TY - CHAP TI - The neoliberal dispositif: understanding the transformation of the social and ethical space of education KW - Accountability KW - Choice KW - Dispositif KW - Education KW - Foucault KW - Neoliberalism KW - Neoliberalization UR - https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-818630-5.01009-5 SP - 60 EP - 69 T2 - International Encyclopedia of Education: Fourth Edition AV - restricted ID - discovery10171000 N1 - This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher?s terms and conditions. A1 - Jones, BMA A1 - Ball, SJ PB - Elsevier Y1 - 2022/01/01/ N2 - In this article we examine some of the difficulties that surround the understanding and use of the term neoliberalism. We consider different approaches to neoliberalization and review their value in making sense of the dramatic changes that have occurred in education worldwide. We employ Foucault's notion of the dispositif to trace the way in which neoliberalism has transformed the social, cultural and ethical landscape of education. We suggest that the construct of the dispositif may prove to be a way forward in theorizing how neoliberalism works ?out there? and ?in there? as a form of governance. ER -