Research polls, media interviews, and everyday conversations reveal an unsettling truth:
citizens, while well-meaning and even passionate about current affairs, appear to know very …

Successive studies have found a persistent gender gap in political knowledge. Despite
much international research, this gap has remained largely impervious to explanation. A …

Notwithstanding the improvement in gender equality in political power and resources in
European democracies, this study shows that, on average, declared interest in politics is 16 …

It is widely assumed that a representative democracy requires an enlightened citizenry in
order to function properly. The competence of citizens has been studied extensively and the …

This article tests contextual and individual-level explanations of the gender gap in political
knowledge in Latin American countries. It suggests that this gap is impacted by political and …

Members of parliament (MPs) are elected via two different tiers in mixed‐member electoral
systems—as winners of a seat in a constituency or as party candidates under proportional …

European politicians have become increasingly concerned about the possible distorting
effects of citizens not only being uninformed, but systematically misinformed about the …

Since the UK's vote to leave the European Union, there has been considerable debate
about whether voters (particularly Leave voters) were well-informed prior to making their …

The fact that most of us are ignorant on politically relevant matters presents a problem for
democracy. In light of this, some have suggested that we should impose epistemic …

Surveys have found a persistent gender gap in political knowledge, with women knowing
less about politics than men. This article tests the explanations for the gap using surveys …