FreshEd #343 –Policy Mobilities and Assemblage Theory (Steven Lewis & Rebecca Spratt)

About this episode

The episode explores the theoretical approach of combining Policy Mobilities and Assemblage theory in education.

Today we explore the meaning of comparison from a theoretical approach that combines Policy Mobilities and Assemblage theory. My guests are Steven Lewis and Rebecca Spratt. Steven Lewis is an Associate Professor of Comparative Education at Australian Catholic University where Rebecca Spratt is a PhD candidate. Their new book is Assembling Comparison: Understanding Education Policy through Mobilities and Assemblage (Bristol University Press, 2024). freshedpodcast.com/lewis-spratt/ -- Get in touch! Twitter: @FreshEdpodcast Facebook: FreshEd Email: info@freshedpodcast.com Support FreshEd: www.freshedpodcast.com/support/

People in this episode

Guests: Steven Lewis, Rebecca Spratt

Topics covered

• Policy Mobilities
• Assemblage Theory
• Comparative Education

Keywords

• education policy
• comparison
• theory

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Assembling Comparison: Understanding Education Policy through Mobilities and Assemblage

Books & works: Assembling Comparison: Understanding Education Policy through Mobilities and Assemblage

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