The Actual Control Capacity over the Production of Labor Power: A Contemporary Reconstruction of Marxist Political Economy Based on the Commercialization of Labor Power（基于劳动力商品化的对劳动力生产实际掌控能力研究——马克思主义政治经济学的当代重构）

Project Overview This project systematically presents a research system on contemporary Marxist Political Economy, anchored in four phase-based exploratory papers and culminating in a synthesizing preprint monograph. It completes a research cycle from "theoretical category innovation" to "systematic full-scale construction"—preserving the trajectory of theoretical evolution while delivering a mature, ready-to-use analytical framework. Core Categories and System Construction The research takes the original analytical categories "Production Integrity" and "Actual Control Capacity over the Production of Labor Power" as its unifying thread, following the rigorous logic of "Problem-Breaking & Establishment—Theoretical Reconstruction—Systematic Expansion—Emancipatory Program—Final Formalization". It constructs the ternary dialectical framework of "Control over the Means of Production—Production Integrity—Control over the Production of Labor Power", which serves as a foundational analytical tool for interpreting contemporary capitalist dominance and emancipatory practice. Progressive Contributions of Research Outcomes 1. Phase-Based Explorations: Four Core Papers (Trajectory of Theoretical Evolution) These four papers advance the research in stages (including addressing room for refinement in early explorations), laying the groundwork for the final成果: - Production Integrity and Actual Control: A New Approach to Class Analysis Beyond Wealth Stratification (DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17492460, 2025-10-31): Proposes and defines the two core categories, deepening the criterion of class division from static "ownership" to dynamic "functional dominance potential" and establishing the materialist analytical foundation. - Returning to the Field of Production: Reconstruction and Critique of Alienation Theory Based on "Production Integrity" and "Actual Control" (DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18005399, 2025-12-21): Re-anchors alienation critique in the production field, arguing that "the loss of actual control is the power core of alienation" and infusing classical theory with contemporary explanatory power. - Production Integrity and the Actual Control Capacity over the Production of Labor Power: A Reconstruction of Marxist Political Economy in the Era of Digital Capitalism (DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18044966, 2025-12-24): Constructs the ternary analytical framework, shifting the critical focus from "ownership of things" to "colonization of life processes" and completing the systematic reconstruction of Political Economy for the digital era. - A New Path to Proletarian Emancipation: Reclaiming the Actual Control Capacity over the Production of Labor Power (DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18136564, 2026-01-03): Formulates a contemporary articulation of capitalism’s fundamental contradiction and proposes the emancipatory program of "reclaiming the Actual Control Capacity over the Production of Labor Power", realizing the initial extension of theory to practice. 2. Final Formalization: Synthesizing Preprint Monograph (Systematized Mature Outcome) The Contemporary Upgrading of Capital: The Dominance Revolution from "Means of Production" to "Production of Labor Power" (Preprint, 2026-01-14, DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.18244088) As the synthesizing centerpiece of the entire research, this work integrates the evolutionary logic of the four preceding papers, addresses gaps in phase-based explorations, and systemizes and rationalizes the analytical framework of "Production Integrity—Actual Control Capacity over the Production of Labor Power". It presents the full-chain system from theoretical categories and critical paradigms to emancipatory programs, serving as the mature, complete vehicle for engaging with the project’s core achievements. This research system combines rigorous logic, a materialist stance, and strong contemporary relevance, directly responding to digital-era phenomena such as platform economies and algorithmic governance. All outputs adhere to open science principles, with permanent DOIs publicly released on the Zenodo platform; this OSF project serves as the research management hub, and academic criticism and dialogue are welcome.