The study of public opinion on public administration and policy

Nowadays, opinion surveys are well regarded as a useful tool for the public administrator. However, this does not mean necessarily that such administrators have the knowledge and theories needed to interpret correctly the Outcomes of such tools. The aim of this paper is precisely to show a summary of the opinions surveys in the field of public administration and policy. Selecting some topics that should be part of the research agenda in the analysis of national cases, the authors identify some theory proposal useful to deal with those cases.