The long-lasting effects of citizenship education

Both policymakers and scholars disagree about the effects suitability of citizenship education standalone courses. Extant evidence their is mixed inconclusive. This article exploits discontinuities generated by changes in Spanish policies to identify long-term civic on multiple outputs usually set as policy goals these courses: political engagement, institutional support values. In 2007, a new subject was introduced school curricula. then progressively removed from curricula until its disappearance 2017. These gave rise exogenous variation exposure between young individuals born different years. this are exploited through regression discontinuity design that draws 12-wave panel survey. The results point emergence generation critical – yet passive citizens result implementation schools.Supplemental data for can be accessed online at: https://doi.org/10.1080/01402382.2021.1917153 .