- What needs to happen for school autonomy to be mobilised to create more equitable public schools and systems of education? Keddie, Amanda; MacDonald, Katrina; Blackmore, Jill; Boyask, Ruth; Fitzgerald, Scott; Gavin, Mihajla; Heffernan, Amanda; Hursh, David; McGrath-Champ, Susan; Møller, Jorunn; O’Neill, John; Parding, Karolina; Salokangas, Maija; Skerritt, Craig; Stacey, Meghan; Thomson, Pat; Wilkins, Andrew; Wilson, Rachel; Wylie, Cathy and Yoon, Ee‑Seu. 2023. What needs to happen for school autonomy to be mobilised to create more equitable public schools and systems of education? Australian Educational Researcher, 50(5), pp. 1571-1597. ISSN 0311-6999
- Book review of Reframing Education as a Public and Common Good: Enhancing Democratic Governance by Rita Locatelli Wilkins, Andrew. 2021. Book review of Reframing Education as a Public and Common Good: Enhancing Democratic Governance by Rita Locatelli. Journal of Education Policy, 36(1), pp. 155-158. ISSN 0268-0939
- Book review of The Handbook of Global Education Policy by K. Mundy, A. Green, B. Lingard, and A. Verger (eds) Wilkins, Andrew. 2020. Book review of The Handbook of Global Education Policy by K. Mundy, A. Green, B. Lingard, and A. Verger (eds). Journal of Education Policy, 35(2), pp. 284-286. ISSN 0268-0939
- The processual life of neoliberalisation: Permutations of value systems and normative commitments in a co-operative trust setting Wilkins, Andrew. 2019. The processual life of neoliberalisation: Permutations of value systems and normative commitments in a co-operative trust setting. International Journal of Inclusive Education, 23(11), pp. 1180-1195. ISSN 1360-3116
- Translations of new public management: a decentred approach to school governance in four OECD countries Wilkins, Andrew; Collet-Sabé, Jordi; Gobby, Brad and Hangartner, Judith. 2019. Translations of new public management: a decentred approach to school governance in four OECD countries. Globalisation, Societies and Education, 17(2), pp. 147-160. ISSN 1476-7724
- Rescaling the local: multi-academy trusts, private monopoly and statecraft in England Wilkins, Andrew. 2017. Rescaling the local: multi-academy trusts, private monopoly and statecraft in England. Journal of Educational Administration and History, 49(2), pp. 171-185. ISSN 0022-0620
- Governing through parents: a genealogical enquiry of education policy and the construction of neoliberal subjectivities in England Olmedo, Antonio and Wilkins, Andrew. 2017. Governing through parents: a genealogical enquiry of education policy and the construction of neoliberal subjectivities in England. Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education, 38(4), pp. 573-589. ISSN 0159-6306
- Book review of Through a glass darkly: The social science look at the neoliberal university by Margaret Thornton (ed.) Wilkins, Andrew. 2017. Book review of Through a glass darkly: The social science look at the neoliberal university by Margaret Thornton (ed.). Journal of Education Policy, 32(3), pp. 386-387. ISSN 0268-0939
- Book review of STEM strategies: student ambassadors and equality in higher education by Clare Gartland Wilkins, Andrew. 2015. Book review of STEM strategies: student ambassadors and equality in higher education by Clare Gartland. Journal of Education Policy, 30(5), pp. 747-748. ISSN 0268-0939
- Professionalizing school governance: the disciplinary effects of school autonomy and inspection on the changing role of school governors Wilkins, Andrew. 2015. Professionalizing school governance: the disciplinary effects of school autonomy and inspection on the changing role of school governors. Journal of Education Policy, 30(2), pp. 182-200. ISSN 0268-0939
- Widening participation in higher education: the role of professional and social class identities and commitments Wilkins, Andrew and Burke, Penny Jane. 2015. Widening participation in higher education: the role of professional and social class identities and commitments. British Journal of Sociology of Education, 36(3), pp. 434-452. ISSN 0142-5692
- Gobernar la educación a través de los padrespolítica educativa y construcción de subjetividades neoliberales en Inglaterra. (Governing education through parents: education policy and the construction of neoliberal subjectivities in England) Olmedo, Antonio and Wilkins, Andrew. 2014. Gobernar la educación a través de los padrespolítica educativa y construcción de subjetividades neoliberales en Inglaterra. (Governing education through parents: education policy and the construction of neoliberal subjectivities in England). Profesorado, 18(2), pp. 99-116. ISSN 1138-414X
- Book review of Social Theory and Education Research by Mark Murphy (ed.) Wilkins, Andrew. 2013. Book review of Social Theory and Education Research by Mark Murphy (ed.). Social Theory Applied,
- Book review of Local Democracy, Civic Engagement and Community: From New Labour to the Big Society by Hugh Atkinson Wilkins, Andrew. 2013. Book review of Local Democracy, Civic Engagement and Community: From New Labour to the Big Society by Hugh Atkinson. LSE Review of Books,
- Shades of Freire: Exorcising the spectre haunting pedagogy Wilkins, Andrew. 2013. Shades of Freire: Exorcising the spectre haunting pedagogy. Journal of Pedagogy, 3(1), pp. 11-12.
