__Discursive Psychology__ is the first collection to systematically and critically appraise the influence and development of its foundational studies, exploring central concepts in social psychology such as attitudes, gender, cognition, memory, prejudice, and ideology. The book explores how discursive psychology has accommodated and responded to assumptions contained in classic studies, discussing what can still be gained from a dialogue with these inquiries, and which epistemological and methodological debates are still running, or are worth reviving. International contributors look back at the original ideas in the classic papers, and consider the impact on and trajectory of subsequent work. Each chapter locates a foundational paper in its academic context, identifying the concerns that motivated the author and the particular perspective that informed their thinking. The contributors go on to identify the main empirical, theoretical or methodological contribution of the paper and its impact on consequent work in discursive psychology, including the contributors’ own work. Each chapter concludes with a critical consideration of how discursive psychology can continue to develop. This book is a timely contribution to the advance of discursive psychology by fostering critical perspectives upon its intellectual and empirical agenda. It will appeal to those working in the area of discursive psychology, discourse analysis and social interaction, including researchers, social psychologists and students.

This book intends to harvest insights from the discipline of Psychology, in its broad understanding, for application to International Relations. Although Psychology offers an abundance of theories that are useful for this purpose, they have so far remained largely untapped. In chapters on conflict, hegemony, terrorism, mental health, global consciousness, and peace proposals, Byer provides a synthesis of these two complimentary disciplines. This innovative volume presents the first contribution to the new discipline of International Political Psychology.-- Provided by publisher

This book examines the underlying conditions that give rise to states that are effective, efficient, and bureaucratically inclusive with their developmental policies. In spite of humanity’s significant advancements in science, technology and institutionalization of universal human rights conventions in the last seven decades, many countries are still failing to achieve successful development results. As a result, enormous levels of inequality, poverty, and malnutrition prevail. This book focuses on the role of the state in the political economy of development, tracing the socio-economic origins of effective state institutions from a comparative historical-institutional perspective. Drawing on the case studies of South Korea, Brazil, India, Spain, France, and England, the study looks at how good state institutions form, and why these are central to the socioeconomic advancement of their populations. The book contends that effective developmental states are those in which state actors are able to effectively diminish and co-opt the power of the country’s landed elites during the early years of state building. Effectively, the power balance between these two classes determines the developmental trajectory of the state. Considering agrarian reform as the foremost indispensable policy tool to open conditions for positive changes in effective taxation, education, healthcare, and strategic sustainable industrial policies, this analysis offers a significant contribution to the literature on the sociology of institutions and the political economy of development. As well as being a key reading for advanced students and researchers in these areas, this book draws real-life policy lessons for practitioners and policy makers in the developing world.

This book examines the underlying conditions that give rise to states that are effective, efficient, and bureaucratically inclusive with their developmental policies. In spite of humanity’s significant advancements in science, technology and institutionalization of universal human rights conventions in the last seven decades, many countries are still failing to achieve successful development results. As a result, enormous levels of inequality, poverty, and malnutrition prevail. This book focuses on the role of the state in the political economy of development, tracing the socio-economic origins of effective state institutions from a comparative historical-institutional perspective. Drawing on the case studies of South Korea, Brazil, India, Spain, France, and England, the study looks at how good state institutions form, and why these are central to the socioeconomic advancement of their populations. The book contends that effective developmental states are those in which state actors are able to effectively diminish and co-opt the power of the country’s landed elites during the early years of state building. Effectively, the power balance between these two classes determines the developmental trajectory of the state. Considering agrarian reform as the foremost indispensable policy tool to open conditions for positive changes in effective taxation, education, healthcare, and strategic sustainable industrial policies, this analysis offers a significant contribution to the literature on the sociology of institutions and the political economy of development. As well as being a key reading for advanced students and researchers in these areas, this book draws real-life policy lessons for practitioners and policy makers in the developing world.

In recent decades, research in political psychology has illuminated the psychological processes underlying important political action, both by ordinary citizens and by political leaders. As the world has become increasingly engaged in thinking about politics, this volume reflects exciting new work by political psychologists to understand the psychological processes underlying Americans’ political thinking and action. In 13 chapters, world-class scholars present new in-depth work exploring public opinion, social movements, attitudes toward affirmative action, the behavior of political leaders, the impact of the 9/11 attacks, and scientists’ statements about global warming and gasoline prices. Also included are studies of attitude strength that compare the causes and consequences of various strength-related constructs. This volume will appeal to a wide range of researchers and students in political psychology and political science, and may be used as a text in upper-level courses requiring a scholarly and contemporary review of major issues in the field.

