Education Policy and Racial Biopolitics in Multicultural Cities

Hardback

Main Details

Title Education Policy and Racial Biopolitics in Multicultural Cities
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Kalervo N. Gulson
By (author) P. Taylor Webb
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:160
Dimensions(mm): Height 234,Width 156
ISBN/Barcode 9781447320074
ClassificationsDewey:370.11709713541
Audience
Professional & Vocational
Illustrations 2 Illustrations, black and white

Publishing Details

Publisher Bristol University Press
Imprint Policy Press
Publication Date 26 July 2017
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Through an examination of the policy process and practices related to the establishment of an Africentric Alternative School in Toronto, Gulson and Webb show how school choice can represent and manifest the hopes and fears, contestations and settlements of contemporary racial biopolitics and ethnic politics of education in multicultural cities.

Author Biography

Kalervo N. Gulson is Associate Professor in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, University of New South Wales. Relevant work has examined the connections between space and race when theorizing education policy change. P. Taylor Webb is Associate Professor in the Department of Education, University of British Columbia. His work examines education policy in relation to ideas of neoliberalism, governmentality, and bio- and micro-politics.

Reviews

"In this highly original book, Gulson and Webb make an informed and exciting contribution to post-structural approaches to policy analysis." Patrick Bailey, Senior Teaching Fellow, University College London