Konstitutionen av den speciella pedagogiken i en barncentrerad förskola för alla : Att analysera ett politiskt styrinstrument med diskursteoretisk ram

[English title: The Constitution of Special Education in a Child-centred Preschool for All: To Analyze Political Steering Instruments with a Discourse Theoretical Frame] This paper identifies and analyzes what constitutes special education in the (revised) Swedish preschool curriculum. The paper also contributes with an analytical mode of understanding political, as well as other, documents, in, for example, an educational system. The analytical strategy is built upon discourse theory, using the ideas of Ernesto Laclau and Chantal Mouffe. The results show a fortified hegemonic discourse about a preschool for all children, where child-centred and inclusive approaches are dominant and where special education, to a large extent, is constituted by more management, stimulation and special support. The paper raises questions about the possible effects the hegemonic discourse may contribute to