Is making war work?

I’m Dr. Jasmine Chorley-Schulz. I research, write, and teach the intersection of political theory, labour, and empire with a focus on the military as a site of class struggle and as an exemplar of the broader feature of capitalist life that is the multi-racial, global, working class’ implication in colonialism and the exploitation of nature, self and others.

I hold a PhD in Political Science (Political Theory and International Relations) from the University of Toronto. My dissertation is called Soldiers in Capitalist Society: Critique of the Labour of Political Violence.

Recent publications:

  • “Working-Class Soldiers, Social Reproduction, and the State.” Science & Society 88, no. 2 (April 2024): 272–93. https://doi.org/10.1521/siso.2024.88.2.272. (Link)

  • ‘Soldiers and the State in Marx and Engels.’ In Marxism and the Capitalist State: Towards a New Debate, edited by Rob Hunter, Rafael Khachaturian, and Eva Nanopoulos, 121–39. Political Philosophy and Public Purpose. Springer International Publishing, 2023. (Link)

Current projects

I am currently working on two main projects growing out of my dissertation research:

  1. Marx and The Militia Question

  2. The Union Question: Soldier and Conscript Labour Unionism and the New Left

More about me:

I have teaching experience in many aspects of Political Science, including International Relations, International Law, and Political Theory undergraduate courses.

Education: PhD Political Science (University of Toronto); MA in Global Affairs (University of Toronto); BA (Hons) in History and Celtic Studies (University of Toronto).

You can find me on Academia.edu.