O'Donnell, Aislinn
(2017)
Pedagogical injustice and
counter-terrorist education.
Education, Citizenship and Social Justice, 12 (2).
pp. 177-193.
ISSN 1746-1979
Abstract
This article addresses the way in which the securitisation of education, effected through initiatives in
counter-terrorism such as Prevent, leads to what I call ‘pedagogical injustice’ for students and teachers. It
analyses the implications of the pre-crime agenda in the space of the classroom and draws upon literature
on epistemic injustice, communicative injustice and institutional prejudice to explain why bringing counterterrorist
legislation into education undermines the educational endeavour. It argues that by re-framing the
Prevent agenda in the language of therapy, resilience and well-being, indicators guiding its implementation
that might otherwise be seen as illegitimate or even illegal forms of profiling are given credence in the
spheres of education and other domains which demand pastoral care from professionals. By targeting ideas
instead of focusing on violence, Prevent undermines educators. Foucault describes this kind of blurring of
discourses as ubuesque and examines the veneer of legitimacy given when professionals engage in discourses
and practices beyond their specific expertise. This new figure is the counter-terrorist educator operating
between the spheres of security, psychology and education. To contest this image of education and outline
the dangers of this approach, we turn to Arendt’s writings on education and her commitment to ‘training
the imagination to go visiting’.
| Item Type: |
Article
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| Keywords: |
Arendt; counter-terrorism; education; epistemic injustice; Foucault; fundamental British values; pedagogical
injustice; Prevent; securitisation; Ubu; |
| Academic Unit: |
Faculty of Social Sciences > Education |
| Item ID: |
11417 |
| Identification Number: |
https://doi.org/10.1177/1746197917698490 |
| Depositing User: |
Prof Aislinn O'Donnell
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| Date Deposited: |
23 Oct 2019 17:05 |
| Journal or Publication Title: |
Education, Citizenship and Social Justice |
| Publisher: |
Sage Publications |
| Refereed: |
Yes |
| URI: |
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| Use Licence: |
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