The main goal of this article is to analyse the Non-Partisan School movement (EsP, or Escola sem Partido) which articulates social and political actors around a conservative agenda for education in Brazil. Based on Ball's studies, this article analyses political governance networks using a free software, GEPHI, using a qualitative network methodology. The article analyses some relevant social actors in this conservative initiative. The research shows that the Non-Partisan School, though presented as an initiative against ideological indoctrination, is in fact the result of a strong combination of ideological, conservative and partisan interests. The article shows that EsP is a conservative agenda among other movements in the struggle for ideological hegemony in the educational field.
Considering that, in recent years, a conservative wave is being observed in Brazil that accompanies conservative movements around the world, it becomes important to study in a deeper way the neoconservative movement in the Brazilian educational scenario. This is the main purpose of this article. To do so, initially, a characterization of neoconservatism is made, based on studies by authors dealing with the US context. This first section also presents a brief history about the emergence of this movement. Soon after, some reasons are pointed out that justify the need for analyses on neoconservatives in Brazil. The article also has examples of some actions in the educational field that can be characterized as neoconservatives. We analyze the Non-Partisan School (ESP) movement, its main guidelines in relation to education, and the discussions about the National Curricular Common Base (BNCC), especially the issues related to what has been called gender ideology. The ESP and the BNCC are examined based on the theoretical conceptualization developed throughout the article, in articulation with the patterns and characteristics of the Brazilian neoconservative movement. It is concluded that, in the last years, there is a significant advance of neoconservative articulations in the political field and in the educational field. There is an insistent and intense action of neoconservatives in the elaboration of important documents of the Brazilian educational legislation. ; Tendo em vista que, nos últimos anos, vive-se no Brasil uma onda conservadora que acompanha movimentos conservadores ao redor do mundo, torna-se importante estudar de forma mais aprofundada o movimento neoconservador no cenário educacional brasileiro. Este é o objetivo principal deste artigo. Para tanto, inicialmente, faz-se uma caracterização do neoconservadorismo, a partir de estudos de autores que tratam do contexto estadunidense. Nessa primeira seção apresenta-se, ainda, um breve histórico sobre o surgimento deste movimento. Logo após, apontam-se algumas razões que justificam a necessidade de análises sobre os neoconservadores no Brasil. O artigo ainda conta com exemplos de algumas ações no campo educacional que podem ser caracterizadas como neoconservadoras. Analisam-se o movimento Escola sem Partido (ESP), suas principais pautas em relação à educação e as discussões acerca da Base Nacional Comum Curricular (BNCC), especialmente as questões ligadas ao que tem sido denominado ideologia de gênero. Examinam-se o ESP e a BNCC a partir da conceituação teórica desenvolvida ao longo do artigo, em articulação com as pautas e características do movimento neoconservador brasileiro. Conclui-se que, nos últimos anos, há um significativo avanço das articulações neoconservadoras no campo político e no campo educacional. Constata-se uma atuação insistente e intensa dos neoconservadores na elaboração de importantes documentos da legislação educacional brasileira.
