Governing Literate Populations

The Political Uses of Literacy in Securing Civil Society
1. Auflage 2017
ISBN: 978-1-138-21333-3
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 216 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 496 g

Reihe: Routledge Research in Education

Securing the hearts and minds of ‘dangerous’ populations is a major concern for governments across the world. Governing Literate Populations shows how ‘governmentalities’ have deployed education and literacy in different ways in order to protect their national, social, economic and geopolitical security interests. Presenting a Foucauldian Genealogy of literacy and education, Kelly argues that government apparatuses strategically contain the rise of complex social forces to protect homogenous cultural values.

Kelly’s work traces the development of the relationship between liberal governmentalities and the securitization of ‘martial’ literate citizenries from its beginnings in the Enlightenment, starting with Hobbes’ Leviathan in 1651, through to the emergence of human security in 1994. He then examines the situation in Australia from 1995-2007, investigating political statements by the Howard Government and the insurgent Rudd opposition against the backdrop of the ‘age of terror’. The conclusion takes another historical cut by considering how the political uses of literacy can be located in the texts of Plato, before examining how the conceptualization of literate subject as citizen of the state has come to be realized in the United Kingdom and the United States of America.

Governing Literate Populations draws on data obtained from historical texts, including political and economic treatises, publications by NGOS, media sites, government policies and archived political speeches. As such, it will appeal to academics, researchers and postgraduate students examining education policy and the political uses of education, as well as literacy education and the history of education. Those with an interest in politics, sociology and history will also find this work a highly informative resource.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate and Professional

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kelly, Stephen

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Pädagogik Bildungssystem Bildungspolitik, Bildungsreform

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgements Preface: On Crisis, Risks and Dangers – Liminal Experiences 1. Introduction: Security, Education, and Literacy - What’s the Connection? 2. Using Genealogy to Think about the Politics of Education 3. Assembling Foucauldian Tools 4. From Sovereign Power to Governing the Self 5. Securing Literate Civil Society in the "Age of Terror" 6. Policy Quilting: Securing Literate Subjects 7. Governing Virtuous Citizens: Strong, Prosperous and Secure 8. Education for the National Interest: Reimagining Scales of Government 9. Conclusions: Nations at risk - Literacy a Multi-Scalar Device for Securing Literate Subjects

Über Autor(innen)

Stephen Kelly was awarded his Ph.D. from the Queensland University of Technology in July of 2015. He began his career as a Drama and English teacher and over the last few years has worked as a literacy consultant. He has research interests in both the philosophy and sociology of education. In bridging these two areas of interest, Stephen’s research agenda focuses on the possibilities of democratic education. Using Foucault’s concept of parrésia he is interested in how learners are encouraged to become fearless speakers to claims to truth. Stephen has recently accepted a position at the University of New England, Armidale in the School of Education.