Higher Education and Active Citizenship in Five European Countries: How Institutions, Fields of Study and Types of Degree Shape the Political Participation of Graduates

Autor/inn/en	Mühleck, Kai; Hadjar, Andreas
Titel	Higher Education and Active Citizenship in Five European Countries: How Institutions, Fields of Study and Types of Degree Shape the Political Participation of Graduates
Quelle	In: Research in Comparative and International Education, 18 (2023) 1, S.32-54 (23 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1745-4999
DOI	10.1177/17454999231157160
Schlagwörter	Higher Education; Citizenship; Citizen Participation; Politics; Majors (Students); College Graduates; Foreign Countries; Civics; Skill Development; Democracy; Social Influences; Masters Degrees; Humanities; Social Sciences; Cross Cultural Studies; Institutional Characteristics; Parent Background; Austria; Croatia; Czech Republic; Malta; Norway + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Staatsbürgerschaft; 'Citizen participation; Citizens'' participation'; Bürgerbeteiligung; Politik; Hochschulabsolvent; Hochschulabsolventin; Ausland; Staatsbürgerkunde; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Demokratie; Sozialer Einfluss; Geisteswissenschaften; Humanwissenschaften; Social science; Sozialwissenschaften; Gesellschaftswissenschaften; Cultural comparison; Kulturvergleich; Elternhaus; Österreich; Kroatien; Tschechische Republik; Norwegen
Abstract	Higher education is expected to contribute to graduates becoming active citizens of democratic societies. Still, little is known about how heterogeneities within higher education are connected to political participation. This study centres on differences in the type of institution, kind of degree and field of study and their relationship with variations in political participation. Considering five European countries -- Austria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Malta and Norway -- it investigates how civic skills and social background explain differences in political participation. The results indicate an impact of higher education characteristics on political participation. University graduates, master's-level graduates and graduates in humanities and social sciences have higher participation levels. Counter-intuitively, there is no universal association of civic skills with participation. The comparative perspective reveals that mechanisms differ by country. Norway, as a less segregated country, shows a weaker association of political participation and type of institution than Austria, as a more segregated country. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01