Los Angeles]]. He was an Editor of the [[American Political Science Review]].<ref>http://www.polisci.ucla.edu/people/faculty-pages/faculty-cvs/zaller_cv_08.pdf</ref> He graduated from Saint Monica Catholic High School in Santa Monica, CA. He pursued his undergraduate studies at the University of California, San Diego. He received his Ph.D. from the [[University of California, Berkeley]] in 1984.
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'''John Raymond Zaller''' (born 1949) is a [[political science|political scientist]] and professor specializing in [[public opinion]] at the [[University of California, Los Angeles]]. He was an Editor of the [[American Political Science Review]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.polisci.ucla.edu/people/faculty-pages/faculty-cvs/zaller_cv_08.pdf |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2009-04-15 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100708133516/http://www.polisci.ucla.edu/people/faculty-pages/faculty-cvs/zaller_cv_08.pdf |archivedate=2010-07-08 }}</ref> He graduated from [[Saint Monica Catholic High School]] in [[Santa Monica]], CA. He pursued his undergraduate studies at the [[University of California, Riverside]]. He received his Ph.D. from the [[University of California, Berkeley]] in 1984.


==Career==
Zaller is best known for his 1992 book ''[[The Nature and Origins of Mass Opinion]]'', in which he argues that changes in public opinion are due to the influences of political [[elite]]s. Although he acknowledges the mainstream media's shortcomings, Zaller holds a positive view of "infotainment", arguing that even sensationalist and superficial media coverage of politics serves to inform and does increase awareness of political issues. Zaller teaches undergraduate classes on electoral politics and the mass media's influence on public opinion in election cycles as well as graduate classes on political behavior and intermediate statistical analysis.
Zaller is best known for his 1992 book ''[[The Nature and Origins of Mass Opinion]]'', in which he argues that changes in public opinion are due to the influences of political [[elite]]s. Although he acknowledges the mainstream media's shortcomings, Zaller holds a positive view of "infotainment", arguing that even sensationalist and superficial media coverage of politics serves to inform and does increase awareness of political issues. Zaller teaches undergraduate classes on electoral politics and the mass media's influence on public opinion in election cycles as well as graduate classes on political behavior and intermediate statistical analysis.


Zaller is a part of the [[UCLA School of Political Parties]], which holds that political parties are created by intense policy demanders, rather than by ambitious politicians.
His more recent work has focused on [[political party|political parties]] in a new book with Marty Cohen, David Karol and Hans Noel (''The Party Decides: Presidential Nominations before and after Reform.'' University of Chicago Press, 2008).

Zaller is currently working on a forthcoming book project covering open seat nominations to the House of Representatives with Kathleen Bawn, Know Brown, Angela Ocampo, Shawn Patterson, and John Ray.


==List of works==
==List of works==
* The Party Decides: Presidential Nominations Before and After Reform, 2008, with Marty Cohen, David Karol and Hans Noel. University of Chicago Press.
* ''The Party Decides: Presidential Nominations Before and After Reform'', 2008, with Marty Cohen, David Karol and [[Hans Noel]]. [[University of Chicago Press]].
* ''[[The Nature and Origins of Mass Opinion]]'', 1992, [[Cambridge University Press]].
* A Theory of Media Politics, How the Interests of Politicians, Journalists and Citizens Shape the News, 1999, unpublished.
* The Nature and Origins of Mass Opinion, 1992, Cambridge University Press.
* ''The American Ethos, Public Attitudes Toward Capitalism and Democracy'', 1984, with Herbert McCloskey, [[Harvard University Press]].
* The American Ethos, Public Attitudes Toward Capitalism and Democracy, 1984, with Herbert McCloskey, Harvard University Press.


Zaller has also authored numerous academic articles.<ref>http://www.polisci.ucla.edu/people/faculty-pages/faculty-cvs/zaller_cv_08.pdf</ref>
Zaller has also authored numerous academic articles.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.polisci.ucla.edu/sites/default/files/2-3-2015_john-zaller_cv.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2015-07-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150715075929/http://www.polisci.ucla.edu/sites/default/files/2-3-2015_john-zaller_cv.pdf |archive-date=2015-07-15 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


==Bibliography==
==Bibliography==
*{{cite book|last1=Cohen|first1=Marty|last2=Karol|first2=David|last3=Noel|first3=Hans|last4=Zaller|first4=John|title=The Party Decides: Presidential Nominations Before and After Reform|date=2008|publisher=University of Chicago Press|location=Chicago}}
*''The Nature and Origins of Mass Opinion'' New York: Cambridge University Press ([http://wikisum.com/w/Zaller:_The_nature_and_origins_of_mass_opinion summary])
*''The Nature and Origins of Mass Opinion'' New York: Cambridge University Press ([http://wikisum.com/w/Zaller:_The_nature_and_origins_of_mass_opinion summary])
*"Who Gets the News: Measuring Individual Differences in Likelihood of News Reception" with Vincent Price. ''Public Opinion Quarterly'' 1993.
*"Who Gets the News: Measuring Individual Differences in Likelihood of News Reception" with [[Vincent Price (educator)|Vincent Price]]. ''[[Public Opinion Quarterly]]'' 1993.


==Notes==
==Notes==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.polisci.ucla.edu/people/faculty-pages/john-zaller Profile on the UCLA Political Science Department website]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090418205140/http://www.polisci.ucla.edu/people/faculty-pages/john-zaller Profile on the UCLA Political Science Department website]
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Latest revision as of 02:36, 13 November 2020

John R. Zaller
Born1949 (age 74–75)
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUniversity of California, Berkeley
Scientific career
FieldsPolitical science
InstitutionsUniversity of California, Los Angeles
Doctoral advisorNelson W. Polsby

John Raymond Zaller (born 1949) is a political scientist and professor specializing in public opinion at the University of California, Los Angeles. He was an Editor of the American Political Science Review.[1] He graduated from Saint Monica Catholic High School in Santa Monica, CA. He pursued his undergraduate studies at the University of California, Riverside. He received his Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley in 1984.

Career

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Zaller is best known for his 1992 book The Nature and Origins of Mass Opinion, in which he argues that changes in public opinion are due to the influences of political elites. Although he acknowledges the mainstream media's shortcomings, Zaller holds a positive view of "infotainment", arguing that even sensationalist and superficial media coverage of politics serves to inform and does increase awareness of political issues. Zaller teaches undergraduate classes on electoral politics and the mass media's influence on public opinion in election cycles as well as graduate classes on political behavior and intermediate statistical analysis.

Zaller is a part of the UCLA School of Political Parties, which holds that political parties are created by intense policy demanders, rather than by ambitious politicians.

List of works

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Zaller has also authored numerous academic articles.[2]

Bibliography

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  • Cohen, Marty; Karol, David; Noel, Hans; Zaller, John (2008). The Party Decides: Presidential Nominations Before and After Reform. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
  • The Nature and Origins of Mass Opinion New York: Cambridge University Press (summary)
  • "Who Gets the News: Measuring Individual Differences in Likelihood of News Reception" with Vincent Price. Public Opinion Quarterly 1993.

Notes

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  1. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-07-08. Retrieved 2009-04-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-07-15. Retrieved 2015-07-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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