Challenging the Education–Pacification Thesis: When Schooling Fuels Violent Protest under Authoritarian Rule

• In Event: Dissent and Containment in Authoritarian Regimes

Brief Overview

Does education always reduce violence? This paper shows that under authoritarianism, education increases support for violent protest, challenging long-held assumptions about its pacifying effects.

Author

• Rebecca Rae Bondy, Independent Researcher