Rethinking critical education theories from regenerative dynamics in the face of neoliberal precariousness processes

Abstract

The evolution from Keynesian to neoliberal capitalism means a shift from an ‘industrial citizenship’ to a ‘precarised’ one. The structural and collective perspective of social problems is lost, making the individuals responsible for their life circumstances. The demand for permanent activation in the service of productivity leads to an entrepreneurial management of their lives. This implies a neoliberal construction of their identities. Classical critical education theories do not respond to this new situation because the problem does not lie in the lack of activation of the individuals, but in the fact that they have naturalised structural