A Transactional Analytic View of War and Peace

Datos Bibliográficos

ID20178746
AutoresLeonard P Campos (Schlumberger (Ireland), autor de correspondencia)
Año2014
Volumen44
Número1
Páginas68-79
Fecha de publicación2014-01-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaTransactional Analysis Journal (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0362-1537 • E-ISSN: 2329-5244
EditorialInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1177/0362153714531722
OpenAlexW2325711105
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas7
Referencias citadas6

Since Eric Berne did not provide an in-depth objective analysis of war as a transactional game, the author takes on the daunting task of confronting this horseman of the apocalypse. He focuses on intergroup conflicts, which can escalate into violence that results in mortal combat. The structural and transactional bases of violent conflict are examined to show how contaminated thinking from polarized political and religious ideologies and feelings lead to such conflict. The example of two countries in conflict is used to illustrate crossed and ulterior transactions that can interfere with peace efforts. Using Berne’s (1972) Formula G, the author introduces an example of a game that he calls “Tyrants and Terrorists” to demonstrate how a game of war can start. For wars in general, he uses Berne’s original analysis of life games. The goal of this article is to stimulate dialogue on how transactional analysts, working together with the international community, can contribute their expertise to preventing war

Economics · Feeling · Ideology · Management · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Transactional analysis · Transactional leadership · Law · Leadership, Human Resources, Global Affairs · Personality Disorders and Psychopathology · Psychology · Social Psychology · Transactional Analysis in Psychotherapy