1. Introduction: the role of public opinion in education policy-making; 2. Theoretical framework; Part I. Quantitative Evidence: Attitudes, Public Opinion, and Politics: Introduction to the INVEDUC Survey: research design, data, and methods; 3. Attitudes on education spending in Western Europe; 4. Preferences regarding education governance in Western Europe; Part II. Qualitative Evidence: The Role of Public Opinion in Education Reforms in Western Europe: Introductory remarks and research design; 5. Germany; 6. Sweden; 7. England; 8. Spain; 9. Comparative summary and conclusions.
Explores how public opinion affects policy-making in education and the conditions that make party and interest groups politics matter more.
Marius R. Busemeyer is Professor of Political Science at the University of Konstanz. Julian L. Garritzmann is Professor of Political Science at the Goethe University Frankfurt. Erik Neimanns is postdoctoral researcher at the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies, Cologne.
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