Education and the Fantasies of Neoliberalism by Matthew Clarke - 9780367463588

Taylor & Francis

Education and the Fantasies of NeoliberalismPolicy, Politics and Psychoanalysis\nAuthor(s): Matthew Clarke\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367463588, 978-0367463588\nSynopsis\nEducation and the Fantasies of Neoliberalism revitalizes conversations about the nature and purpose of education in a global context characterized by concerns about quality and equity in education, reflecting wider economic and political anxieties around declining productivity and social inclusion.\n\nThe book illustrates how Lacanian psychoanalytic theory offers a conceptual vocabulary for exposing and critiquing the fantasmatic nature of policy and practice, while foregrounding the tensions and contradictions they seek to conceal. Specifically, the book draws on ideas of lack, fantasy and desire from Lacanian psychoanalytic theory to gain insights into the contentious but disavowed politics of reform in education. The book builds on cutt.