The democratizing effect of education:

Research & Politics

Eduardo Alemán¹ 

关键词: Democratization;    education;    developing countries;   

DOI  :  10.1177/2053168015613360

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Sage Journals

【 摘 要 】

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.

【 授权许可】

CC BY-NC-ND