| ID | 127801 |
| Title Proper | Political origins of primary education systems |
| Other Title Information | ideology, institutions, and interdenominational conflict in an era of nation-building |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Ansell, Ben ; Lindvall, Johannes |
| Publication | 2013. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This paper is concerned with the development of national primary education regimes in Europe, North America, Latin America, Oceania, and Japan between 1870 and 1939. We examine why school systems varied between countries and over time, concentrating on three institutional dimensions: centralization, secularization, and subsidization. There were two paths to centralization: through liberal and social democratic governments in democracies, or through fascist and conservative parties in autocracies. We find that the secularization of public school systems can be explained by path-dependent state-church relationships (countries with established national churches were less likely to have secularized education systems) but also by partisan politics. Finally, we find that the provision of public funding to private providers of education, especially to private religious schools, can be seen as a solution to religious conflict, since such institutions were most common in countries where Catholicism was a significant but not entirely dominant religion. |
| `In' analytical Note | American Political Science Review Vol.107, No.3; August 2013: p.505-522 |
| Journal Source | American Political Science Review Vol.107, No.3; August 2013: p.505-522 |
| Key Words | Interdenominational Conflict ; Conflicts ; Politics ; Political Ideology ; Nation Building ; Education System ; Political Violence ; Educational Regime ; Europe ; North America ; Latin America ; Oceania ; Japan ; History ; History - 1870-1939 ; Liberal and Social Democratic ; Religious Regime ; Catholicism ; Religious Conflicts ; Partisan Politics ; Dominant Religion |