An exploration of the link between education and voting in Kenya

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dc.contributorFerraro, Vincent
dc.contributorLemly, John
dc.contributor.advisorDionne, Kim
dc.contributor.authorKamau, Jemimah
dc.date.accessioned2016-07-05T10:10:43Z
dc.date.available2016-07-05T10:10:43Z
dc.date.gradyear2016en_US
dc.date.issued2016-07-05
dc.description.abstractThis study investigates the relationship between education and voting in Kenya. I test whether formal education and the length of education have an impact on voting in Kenya. Since the impact of education on voting has not been studied in Kenya, I review literature that explores the relationship between education and voter turnout in America. America is an older democracy whose education system serves as a model to the current education system in Kenya, and I wanted to see how the literature between education and voting in America applies to the Kenyan context. Analyzing data from rounds 2 to 5 of the Afrobarometer, I show that acquiring formal education and spending more years in school do not increase the likelihood that Kenyans will turnout to vote. Surprisingly, Kenyans who did not receive formal education reported to have voted more than those with formal education. These results indicate that education does influence whether Kenyans vote, but in a different way than I had hypothesized. Finally, I conclude the study by evaluating explanations for these stunning results.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipPoliticsen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10166/3918
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.rights.restrictedpublicen_US
dc.subjectVoting in Kenyaen_US
dc.subjectVotingen_US
dc.subjectVoting and Education in Kenyaen_US
dc.subjectEducationen_US
dc.subjectKenyaen_US
dc.subjectPolitical Participationen_US
dc.subjectPolitical Participation in Kenyaen_US
dc.titleAn exploration of the link between education and voting in Kenyaen_US
dc.typeThesis
mhc.degreeUndergraduateen_US
mhc.institutionMount Holyoke College

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