The democratizing effect of education
Several influential scholars have argued that increases in education improve levels of democracy. However, relevant challenges to this view have also figured prominently. In this article we tackle this controversy. We examine the link between education and democracy using an expanded dataset on educ...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2015-10-01
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| Series: | Research & Politics |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/2053168015613360 |
| Summary: | Several influential scholars have argued that increases in education improve levels of democracy. However, relevant challenges to this view have also figured prominently. In this article we tackle this controversy. We examine the link between education and democracy using an expanded dataset on educational attainment that covers most of the postwar era. We find that increases in levels of education improve levels of democracy and that the democratizing effect of education is more intense in poor countries. |
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| ISSN: | 2053-1680 |