Subjectivity in dispute: Luis Alberto Warat versus the neoliberal subject

The problem this article focuses on is: how does Luis Alberto Warat’s legal proposal dialogue with the theme of neoliberal subjectivity? The objective is to explore the complex relationship between subjectivity, Law and neoliberalism in the aforementioned author’s work. The qualitative methodology was used, as well as the document analysis technique, since the connection between subjectivity, Law and neoliberalism was established according to the Waratian theoretical contribution. An analytical and didactic approach to Warat’s reflections was pursued, demonstrating both the centrality of the idea of subjectivity throughout his work, as well as how the neoliberalism category was already relevant in his work. As a conclusion, this paper sought to demonstrate the protagonism and actuality of Luis Alberto Warat for contemporary social legal critique. He not only provides a contemporary diagnosis of the problems that Law must face, but he continues to be innovative in placing subjectivity at the center of the legal issue and pointing out paths of resistance. He positioned himself as a staunch critic of the homogeneous and universal neoliberal subjectivity, represented by the self-entrepreneur figure. As an alternative to this system, he proposed to view subjectivity as the result of an in-between and that demands political-social attention and care, which he defined as otherness.

Key-words:
Neoliberalism; Subjectivities; Micropolitics; Luis Alberto Warat