ABSTRACT
The rise of neoliberalism represents the desire of humans to dominate the various aspects of life. On one hand, this dominance will bring individual and corporate welfare. On the other hand, it will trigger the destruction of the market system. In Indonesia, the existence of neoliberalism is clearly reflected in education. Neoliberal education has been implemented since the New Order era and has continued to develop in the Reform era. By analysing the speeches of the President of Indonesia, the writers found that in the New Order era, neoliberal values were more oriented toward developing the country to support the demands of the industry. Currently, the values are more directed at meeting the needs of industries. With regard to the concept of Neoliberalism incorporated in the educational system of Indonesia and considering the impact of neoliberalism, this research aims to analyse and compare the neoliberal ideologies in the New Order era and in the Reform era. A comparative descriptive analysis was performed on 48 Indonesian presidential speeches from the former President Soeharto to President Joko Widodo. Fairclough’s three dimensional frameworks (the text description, discourse explanation, and sociocultural interpretation) were applied to reconstruct neoliberal ideologies. This research is expected to contribute to the studies of inter-temporal Critical Discourse Analysis and to provide ideas for the improvement of education in Indonesia.
