Across countries and throughout history, students, universities, and expanding access to education have often helped sow the seeds of democratic change.
From Greece and South Korea to Czechoslovakia and Indonesia, education has been more than a path to skills and economic opportunity. It can also shape civic participation, political awareness, and demands for accountable government.
In my latest Substack, I look at the relationship between education and democracy, and the role education has played in democratic transitions around the world.
Education, economics and public policy 