Inclusion and exclusion—We and the Other. Response to Vamik Volkan’s Key-note Lecture
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 14776161 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Thomas Mies (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 51 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 359-367 |
| Publication date | 2018-09-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Group Analysis (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0533-3164 • E-ISSN: 1461-717X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0533316418793462 |
| OpenAlex | W2888215153 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 7 |
This response is focused on the following question: What may be the specific group analytic point of view on phenomena as the resurgence of nationalism in the western world, the so-called refugee crisis and the confrontation with Islamism and Islamist terror? The guideline of this response will be the idea of the ‘group of individuals’, which Norbert Elias characterized as his main contribution to group analytic theory. The response will emphasize the significance of the Other for the formation of personal and collective identities. It will argue that we face the Other, not only outside our own group, but also inside, and that xenophobia goes hand in hand with the denial of real differences and conflicts inside one’s own group. Finally, the history of the German nation-state is discussed as an exemplary case
Criminology · Denial · Epistemology · German · Nationalism · Political science · Politics · Psychoanalysis · Racism · Refugee · Social science · Sociology · Xenophobia · European history and politics · Gender Studies · Law · Philosophy · Psychoanalysis and Social Critique · Psychology · Social Psychology · Sociology and Norbert Elias
| Highly cited | No |
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