The neoliberal subjectivity and the financialisation in Spanish households: a diagnosis of the forms of self-management in the post-pandemic era
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This article addresses the constitution of neoliberal subjectivities in Spanish households over the period of 2017-2020. This objective is related, on the one hand, to the theoretical corpus of the financialisation of everyday life (Martin, 2002) and, on the other hand, to the impact of COVID-19 on new forms of neoliberal self-management. Through the operationalisation of the concept of neoliberal subjectivity, its objective dimension is analysed using the database from the Survey of Household Finances (EFF). The findings reveal that the paradigm of neoliberal subjectivation, after the irruption of the COVID-19, is not linked to the emergence of a new form of self-management through the creation of a portfolio of assets. Households stretch the boundaries of theoretical neoliberal subjectivity, investing mainly property or seeking solace in their savings.
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