Empty Britain? Hegemony and Ambiguity in British Education Policy

Autor/inn/en	Henshall, Cameron; Prosser, Howard; Sanjakdar, Fida
Titel	Empty Britain? Hegemony and Ambiguity in British Education Policy
Quelle	In: British Journal of Sociology of Education, 44 (2023) 6, S.996-1017 (23 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Henshall, Cameron) ORCID (Prosser, Howard) ORCID (Sanjakdar, Fida)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0142-5692
DOI	10.1080/01425692.2023.2220928
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Educational Policy; Cultural Influences; Ambiguity (Context); School Role; Social Values; Power Structure; Politics of Education; Terrorism; Group Unity; United Kingdom (Great Britain) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Sozialer Wert; Educational policy; Terrorismus; Gruppenidentität
Abstract	The role of schools in developing a sense of common British identity has taken centre stage in the face of 'racialised' accounts of violence during the twenty first century. In this paper, we argue that certain British education policy documents can be understood as "hegemonic interventions" seeking to resolve "ambiguities" surrounding constructions of British identity. We do so by examining the Department for Education (DfE) 'Fundamental British Values' (FBV) guidance within the context of its relationship to the "Prevent Duty" anti-terrorism programme as well as the 'Political impartiality in schools' guidance released by the DfE in 2022. Utilising Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) and applying Laclau and Mouffe (2014/1985) conception of hegemony with Hall's (2021/2000) claim that 'Britishness' is an empty signifier, this paper argues that the ambiguities of 'Britishness' present a number of opportunities for power to be exercised and consolidated. Finally, we explore the possible implications for demands to 'decolonise the curriculum' within schools' existing duties and propose possible structural limits placed upon these demands by said duties. (As Provided).
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