Education for democracy in the neoliberal context : challenges to overcome competitive subjectivity

This bibliographic paper aims to probe the challenges for the formation of democratic subjects in a context of hegemony of neoliberal thought, which press in the construction of competitive subjectivities. The neoliberalism is understood, here, beyond the classically considered assumptions of econom...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Marcon, Telmo, Scolari, Adriel, Mezadri, Neri José
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)
Repositorio:Revista Internacional de Educação Superior
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.periodicos.sbu.unicamp.br:article/8658379
Acceso en línea:https://periodicos.sbu.unicamp.br/ojs/index.php/riesup/article/view/8658379
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Educação escolar
Democracia
Neoliberalismo
Subjetividade concorrencial
Sociabilidade
Educación escolar
La democracia
El neoliberalismo
Subjetividad competitiva
Sociabilidad
School education
Democracy
Neoliberalism
Competitive subjectivity
Sociability
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Sumario:This bibliographic paper aims to probe the challenges for the formation of democratic subjects in a context of hegemony of neoliberal thought, which press in the construction of competitive subjectivities. The neoliberalism is understood, here, beyond the classically considered assumptions of economic policy that defend a minimum state in the economy and in socio-educational policies. The contributions of Dardot and Laval (2016) broaden the horizons of this understanding and problematize how the neoliberal assumptions enter subjectivities and produce new ways of life. Concepts such as neosubject, self-entrepreneur, competition, among others, translate these new assumptions. Seeking to translate this intention, the paper begins with a general problematization of the theme; reconstructs the main arguments of Dardot and Laval about the “new reason of the world”, in dialogue with authors like Sennett and Antunes; subsequently, it deepens some assumptions of school education, aiming at the formation of democratic subjects, especially with the contribution of Biesta. In conclusion, reaffirms the thesis that only a democratic education is able to qualify the assumptions of sociability in view of a common life.