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The tl;dr: School visits by politicians improved German students’ views of politicians and boosted their confidence in understanding and engaging with politics. Surveys before and after the programme showed small to medium positive effects across diverse student groups.

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It does not necessarily mean you have lower anti-elite attitudes unless you have a politician in your close circle. But it does seem to be correlated with higher efficacy! Please read the article for the full story ☝🏻

This is a small UK-focused extension of my main PhD question: what happens to citizens’ attitudes about democracy when they have contact with politicians? In the UK, this seems to be a relatively rare phenomenon with only 50% even having seen a politician in person.

Congrats! Such an interesting topic ☺️