The Spiral of Silence a Theory of Public Opinion
1974/06/01 by Elisabeth Noelle-Neumann, Elisabeth Noëlle-Neumann · 90 citations
Social Sciences · #Public Relations and Crisis Communication #Media Studies and Communication #Social Media and Politics
paper · doi:10.1111/j.1460-2466.1974.tb00367.x
Abstract
Journal Article The Spiral of Silence a Theory of Public Opinion Get access Elisabeth Noelle-Neumann Elisabeth Noelle-Neumann 1Elisabeth Noelle-Neumann is Professor for Communication Research at the University of Mainz and director of the public opinion research center Institut für Demoskopie Allensbach Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of Communication, Volume 24, Issue 2, June 1974, Pages 43–51, https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1460-2466.1974.tb00367.x Published: 07 February 2006
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