Review of The Safetyfication of Education: Neoliberalism, Psychopolitics and the End of Critical Education, by Marta Estellés

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https://doi.org/10.14507/er.v33.4605

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English and Spanish versions of Diego Palacios's review of The Safetyfication of Education, an open access book in which author Marta Estellés examines the dominance of safety discourses in education and its connection with neoliberalism. 

Author Biography

Diego Palacios Díaz, Universidad Santo Tomás (Santiago de Chile)

Diego Palacios Díaz is a psychologist and academic at the School of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, Universidad Santo Tomás (Santiago de Chile). His research examines the emotionalization of education in contemporary Latin American school policies.

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Han, B.-C. (2017). Psychopolitics: Neoliberalism and new technologies of power. Verso.

Palacios Díaz, D., Báez Oyanedel, T., Losada Medina, M., & Sisto Campos, V. (2024). Emo–entrepreneurs: A critical analysis of a legislative proposal on emotional education in Chile. Education Policy Analysis Archives, 32. https://doi.org/10.14507/epaa.32.8667

[Book reviewed] Estellés, M. (2025). The safetyfication of education: Neoliberalism, psychopolitics and the end of critical education. Bloomsbury Academic. Open access at https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/safetyfication-of-education-9781350533929/

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2026-05-13

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Palacios Díaz, D. (2026). Review of The Safetyfication of Education: Neoliberalism, Psychopolitics and the End of Critical Education, by Marta Estellés. Education Review, 33. https://doi.org/10.14507/er.v33.4605

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Vol. 33 (2026)

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Book reviews

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