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Diploma democracy : the rise of political meritocracy

Title
Diploma democracy : the rise of political meritocracy / Mark Bovens and Anchrit Wille.
Author
Bovens, M. A. P.
Publication
  • New York : Oxford University Press, 2017.
  • ©2017

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Additional Authors
Wille, Anchrit
Description
xiii, 232 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
Summary
This volume dissects the rise of a political meritocracy and its consequences for democracy and the political landscape.
Subject
  • Political culture
  • Merit (Ethics) > Political aspects
  • Elite (Social sciences) > Political activity
  • Democracy
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 194-220) and index.
Contents
Part I. Concepts and contexts -- Diplomas -- Democracy -- Education as a cleavage -- Part II. Contours -- The education gap in political participation -- The meritocratization of civil society -- Political elites as educational elites -- Part III. Consequences -- The consequences of diploma democracy -- Remedying diploma democracy.
Call Number
JFE 17-9085
ISBN
  • 0198790635
  • 9780198790631
OCLC
966871571
Author
Bovens, M. A. P., author.
Title
Diploma democracy : the rise of political meritocracy / Mark Bovens and Anchrit Wille.
Publisher
New York : Oxford University Press, 2017.
Copyright Date
©2017
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 194-220) and index.
Added Author
Wille, Anchrit, author.
Research Call Number
JFE 17-9085
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