1 Scope, Postition and Sequence.- 2 Thinking with Paradox.- 3 Governing the Soul: The Theoretical Support of Michel Foucault.- 4 In Neoliberal Times.- 5 The Lines of Struggle.- 6 Paradoxes of Subjectivity and Authority.- 7 Paradoxes of Neoliberal Policy.- 8 Paradoxes of Managerialist Practice.- 9 Generative Possibilities.

Dr Chris Dolan has significant experience as a teacher, principal and system leader, having worked in a wide variety of roles and educational settings during a long and successful career with the South Australian Department for Education. With an ongoing interest in school leadership and a broad professional network, he moved into consultancy work from 2013-2016, with an emphasis on improving curriculum and instructional leadership by providing professional learning for leaders and supporting a range of regional and whole-of-school processes and strategies. He has recently completed a PhD at the University of South Australia, with research focused on the constitutive forces that are shaping school principals in the current policy environment.