John Zaller
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John Zaller is an American political scientist known for his influential work on public opinion, media, and party influence in U.S. politics.
All labels observed (1)
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| John Zaller canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13026969 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John Zaller Context triple: [The Party Decides: Presidential Nominations Before and After Reform, author, John Zaller]
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Larry M. Bartels
Larry M. Bartels is an American political scientist renowned for his influential research on democratic representation, economic inequality, and public opinion in the United States.
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Russell J. Dalton
Russell J. Dalton is a political scientist known for his influential research on comparative politics, political culture, and citizen participation in advanced industrial democracies.
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Russell Binder
Russell Binder is a film and television producer known for his work on projects such as the movie "Part of Me."
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Gabriel A. Almond
Gabriel A. Almond was an influential American political scientist known for his pioneering work in comparative politics and political culture.
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Jeffrey Alexander
Jeffrey Alexander is an American sociologist known for advancing neo-functionalism and cultural sociology, building on and revising the theoretical legacy of Talcott Parsons.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John Zaller Target entity description: John Zaller is an American political scientist known for his influential work on public opinion, media, and party influence in U.S. politics.
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A.
Larry M. Bartels
Larry M. Bartels is an American political scientist renowned for his influential research on democratic representation, economic inequality, and public opinion in the United States.
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B.
Russell J. Dalton
Russell J. Dalton is a political scientist known for his influential research on comparative politics, political culture, and citizen participation in advanced industrial democracies.
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C.
Russell Binder
Russell Binder is a film and television producer known for his work on projects such as the movie "Part of Me."
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D.
Gabriel A. Almond
Gabriel A. Almond was an influential American political scientist known for his pioneering work in comparative politics and political culture.
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E.
Jeffrey Alexander
Jeffrey Alexander is an American sociologist known for advancing neo-functionalism and cultural sociology, building on and revising the theoretical legacy of Talcott Parsons.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic
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person ⓘ political scientist ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline | political science ⓘ |
| areaOfInfluence |
U.S. politics
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comparative public opinion research ⓘ |
| citizenship | American ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
American politics
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media and politics ⓘ party politics ⓘ political communication ⓘ political science ⓘ public opinion research ⓘ |
| genre | political science literature ⓘ |
| hasAcademicConcept |
Receive-Accept-Sample model
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elite-driven model of public opinion ⓘ |
| hasNotableIdea |
importance of information flows from elites to citizens
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mass opinion as a function of elite discourse and political awareness ⓘ |
| influenced |
research on public opinion in American politics
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scholarship on party influence in nominations ⓘ studies of media effects in political science ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Receive-Accept-Sample model of opinion formation
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research on elite influence on mass opinion ⓘ research on media influence on public opinion ⓘ research on party influence in U.S. politics ⓘ theory of public opinion formation ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| notableWork |
The Nature and Origins of Mass Opinion
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The Party Decides: Presidential Nominations Before and After Reform ⓘ |
| occupation | political scientist ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: John Zaller Description of subject: John Zaller is an American political scientist known for his influential work on public opinion, media, and party influence in U.S. politics.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
“The Party Decides: Presidential Nominations Before and After Reform”