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Title: 'Data My Ass': Political Rhizomes of Power and the Symbolic Violence of Neoliberal Governance and Privatization
Language: English
Authors: Pamela Rogers, Nichole Grant
Source: Critical Education. 2024 15(2):37-51.
Availability: Institute for Critical Education Studies. 2125 Main Mall, EDCP, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z4 Canada. Tel: 604-822-2830; Web site: https://ices.library.ubc.ca/index.php/criticaled/
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 15
Publication Date: 2024
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Evaluative
Information Analyses
Descriptors: Privatization, Government School Relationship, Neoliberalism, Governance, Public Education, Data Use, Deception, Letters (Correspondence), Primary Sources, Politics of Education, Foreign Countries, Public Officials, Power Structure
Geographic Terms: Canada
ISSN: 1920-4175
Abstract: In October 2022, New Brunswick Minister of Education and Early Childhood Development Dominic Cardy publicly resigned and widely disclosed his disappointment with Premier Blaine Higgs' leadership. Using Cardy's unprecedented public resignation letter as a primary source, this paper explores the inner workings of neoliberal governance and privatization in public education and critically analyzes data manipulation, governance shifts, and problematic conservative "hands-offism." Applying a rhizomatic methodological framing and theoretically drawing from Bourdieu and Passeron's (1977) conceptualization of symbolic violence and Gilmore's (2008) notion of "organized abandonment," we argue that neoliberal governance and privatization disproportionately affect vulnerable communities and weaken democratic processes. To understand these complexities, we utilize a rhizomatic analysis, simultaneously considering historical and geographical contexts, governance structures, and political narratives. We conclude that neoliberal governance and privatization are inherently symbolically violent, as they are used in tandem to perpetually defund and dismantle public institutions.
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