Does Ignorance Matter? The Relative Importance of Civic Knowledge and the Human Tendency to Engage in Motivated Reasoning
It has long been understood that political knowledge in the U.S. is very low. For those who care about the quality of American democracy, this is a big problem. In attempting to find a solution, many people often blame education. While increasing civic knowledge is a laudatory goal, increased polit...
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| Language: | English |
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Midwest Public Affairs Conference
2015-03-01
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| Series: | Journal of Public and Nonprofit Affairs |
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| Online Access: | http://www.jpna.org/index.php/jpna/article/view/28 |