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Ignorance Is Bliss: The Impacts Of International Travel And Education On Political Beliefs, Kyle Decker
Ignorance Is Bliss: The Impacts Of International Travel And Education On Political Beliefs, Kyle Decker
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This ISP examines the link between international travel and selected political beliefs. While the literature on the political effects of international travel are almost non-existent, many works exist that link increased education to higher political skepticism. In this study, we test the theory that international travel can be interpreted as education, and thus can have the same effect of engendering political skepticism.
This theory is tested using a survey which was distributed at various locations in Amman, Jordan. The survey first asked about the respondent’s basic demographical information, education level and international travel history. The political questions focused on two …