Political Mind Summer Series 2026
About this event
Dates: Tuesdays 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd, 30th June, 7th, 14th July and 21st July | 8:15 – 9:45pm
These weekly seminars will explore the many contemporary political issues of our time from a psychoanalytic perspective.
2nd June | Unconscious Politics with Giuseppe Caruso and Prof. Bob Hinshelwood
Chair: David Morgan
9th June | The Pathologies of International Relations with Prof. Michael Rustin
Chair: Giuseppe Caruso
Chair: Tomaz Fortuna
23rd June | No-Go Areas in Psychoanalysis with David Morgan
Chair: Jeremy Clarke
30th June | Knowledge and It’s Pretenders with David Bell
Chair: Dr Anuradha Menon
7th July | Ending Wars with Lord John Alderdice
Chair Philip Stokoe
14th July | Violence and the Feminine with Professor Lisa Barrister
Chair: Harriet Wolfe
21st July | Establishment Misogny and Paedophilia: How and why has it continued so long? with Philip Stokoe
Chair David Morgan
These lectures will be recorded and available for 1 week.
REFUND POLICY: Full refunds are offered for cancellations made before 14 days before the event date or first day of an event or series. For full event booking terms and conditions click here.
Concession tickets are available, for students, BPAS candidates and NHS trainees. Please email outreach@iopa.org.uk if you are unsure if you qualify for a concession ticket.
Views and opinions expressed by speakers are their own and do not represent the views or opinions of the Institute, event organisers or other speakers. We expect delegates to respect the confidentiality of clinical material discussed in our events. The content must not be recorded, conveyed or disseminated in any format and participants must not share access to the event with non-registered participants.
Event prices
| Standard – Online | £240.00 |
| Concession – Online | £145.00 |
Psychoanalysis and Social Justice 
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