- Libertarian paternalism: Policy and everyday translations of the rational and the affective Wilkins, Andrew. 2013. Libertarian paternalism: Policy and everyday translations of the rational and the affective. Critical Policy Studies, 7(4), pp. 395-406. ISSN 1946-0171
- Pedagogy of the Consumer: The Politics of Neo-liberal Welfare Reform Wilkins, Andrew. 2012. Pedagogy of the Consumer: The Politics of Neo-liberal Welfare Reform. Journal of Pedagogy, 3(2), pp. 161-173.
- Public battles and private takeovers: Academies and the politics of educational governance Wilkins, Andrew. 2012. Public battles and private takeovers: Academies and the politics of educational governance. Journal of Pedagogy, 3(1), pp. 11-29.
- Commodifying diversity: Education and governance in the era of neoliberalism Wilkins, Andrew. 2012. Commodifying diversity: Education and governance in the era of neoliberalism. Human Affairs, 22(2), pp. 122-130. ISSN 1210-3055
- School choice and the commodification of education: A visual approach to school brochures and websites Wilkins, Andrew. 2012. School choice and the commodification of education: A visual approach to school brochures and websites. Critical Social Policy, 32(1), pp. 69-86. ISSN 0261-0183
- Push and pull in the classroom: Competition, gender and the neoliberal subject Wilkins, Andrew. 2012. Push and pull in the classroom: Competition, gender and the neoliberal subject. Gender and Education, 24(7), pp. 765-768. ISSN 0954-0253
- The spectre of neoliberalism: pedagogy, gender and the construction of learner identities Wilkins, Andrew. 2012. The spectre of neoliberalism: pedagogy, gender and the construction of learner identities. Critical Studies in Education, 53(2), pp. 197-201. ISSN 1750-8487
- Community and School Choice: Geographies of Care and Responsibility Wilkins, Andrew. 2011. Community and School Choice: Geographies of Care and Responsibility. Journal of Community & Applied Social Psychology, 21(1), pp. 1-13. ISSN 1052-9284
- School choice, consumerism and the ethical strand in talk Wilkins, Andrew. 2011. School choice, consumerism and the ethical strand in talk. Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education, 32(2), pp. 357-370. ISSN 0159-6306
- Citizens and/or consumers: mutations in the construction of concepts and practices of school choice Wilkins, Andrew. 2010. Citizens and/or consumers: mutations in the construction of concepts and practices of school choice. Journal of Education Policy, 25(2), pp. 171-189. ISSN 0268-0939
Dr Andrew Wilkins
Staff details
Position
Head of Programme, BA Education, Reader in Education Policy
Department
Andrew.Wilkins (@gold.ac.uk)
Links
Andrew W. Wilkins is Reader, Director of Research, Department Impact and Ethics Lead, and Head of BA Education
Andrew W. Wilkins is Reader, Director of Research, Department Impact and Ethics Lead, and Head of BA Education
Academic qualifications
- BA Sociology, University of Leeds 2003
- MRes Social Science Research Methods, Goldsmiths, University of London 2005
- PhD Social Policy, Open University 2009
Teaching and supervision
Research interests
Research interests in education policy, education governance, comparative education, and global education.
Invited speaker at major events in Europe, Asia and Australasia.
Assessor for Fonds de la Recherche Scientifique (FNRS), Australian Research Council (ARC) and UKRI Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC).
Co-Editor in Chief of Journal of Education Policy (JEP).
