The pandemic represents the deepening of neoliberal logic rather than its failure
In short: An analysis of the COVID-19 pandemic through the lens of feminist political economy suggests the global health crisis was not a breakdown of neoliberalism. Instead, researchers argue the pandemic represents the outcome and intensification of neoliberalism's existing structures, impacting how life, work, and death are organized.
By applying three social reproduction theoretical frameworks, the article explores how the pandemic impacted the architecture of capitalist life and racialized processes. The study examines how these forces manufacture different kinds of surplus subjects.
As a theoretical analysis, the work focuses on mapping political-economic contours rather than providing empirical data from a specific human sample.
Why it matters: Viewing the pandemic as a systemic outcome helps reveal how neoliberalism continues to reshape the fundamental processes of human life.
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