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Abstract
The way in which societies around the globe are governed is changing towards more flexible and networked forms where the government is not the sole and main responsible actor in the organisation, funding, delivery and evaluation of public services. Analysing the new roles of philanthropic organisations, think tanks and business organisations is a key task in order to understand the expansion of neoliberal ideas and solutions in the field of education policy. Taking as a starting point the set of ideological pillars and discursive practices of the Spanish neoliberal think tank Foundation for Social Studies and Analysis (Fundación para el Análisis y los Estudios Sociales, FAES) and its networks of academics and experts, this article aims to offer a deeper understanding of the processes through which new models of public management and market-based solutions are being promoted and enacted in the Spanish educational arena. To do this, we will experiment with tools derived from what is known as ‘network ethnography’, a new methodological approach that combines aspects of Social Network Analysis with more traditional ethnographic methods.
Antonio Olmedo is a British Academy Newton International Fellow based at the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Institute of Education, University of London, United Kingdom. His research interests and publications rest within the field of Education Policy Analisys and Sociology of Education, more concretely in the relation between Education Policy and social class: social inequalities and segregation; neoliberal policies and the creation of quasi-markets; and global networks, international organisations, policy advocacy, philanthropy, and ‘edu-businesses’: international education policy and emerging patterns of access, opportunity and achievement in education. Email: [email protected]
Eduardo Santa Cruz Grau is a Chilean sociologist and researcher at the University of Granada, Spain. He is currently finishing his PhD. He is also a researcher at the Interdisciplinary Research Programme in Education (PIIE) and the Research Centre in Education in the University UCIFN, both in Chile. He has published several articles and contributions to books in the field of sociology of education, education policy, education reform, media and citizenship. Email: [email protected]
Antonio Olmedo is a British Academy Newton International Fellow based at the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Institute of Education, University of London, United Kingdom. His research interests and publications rest within the field of Education Policy Analisys and Sociology of Education, more concretely in the relation between Education Policy and social class: social inequalities and segregation; neoliberal policies and the creation of quasi-markets; and global networks, international organisations, policy advocacy, philanthropy, and ‘edu-businesses’: international education policy and emerging patterns of access, opportunity and achievement in education. Email: [email protected]
Eduardo Santa Cruz Grau is a Chilean sociologist and researcher at the University of Granada, Spain. He is currently finishing his PhD. He is also a researcher at the Interdisciplinary Research Programme in Education (PIIE) and the Research Centre in Education in the University UCIFN, both in Chile. He has published several articles and contributions to books in the field of sociology of education, education policy, education reform, media and citizenship. Email: [email protected]
Acknowledgements
The authors would like to thank the two anonymous reviewers for their incisive comments and valuable suggestions to improve this paper.
Notes
Antonio Olmedo is a British Academy Newton International Fellow based at the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Institute of Education, University of London, United Kingdom. His research interests and publications rest within the field of Education Policy Analisys and Sociology of Education, more concretely in the relation between Education Policy and social class: social inequalities and segregation; neoliberal policies and the creation of quasi-markets; and global networks, international organisations, policy advocacy, philanthropy, and ‘edu-businesses’: international education policy and emerging patterns of access, opportunity and achievement in education. Email: [email protected]
Eduardo Santa Cruz Grau is a Chilean sociologist and researcher at the University of Granada, Spain. He is currently finishing his PhD. He is also a researcher at the Interdisciplinary Research Programme in Education (PIIE) and the Research Centre in Education in the University UCIFN, both in Chile. He has published several articles and contributions to books in the field of sociology of education, education policy, education reform, media and citizenship. Email: [email protected]
1 1. Microsoft Access and NodeXL (an open source template for Microsoft Excel) were used to create the databases where all the information was stored and the network diagrams were generated.
2 2. In this case the documents, transcriptions and materials were analysed using the qualitative data analysis software QSR NVivo 10.
5 5. Due to space limitations, this paper focuses on the network of connections, advocacy strategies and political discourse of FAES. Already ongoing research and further publications will focus on the influence and impact of the foundation's activities on the implementation and enactment of political legislation.
6 6. Campus FAES is also annually replicated in a number of Latin American countries (Argentina, Chile, Colombia and Peru) as well as in Central America & the Caribbean.
7 7. The full presentation can be found at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =fS2O7OLnsYk&feature=youtube
8 8. Francisco López Rupérez has held, among others, the positions of Director General of Education and Culture (1996–1998) and Secretary General of Education and Training (1998–1999) the Ministry of Education; Deputy Minister of Education of the Community of Madrid (2000); and Minister of Education in the Permanent Delegations of Spain to the OECD, UNESCO and the Council of Europe (2000–2004). See http://www.mecd.gob.es/ministerio-mecd/organizacion/organismos/presidente-consejo-escolar-estado.html
14 14. http://atlasnetwork.org
15 15. For a complete list of the FAES network in the USA, see: http://www.fundacionfaes.org/en/red_de_think_tanks_en_estados_unidos
16 16. For a complete list of the FAES network in Europe, see: http://www.fundacionfaes.org/en/european_ideas_network_y_red_europea_de_fundaciones