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Book: D.W. Winnicott and Political Theory: Recentering the Subject
Editors: In this volume, the work of British psychoanalyst D.W. Winnicott is set in conversation with some of today’s most talented psychodynamically-sensitive political thinkers. The editors and contributors demonstrate that Winnicott’s thought contains underappreciated political insights, discoverable in his reflections on the nature of the maturational process, and useful in working through difficult impasses confronting Read more
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Audio: The Roots of Extremism – Daniel Pick
What drives people to exterminate others? The historian Daniel Pick reveals the story of an extraordinary project which aimed to unearth persecution’s roots, from witch-hunts to the Holocaust and beyond. In 1961, Adolf Eichmann, one of the chief organisers of the Holocaust, was tried in Jerusalem. Among those deeply troubled by his apparent ordinariness was Read more
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The Free Clinics Network: A Mapping Exercise for Sharing Practices and Pluralising Access to Psychoanalytic Clinical Listening
http://freepsy.essex.ac.uk/ To join the Free Clinics Network, visit https://freepsyproject.com/the-free-clinics-network-directory/ The Free Clinics Network is under construction. It brings together clinical institutions and practitioners around the world involved in offering free or low-cost psychoanalysis. The Free Clinics Network is relevant to both patients and psychoanalysts globally, aiming to promote shared practices among the clinicians and to Read more
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Book : Social Theory, Psychoanalysis and Racism
Author: Simon Clark About this book Sociological explanations of racism tend to concentrate on the structures and dynamics of modern life that facilitate discrimination and hierarchies of inequality. In doing so, they often fail to address why racial hatred arises (as opposed to how it arises) as well as to explain why it can be Read more
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Book: Working Within Diversity: A Reflective Guide to Anti-Oppressive Practice in Counselling and Therapy
Author: Myira Khan In this reflective guide, Myira Khan tackles what it means to work within diversity as a therapist – to actively reflect on your own identity and experiences and how they affect the therapeutic relationships between you and your clients. Presenting a model of anti-oppressive practice, the book examines topics such as power Read more
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Children’s Minds in the Line of Fire: Kids Left Behind in Venezuela – Michelle Carpio
From IPA’s Children’s Minds in the Line of Fire Blog The testimonies and ideas that I present here arise from my experience as a psychoanalyst and a CEO of a Venezuelan non-profit organisation. The latter role exposes me to many realities beyond the couch that inform my point of view and my leadership. The Foundation Read more
Psychoanalysis and Social Justice 