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SHOULD THE MORE HIGHLY EDUCATED GET MORE VOTES?: EDUCATION, VOTING AND REPRESENTATION

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SHOULD THE MORE HIGHLY EDUCATED GET MORE VOTES? EDUCATION, VOTING AND REPRESENTATION. / Tight, M.
In: British Journal of Educational Studies, Vol. 72, No. 2, 03.03.2024, p. 219-234.

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Tight, M 2024, 'SHOULD THE MORE HIGHLY EDUCATED GET MORE VOTES? EDUCATION, VOTING AND REPRESENTATION', British Journal of Educational Studies, vol. 72, no. 2, pp. 219-234. https://doi.org/10.1080/00071005.2023.2258193

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Tight, M. (2024). SHOULD THE MORE HIGHLY EDUCATED GET MORE VOTES? EDUCATION, VOTING AND REPRESENTATION. British Journal of Educational Studies, 72(2), 219-234. https://doi.org/10.1080/00071005.2023.2258193

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Tight M. SHOULD THE MORE HIGHLY EDUCATED GET MORE VOTES? EDUCATION, VOTING AND REPRESENTATION. British Journal of Educational Studies. 2024 Mar 3;72(2):219-234. Epub 2023 Sept 13. doi: 10.1080/00071005.2023.2258193

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Tight, M. / SHOULD THE MORE HIGHLY EDUCATED GET MORE VOTES? EDUCATION, VOTING AND REPRESENTATION. In: British Journal of Educational Studies. 2024 ; Vol. 72, No. 2. pp. 219-234.

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