NEOCONSERVATISM IN EDUCATIONAL SPACES AND THE NEED FOR EDUCATION IN/FOR HUMAN RIGHTS

Abstract

This article intends to problematize the (re)updating of conservatism in Brazilian society, and its implications for educational agendas. The discussion is based on the following question: how can education in and for human rights serve as a counterpoint to the rise of neoconservative narratives in Brazilian society, reproduced/updated in educational spaces? The text brings together arguments, arising from bibliographic research procedures, analyzed from the perspective of the qualitative approach. In the study, it is highlighted that human rights are situated in the field of disputes of interests between the state, the market and civil society. In this context, the strategic role of educational spaces in strengthening a culture in and for human rights is discussed, as a resistance to conservative ideologies that, in recent years, have gained strength in educational policy.