Education, Indoctrination, and Mass Mobilization in Autocracies
Published online on February 11, 2026
Abstract
Political Research Quarterly, Volume 79, Issue 2, Page 509-527, June 2026.
This article examines how regime efforts at educational indoctrination affect mass mobilization in autocracies. The literature tends to emphasize education’s democratizing potential. However, mass schooling in autocracies also facilitates pro-government ...
This article examines how regime efforts at educational indoctrination affect mass mobilization in autocracies. The literature tends to emphasize education’s democratizing potential. However, mass schooling in autocracies also facilitates pro-government ...