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Small, David – Policy Futures in Education, 2011
Until the global financial crisis, neo-liberalism had appeared invincible. This article examines the global rise of neo-liberalism and its impact on education, particularly its treatment of the social democratic ideal of equality. Drawing on examples from education and other socio-political factors, it considers whether the financial crisis is…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Political Attitudes, Ideology, Economic Development
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Bobulescu, Roxana – Policy Futures in Education, 2008
Born in France in 1997, the ATTAC (Association for the Taxation of Financial Transactions to Aid Citizens) movement is popularising IPE (international political economy), the interdisciplinary field of study born in the United Kingdom in the 1970s. The affinity between the ideas and main concerns of ATTAC and IPE can be clearly stated. ATTAC is a…
Descriptors: Popular Education, Critical Theory, Critical Reading, Foreign Countries
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Olssen, Mark – Policy Futures in Education, 2004
This article explores the relationship of Foucault to Marxism. Although he was often critical of Marxism, Foucault's own approach bears striking parallels to Marxism, as a form of method, as an account of history, and as an analysis of social structure. Like Marxism, Foucault represents social practices as transitory and all knowledge and…
Descriptors: Economic Development, Political Attitudes, Educational Attitudes, Social Structure