Health, psychopathology and the regulation of emotion (TE)

Health, psychopathology and the regulation of emotion (TE)

Health can be understood as a state of optimal regulation and adaptive functioning of body, mind and relationships (Siegel, 2012). Health emerges from integration which is the linkage of differentiated parts of a system. Without integration, chaos and rigidity emerge....
The psychological roots of the climate crisis

The psychological roots of the climate crisis

Bertrand Russel, the philosopher, argued that most discussions of politics take insufficient account of psychology. What, then, are the psychological roots of the climate crisis? Psychoanalyst Sally Weintrobe argues that capital E ‘Exceptionalism’ lies at the root of...
Social change and the problem of crime

Social change and the problem of crime

Why is it that often well-intentioned policies produce the opposite to what they set out to do? Asks David peter Stroh. Failed social policies often have similar features: They address symptoms not the underlying cause They appear obvious and often succeed in the...
Essay: Climate justice, neoliberalism and change

Essay: Climate justice, neoliberalism and change

In 1977, scientist James Black delivered a presentation to Exxon executives called ‘the greenhouse effect’. Black gave evidence that the carbon dioxide released during the burning of fossil fuels was warming the planet. This warming, he revealed, will eventually pose...