Exceptionality, Neoliberalism and Corporations in COVID Times: JobKeeper and the legal shaping of economic order in crisis

PhD Thesis


Goding, Vincent Reginald Andrew. 2024. Exceptionality, Neoliberalism and Corporations in COVID Times: JobKeeper and the legal shaping of economic order in crisis. PhD Thesis Doctor of Philosoph. University of the Sunshine Coas. https://doi.org/10.25907/00841
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Exceptionality, Neoliberalism and Corporations in COVID Times: JobKeeper and the legal shaping of economic order in crisis

TypePhD Thesis
AuthorsGoding, Vincent Reginald Andrew
Supervisor
1. FirstTimothy D. Peters
2. SecondAshley Pearson
3. ThirdKieran Tranter
Institution of OriginUniversity of the Sunshine Coas
Qualification NameDoctor of Philosoph
Year2024
PublisherUniversity of the Sunshine Coast
Place of PublicationAustralia
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.25907/00841
AbstractThis thesis argues that the shaping of economic order in crisis is contingent upon both exceptional and normative forms of legal power and the interaction of these forms. It argues that extraordinary economic interventions are made possible by the partial suspension of normative politico-economic order during crisis, which enlivens an exceptional but fundamentally normalising state power. It shows how these exceptional interventions and their outcomes are influenced by their interaction with other elements of normative order which continue to function despite the crisis. Specifically, it demonstrates how extraordinary economic measures intended to stabilise and shape economic order during crisis depend upon and are influenced by an intimate relation between the institutions of the state, law and the corporation. This thesis makes these conclusions via a critical analysis of the Australian Commonwealth Government’s JobKeeper wage subsidy scheme, examining it through a theoretical lens which brings together Carl Schmitt’s theory of the state of exception and critical accounts of neoliberalism.
KeywordsCarl Schmitt; State of exception; Neoliberalism ; Neoliberal legality; Economic order; Corporations law; Corporate theory; Corporate profiteering; COVID-19 pandemic ; JobKeeper
Contains Sensitive ContentDoes not contain sensitive content
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020480103. Corporations and associations law
480405. Law and society and socio-legal research
480410. Legal theory, jurisprudence and legal interpretation
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