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Mark Olssen

@MarkOlssen

Emeritus Professor of Political Theory & Education policy @surreypolitics @uniofsurrey. FRSA, FAcSS. Res.: political theory, ethics, Foucault, neoliberalism.

 Guildford, UK
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Joined September 2013
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I am delighted and honoured to have been elected a Fellow of the British Academy. My sincere thanks to the Academy for this recognition. thebritishacademy.ac.uk/fell… – at Jacobs Well, England
Mark Olssen FBA

Mark Olssen FBA

Mark Olssen is a political theorist and higher education policy scholar whose work spans Foucault studies, democratic governance, social theory, and the development of relational and post-foundatio...

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New book October 2026 routledge.com/Thinkers-for-a… – at Jacobs Well, England
Thinkers for a Complex Age: Normative Political Theory After Foundationalism

Thinkers for a Complex Age: Normative Political Theory After Foundationalism

Thinkers for a Complex Age offers a sustained engagement with key figures in modern and contemporary political and social thought in order to address one of the central problems of our time: how...

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New book June 2026 e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/the-ret…
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Book chapter: 'Rehabilitating the Concept of the Public Good', in: The Oxford Handbook of Education and Globalization (Oxford Library of Internatio ebay.us/m/VMOafj #eBay via @eBay_UK
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November 2022. New book of great social and political import ...
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New book, 2021: Selected Papers of Mark Olssen. Foreword Stephen J. Ball. Brill: Boston, MA. Sept. 2021 brill.com/display/title/6025…
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Foucault, writing and the contemporary university: a grim celebration. Stephen J.Ball and Mark Olssen in conversation, June 19th 2024
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November 2022. New book of great social and political import ... elgaronline.com/edcollbook/b…
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Keynote address June 2024 dropbox.com/scl/fi/g5sqlo1l3…
University of Derby Foucault World Congress Conference 2024.pdf

University of Derby Foucault World Congress Conference 2024.pdf

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Published 30th Jan - paperback edition of Constructing Foucault's Ethics by @MarkOlssen 'A major contribution to foucauldian scholarship.' (Stephen J. Ball, UCL) 'A truly impressive and timely book.' (Hugh Lauder, University of Bath) Order for £20/$29.95 tinyurl.com/2mtzu544
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Book chapter 2019: Richard Watermeyer, Mark Olssen, The dissipating value of public service in UK Higher Education, in Public Value, eds. Adam Lindgreen et al. taylorfrancis.com/chapters/e…
The dissipating value of public service in UK Higher Education | 22 |

The dissipating value of public service in UK Higher Education | 22 |

This chapter traces the attempted conversion of the university from what can be called a public good model to one serving private interests. The value,

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Book chapter: 'Rehabilitating the Concept of the Public Good', The Oxford Handbook of Education and Globalization, Chap. 38, pp 820 - 861 google.com/search?kgmid=/g/1…
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New journal article: May 2023: Bosio, Emiliano, & Olssen, Mark. Critical global citizenship: Foucault as a complexity thinker & education – A conversation with Mark Olssen. Citizenship Teaching & Learning 18 (2), pp. 245 - 261 doi.org/10.1386/ctl_00123_1 intellectbooks.com/citizensh…
Citizenship Teaching & Learning

Citizenship Teaching & Learning

Citizenship Teaching & Learning; This peer-reviewed journal focuses on citizenship teaching and learning in all contexts, for all ages, within and beyond schools. It brings together the work of...

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Delighted to accept invitation to join the editorial board of Foucault Studies rauli.cbs.dk/index.php/fouca…
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New journal article: Dec 2022: Foucault's New Materialism: An Extended Review Essay of Thomas Lemke's The Government of Things rauli.cbs.dk/index.php/fouca…
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New book chapter, Nov. 2022: Academic freedom, institutional autonomy and democracy: the incursions of neoliberalism, in Watermeyer, Raaper and Olssen (Eds.), Handbook of Academic Freedom. Edward Elgar: Cheltenham, pp. 125 - 145. e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/handboo…
Handbook on Academic Freedom

Handbook on Academic Freedom

‘The Handbook on Academic Freedom paints an extremely disturbing picture of how, globally, academics’ ability to act as critical public intellectuals has been radically undermined by universities’...

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26th April 2022. Foucault's New Materialism: A Review of Thomas Lemke's The Government of Things academic.oup.com/sf/advance-… nitter.cf/MarkOlssen/status/1520…
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Global Citizenship Interview Series: Emiliano Bosio interviews Mark Olssen, February 2022: youtu.be/F2cUVi2htXk
Mark Olssen | Global Citizenship Education Interview Series with...

Mark Olssen | Global Citizenship Education Interview Series with...

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