Marcello Musto, York University

Research

War Pacifism Militarism Violence Left Labor movement Feminism Anti-colonialism

Latest funding

War and the Left: A Global History
SSHRC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$75,125
Alternative Socio-Economic Ideas, 1789-1871
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$70,305
The Global History of Karl Marx's 'Capital'
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$199,951

War and the Left: A Global History

Principal investigatorSSHRC2023Partnership Development Grants

Principal investigators: Musto, Marcello

Keywords: War; Pacifism; Militarism; Violence; Left; Labor movement; Feminism; Anti-colonialism; defensive war; Just war; National identities; Nationalism; Dictatorship; Forced migration; Environmental issues; Conflict resolution; Disarmament; Alternatives to war

$75,125

Alternative Socio-Economic Ideas, 1789-1871

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Musto, Marcello

Keywords: Capitalism; Alternative Economic Systems; Democracy; Inequality; Labour; Cooperatives; Workers Self-Management; Fair Trade; Socialism; Utopianism

$70,305

The Global History of Karl Marx's 'Capital'

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Partnership Development Grants

Principal investigators: Musto, Marcello

Keywords: history of social and political thoughts; global history of ideas; Karl Marx; capital; reception studies; politics of translation

$199,951

Marx's capital after 150 years (1867-2017)

Principal investigatorSSHRC2016Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Musto, Marcello

Keywords: Karl Marx; capitalism; sociology; political economy; philosophy; political theory; history of political thought

$25,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: War Dear Professor Musto, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on war connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "War and the Left: A Global History" (2023), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]