Psychopolitics: conversations with Trevor Cribben Merrill

For thousands of years, political leaders have unified communities by aligning them against common enemies. However, today more than ever, the search for common enemies results in anything but unanimity. Scapegoats like Saddam Hussein, for example, led to a stark polarization in the United States. R...

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Main Author: Oughourlian, Jean-Michel (Author)
Contributors: Merrill, Trevor Cribben
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: East Lansing, MI Michigan State University Press 2012
In:Year: 2012
Reviews:[Rezension von: Oughourlian, Jean-Michel, Psychopolitics : conversations with Trevor Cribben Merrill] (2021) (McKenna, Andrew J.)
Series/Journal:Studies in Violence, Mimesis, & Culture
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Oughourlian, Jean-Michel
B Political psychology
Further subjects:B Oughourlian, Jean-Michel Interviews
B Political psychology
B Interview
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)
Parallel Edition:Non-electronic
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Summary:For thousands of years, political leaders have unified communities by aligning them against common enemies. However, today more than ever, the search for common enemies results in anything but unanimity. Scapegoats like Saddam Hussein, for example, led to a stark polarization in the United States. Renowned neuropsychiatrist and psychologist Jean-Michel Oughourlian proposes that the only authentic enemy is the one responsible for both everyday frustrations and global dangers, such as climate change ourselves. Oughourlian, who pioneered an interdividual psychology with Ren Girard, reveals how all people are bound together in a dynamic, contingent process of imitation, and shows that the same patterns of irrational mimetic desire that bring individuals together and push them apart also explain the behavior of nations
""Contents""; ""Foreword by René Girard""; ""Chapter 1. Psychopolitics""; ""Chapter 2. War and Terrorism""; ""Chapter 3. The War of the Gods""; ""Chapter 4. Mimetic Rivalry on an International Scale""; ""Chapter 5. Politics and Religion""; ""Chapter 6. The Apocalypse""; ""Chapter 7. Is There Any Hope?""; ""Chapter 8. In Conclusion""; ""Notes""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:1628961066