Does education indoctrinate ? : the effect of education on political preferences in democracies and autocracies
Joint Authors
Source
Economic Research Forum : Working Paper Series
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 1172-1274 (31 Dec. 2018)36 p.
Publisher
Economic Research Forum for the Arab Countries Iran and Turkey
Publication Date
2018-12-31
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
36
Main Subjects
Educational Sciences
Political Sciences
Topics
Abstract EN
Using World Value Survey and European Value Study data spanning 96 countries and over 300,000 individuals, we first establish that the regime type individuals live under moderates the correlation between education and political values.
While more education is always associated with more political emancipation, the effect is larger in democracies than in autocracies.
We then investigate two mechanisms that can lead to these outcomes – indoctrination through the education system, and the social and political interests of the educated.
First, we look at all countries that have undergone regime change, and ask whether individuals educated under different regimes hold different political values.
We find evidence that those educated under a democratic system have a larger political return to education than those educated in autocracies.
Second, using the full sample, we relate individuals’ political values to both the regime under which they have studied, and the regime under which they currently live.
We find that the educated tend to be more conservative politically when they live in anocracies, than when they live in democracies or autocracies.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Diwan, Ishaq& Vartanova, Irina. 2018. Does education indoctrinate ? : the effect of education on political preferences in democracies and autocracies. Economic Research Forum : Working Paper Series،Vol. 2018, no. 1172-1274.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-836182
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Diwan, Ishaq& Vartanova, Irina. Does education indoctrinate ? : the effect of education on political preferences in democracies and autocracies. Economic Research Forum : Working Paper Series No. 1172-1274 (Dec. 2018).
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-836182
American Medical Association (AMA)
Diwan, Ishaq& Vartanova, Irina. Does education indoctrinate ? : the effect of education on political preferences in democracies and autocracies. Economic Research Forum : Working Paper Series. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 1172-1274.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-836182
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes appendices : p. 24-33
Record ID
BIM-836182