Explaining Political Engagement with Political Knowledge: The Problem with the Counterfactual

• In Event: Inference from Novel Administrative Records

Brief Overview

Survey research cannot ignore the role of “false” knowledge. People who give incorrect answers are more similar to those who we consider informed, when it comes to political participation and interest, than to those who admit to not knowing.

Authors

• Maarja Luhiste, Newcastle University (UK)

• Javier Sajuria, Queen Mary University of London