Strategic Assessment
Research Forum | February 2008
In any type of regime, public opinion is a factor in forging the nature of the government and its domestic and foreign policies. The more democratic the system and the more that freedom of expression is considered a primary value, the more important the role of public opinion – both in politics and in national life in general. Public opinion increases the need of the national leadership to attain public legitimacy for its actions, and to incorporate "street level" opinions in its deliberations.
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