Social exclusion in public policies and the micropolitics of an association founded by migrants

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https://doi.org/10.3384/rela.2000-7426.4699

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social exclusion, migrants, public policies, micropolitics, adult education

Abstract

The theme of social exclusion has gained visibility in recent years through political discourse. This paper problematises the issue of social exclusion by analysing the hegemonic discourse in public policies and the alternative discourse grounded on the policies of an association, a civil society organization, facilitated by migrants and their descendants. The analysis is the result of a participatory research study based on the collection of documentation and semi-structured interviews. The hegemonic discourse on social exclusion was analysed through empirical data from the perspective of those who inhabit and/or intervene in a neighbourhood that is the object of public policies targeting the so-called 'excluded'. Several paradoxes were identified between the social exclusion discourses conveyed in public policies and in the micropolitics of this association. The discourse, goals and working methods that characterise the micropolitics of the association contribute to the emergence of new forms of singularisation, through adult education initiatives.

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Author Biographies

Cármen Cavaco, Instituto de Educação da Universidade de Lisboa, UIDEF

Carmen Cavaco holds a PhD in Education Sciences, in the speciality of Adult Training, from the Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences of the University of Lisbon.

She is an assistant professor at the Institute of Education, University of Lisbon (IE-ULisboa). She is a researcher at the IE-ULisboa R&D Unit ‘Education and Training Research and Development Unit’ (UIDEF), belonging to the ‘Research and Training Area of Politics of Education and Training’. Areas of teaching and research: experiential training, non-formal and informal education, public policies on adult education and training, non-schooled adults and adults with low level of schooling, recognition of prior learning.

Catarina Paulos, Instituto de Educação da Universidade de Lisboa, UIDEF

Catarina Paulos holds a PhD in Education, in Adult Training, from the Institute of Education, University of Lisbon (IE-ULisboa). She is a researcher at the IE-ULisboa R&D Unit ‘Education and Training Research and Development Unit’ (UIDEF), belonging to the ‘Research and Training Area of Politics of Education and Training’. Research areas: educational policies, recognition of prior learning, experiential training and autobiographical methodology.

Rita Domingos , Associação Cultural Moinho da Juventude

Rita Domingos holds a PhD in Health Sciences, in the field of Forensic Psychology, and a Master in Forensic Psychology and Social Exclusion. She is psychologist at the Associação Cultural Moinho da Juventude and professor at the Lusophone University of Humanities and Technologies (LUHT). She has developed research in the areas of domestic violence, criminal justice and social reintegration. She is an integrated researcher at the Francisco Suárez Research Centre - LUHT Law School.

Emília Alves, Associação Cultural Moinho da Juventude

Emília Alves is working in the Associação Cultural Moinho da Juventude since its foundation in 1987, and currently she is a member of the board. She has 20 years of experience in the area of education as a nanny. She also has training as an experience expert. Since 2009 she has been consolidating her intervention as an experience technician, developing several activities with the aim of promoting social inclusion.

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2023-10-13

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Cavaco, C., Paulos, C., Domingos , R., & Alves, E. (2023). Social exclusion in public policies and the micropolitics of an association founded by migrants . European Journal for Research on the Education and Learning of Adults, 14(3), 359–377. https://doi.org/10.3384/rela.2000-7426.4699

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Vol. 14 No. 3 (2023): Inclusion, adult education and social justice

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