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In this article, we advance a critical approach to understanding the changing discursive space of educational politics by following discourses through an expansive policy network that goes beyond its traditional boundaries. Specifically, we draw on argumentative discourse analysis (ADA), which allows for the analysis of how and why various actors and groups come together to assign certain meanings to educational phenomena or problems, leading to policy responses or changes. Rooted in Foucault’s notions of discourse and power, ADA offers a unique approach to discourse analysis that can illuminate policy change through discourse coalitions. Three case studies from educational policy scholarship are discussed to illustrate the value and utility of ADA in future critical education policy studies.  \nKeywords: educational policy change, critical policy analysis, discourse analysis, power, discourse, neoliberalism  \nIntroduction  \nOzga (2021) argues that the politics of education policy lies in “discourses around education”(p. 298), with Ball (2007) noting that it lies in the “discursive struggles over the meaning and causes of the crisis”in and of education (p. 5). Thus, a key task for critical policy scholars is to illuminate not only how policy is formed but also what discursive struggles underpin the exchanges among various actors whose voices are either heard or silenced in educational politics and policy change. Furthermore, the role of critical scholars is to facilitate a deeper understanding of the changing ideological and material conditions of education that influence whose voices get amplified and thus help to precipitate educational policy change (Apple, 2001, 2004). In contemporary times, Apple (2004) particularly points to the example of a conservative modernization alliance, which consists of a group of libertarian economists, authoritarian populists, and religious conservatives. Despite vast differences in their values, they have come together to solve “educational problems” by implementing market-based reforms to (re)establish a common culture and schooling with standardized testing while also controlling education resources under austerity measures and top-down management. As such, critical scholars are urged to elucidate these types of alliances that are actively involved in “the ongoing struggles that constantly shape the terrain on which education operates”(Apple, 2004, p. 15). In the absence of such analysis, critical scholarship is left “with increasingly elegant new theoretical formulations, but with a less than elegant understanding of the field of social power on which they operate”(Apple, 2004, p. 14).  \nA wide range of discourse analysis approaches has been used in studying education since the linguistic turn in the 1970s (Arribas-Ayllon & Walkerdine, 2017). Some approaches have focused more on the micro-level linguistic features of discourse, while others have emphasized the importance of disciplinary structures, values, and the “‘regime’ of truth”(Foucault, 1980, p. 133). Also, some approaches have emphasized power and ideology, while others have focused on processes of social construction (see Phillips & Hardy, 2002). Other discourse analysis approaches are critical in nature, such as Foucauldian discourse analysis (Phillip & Hardy, 2002; Rogers et al., 2016; Wodak, 2015; Wood & Kroger, 2000). Nevertheless, few discourse analysis approaches elucidate the changing nature of educational politics through the formation of discourse coalitions that shape the conditions of educatio","cbCaiu4YThn1djcS","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiu4YThn1djcS","pdf",375928,14,"English","# Introduction\n## Neoliberal reforms and educational policy change\n# Argumentative Discourse Analysis (ADA)\n## Discourse, power, and authoritative discourse\n## Policy as arguments and discourse coalitions\n# Applications and Case Studies\n## ADA developed by Maarten Hajer\n## Three studies illustrating ADA in practice\n# Conclusion","[{\"question\":\"What does the article aim to explain about educational policy change in neoliberal times?\",\"answer\":\"It explains how educational policy change is shaped through discursive struggles and collaborations among public and private actors. It focuses on how meanings are assigned to education problems and how those meanings lead to policy responses.\"},{\"question\":\"How does argumentative discourse analysis (ADA) connect discourse and power?\",\"answer\":\"ADA is rooted in Foucault’s notions of discourse and power. It analyzes how dominant or “authoritative” discourse emerges and takes hold through discourse coalitions.\"},{\"question\":\"How is ADA proposed to be used in educational policy research?\",\"answer\":\"The article proposes ADA as a lens to study policy development as exchanges of arguments consolidated by discourse coalitions. It also indicates that ADA can be adapted to specific critical education policy research questions.\"}]","Educational Politics and Policy Change in Neoliberal Times - An Argumentative Discourse Analysis | PDF",1792084255,35]