Co-Convenor of the webinar series Education Policy Futures (EPF) (with Brad Gobby, Rita Nikolai and Amanda U. Potterton).
Member of Goldsmiths’ Research Ethics Sub-Committee (RESC) and College's Internal Peer Review Group.
External Examiner for 20 doctoral theses. Supervised 100+ Undergraduate and Postgraduate Dissertations.
Former External Examiner for MSc and MA Programmes at University College London (UCL) and University of Glasgow.
Featured publications
2024:
Keywords in education policy research: A conceptual toolbox
Bristol: Policy Press
2024:
What is governance? Projects, objects and analytics in education
Journal of Education Policy
2024:
Assembling New Public Management: Actors, networks and projects
In: Derek Brent Edwards; Antoni Verger; Keita Takayama and Marcia McKenzie, eds. Researching Global Education Policy: Diverse Approaches to Policy Movement. Bristol: Policy Press
2023:
Publics in education: Thinking with Gunter on plurality, democracy and local reasoning
In: Tanya Fitzgerald and Steven, J. Courtney, eds. Critical education policy and leadership studies: The intellectual contributions of Helen M. Gunter. Cham, Switzerland: Springer Nature
2022:
Objects and subjects of risk: A governmentality approach to education governance
Globalisation, Societies and Education
Publications and research outputs
Article
- Intermediaries in local schooling landscapes: Partnership building and policy enactment during times of crisis Nicholson, Phil and Wilkins, Andrew. 2025. Intermediaries in local schooling landscapes: Partnership building and policy enactment during times of crisis. Journal of Education Policy, 40(1), pp. 89-110. ISSN 0268-0939
- Objects and subjects of risk: A governmentality approach to education governance Wilkins, Andrew and Gobby, Brad. 2024. Objects and subjects of risk: A governmentality approach to education governance. Globalisation, Societies and Education, 22(5), pp. 915-928. ISSN 1476-7724
- What is governance? Projects, objects and analytics in education Wilkins, Andrew and Mifsud, Denise. 2024. What is governance? Projects, objects and analytics in education. Journal of Education Policy, 39(3), pp. 349-365. ISSN 0268-0939
Book
- Keywords in education policy research: A conceptual toolbox Wilkins, Andrew; Courtney, Steven J. and Piattoeva, Nelli. 2024. Keywords in education policy research: A conceptual toolbox. Bristol: Policy Press. ISBN 9781447360100
- Modernising School Governance: Corporate planning and expert handling in state education Wilkins, Andrew. 2016. Modernising School Governance: Corporate planning and expert handling in state education. Abingdon: Routledge. ISBN 9780815360674
Book Section
- Using Foucault to interrogate teaching wellbeing as discourse Gobby, Brad; Karnovsky, Saul and Wilkins, Andrew. 2025. Using Foucault to interrogate teaching wellbeing as discourse. In: Richard Niesche and Denise Mifsud, eds. Thinking with Michel Foucault in Educational Leadership: Methodological and Conceptual Challenges. London: Bloomsbury.
- Assembling New Public Management: Actors, networks and projects Wilkins, Andrew; Collet-Sabé, Jordi; Esper, Tomás; Gobby, Brad and Grimaldi, Emiliano. 2024. Assembling New Public Management: Actors, networks and projects. In: Derek Brent Edwards; Antoni Verger; Keita Takayama and Marcia McKenzie, eds. Researching Global Education Policy: Diverse Approaches to Policy Movement. Bristol: Policy Press. ISBN 9781447368021
- Publics in education: Thinking with Gunter on plurality, democracy and local reasoning Wilkins, Andrew. 2023. Publics in education: Thinking with Gunter on plurality, democracy and local reasoning. In: Tanya Fitzgerald and Steven, J. Courtney, eds. Critical education policy and leadership studies: The intellectual contributions of Helen M. Gunter. Cham, Switzerland: Springer Nature, pp. 113-126. ISBN 97830031368004
Edited Book
- Policy Foundations of Education Wilkins, Andrew, ed. 2023. Policy Foundations of Education. London: Bloomsbury Academic. ISBN 9781350171138
- Education Governance and Social Theory: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Research Wilkins, Andrew and Olmedo, Antonio, eds. 2018. Education Governance and Social Theory: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Research. London: Bloomsbury Academic. ISBN 9781350040083