TY - Journal article AU - Janet Stephenson AU - Rob Lawson PY - 2013 T1 - Giving voice to the ‘silent majority’ JO - Policy Quarterly DO - https://doi.org/APO-33097 UR - https://apo.org.au/node/33097 AB - "There appears to be a widespread assumption that there is a ‘silent majority’ of people who support proposals but do not make submissions, and that those who do make submissions tend to be opposed and therefore do not reflect the true state of public opinion. The New Zealand Wind Energy Association (a membership-based wind industry association) suggested that it would be useful to examine whether this was actually the case, in respect to wind farms in particular. ER -