<p><p>this Rich Collection Brings Together Many Of The Leading Authorities On African Political Philosophy To Present A Variety Of Perspectives On This Rapidly Growing Field. They Seek To Show That African Philosophy Can Serve African People As A Moral Activity Guided By The Principles Of Practical Reason In Addressing Problems Of The Basic Structures Of Social, Political, And Economic Institutions.</p>

Contents 6 Introduction 10 Part I 20 Chapter 1: Seeing Democracy in the Clouds 22 I. 22 II. 24 III. 27 IV. 30 V. 32 Notes 33 Chapter 2: The Meaning of Socrates’ Asceticism in Aristophanes’ Clouds 38 I. 40 II. 45 III. 48 IV. 49 V. 51 Notes 52 Chapter 3: Rethinking the Quarrel Anew: Politics and Boasting in Aristophanes’ Clouds 56 What’s In a Boast? The Ubiquity of Laughter in Clouds 59 When Boasts Become Dangerous: The Nature of Politics 65 Clouds as a Defense of Political Life 70 Conclusion 73 Notes 74 Part II 76 Chapter 4: Persuasion in Comedy and Comic Persuasion: Aristophanes and the Mysteries of Rhetoric 78 I. 78 II. 82 III. 85 IV. 90 Notes 93 Chapter 5: Boundaries: The Comic Poet Confronts the “Who” of Political Action 98 The Acharnians 101 The Lysistrata 106 The Ecclesiazusae 112 Conclusion 115 Notes 116 Chapter 6: Aristophanes and the Polis 118 The Knights and the Absurdity of Politics 123 Acharnians, Birds, and the Paradox of the City 126 The Frogs: Saving Athens through Comedy 132 Notes 134 Chapter 7: On the Anabasis of Trygaeus: An Introduction to Aristophanes’ Peace 146 Peace 147 Gods 152 Comedy 161 Notes 163 Chapter 8: Aristophanes’ Herodotean Inquiry: The Meaning of Athenian Imperialism in the Birds 170 Notes 188 Chapter 9: Learning the Lesson of Dionysus: Aristophanes’ Tragicomic Wisdom and Poetic Politics in the Frogs 192 A Divine Comedy: Contesting Divinity 194 A Political Tragedy: Contesting Great Poetry 197 Aristophanes’ Tragicomic Wisdom and Poetic Politics in the Frogs 205 Notes 208 Chapter 10: Wealth and the Theology of Charity 210 Chremylus and “Charity” 212 The Counterclaims of Poverty 215 Visitors to the New God: The Results of the Reform 217 Love and Money 220 Religion and Charity 224 Charity Undermines Justice 227 The Theology of Charity Is Secularizing 230 Notes 232 Part III 236 Chapter 11: Anger in Thucydides and Aristophanes: The Case of Cleon 238 The Comic Boastfulness of Cleon 239 Law, Anger, Necessity, and Eros 242 Justice and Necessity in Aristophanes: Our Split Nature 254 Anger/Waspishness in the Knights 258 Anger/Waspishness in the Wasps 261 Notes 264 Chapter 12: The Comedy of the Just City: Aristophanes’ Assemblywomen and Plato’s Republic 268 I. Introduction 268 II. Praxagora’s Design 269 III. The Platonic Adaption of Praxagora’s Design 276 IV. Aristophanes and Plato 279 Notes 281 Chapter 13: Peisetairos of Aristophanes’ Birds and the Erotic Tyrant of Republic IX 284 I. The Erotic Tyrant of Republic IX 286 II. Plato on Two Kinds of Eros 290 III. Tyrannical Eros in the Symposium 293 IV. Eros Tyrannos and Aristophanes’ Birds 297 V. Interpreting the Birds 301 VI. The Ancient Quarrel between Plato and Aristophanes? 304 Notes 305 Chapter 14: Aristophanes’ Feminine Comedies and Socratic Political Science 312 Introduction 312 Lysistrata and the Assembly of Women: Socratic Political Science 318 Lysistrata 319 Ecclesiazusae 323 Aristophanes’ Heroines and Socrates 324 The Thesmophoriazusae and the Clouds: The Fallout from Socrates’ Political Science 326 Thesmophoriazusae 327 Clouds 329 Conclusion 332 Notes 333 Part IV 338 Chapter 15: Leo Strauss’s UnSocratic Aristophanes? 340 I. Introduction 340 II. The Clouds 342 III. The Other Plays 346 IV. Conclusion 358 Notes 359 About the Authors 362 Index 366

This book is the first volume in a three-volume series that takes an in-depth look at the relevance of Marx's economics for understanding the modern economy. The focus of this volume is the money prices of commodities. In light of the failure of central banks to stimulate inflation through printing of money, it is now accepted that there are problems with the mainstream approach to the explanation of prices. Howard Nicholas underlines the shortcomings of this and other approaches to the explanation of prices, particularly their concepts of the value of the commodity and money. He argues the problems with all other approaches are manifest in their inability to explain the changes in the relative prices of commodities, taking place in the context of changes in the aggregate money price level as well as independently. He contends that of paramount importance in Marx's explanation is that prices are set by producers prior to putting their commodities into the process of circulation, undermining the notion they are determined by the supply of and demand for the commodities in the process of exchange. Marx's approach to the explanation of prices is also contrasted with those of Neoclassicals, Post-Keynesians and Sraffa, with a view to highlighting the shortcomings in these approaches as bases for their understanding and explanations of money and prices. This book will be of interest to academics and students of price theory, money and finance, political economy, and the history of economic thought. Howard Nicholas retired in 2020 as associate professor in economics at the International Institute of Social Studies, Erasmus University of Rotterdam, The Netherlands. He has published in the areas of inflation, development theory, financial markets, the global economy, and the macro dynamics of a number of countries. He is the author of Marx's Theory of Price and its Modern Rivals (Palgrave Macmillan).-- Provided by publisher

The contributors to this volume focus on the political and value issues that, in their shared view, underlie the global environmental crisis facing us today. They argue that only by transforming our dominant values, social institutions and way of living can we avoid ecological disaster.

This book amplifies the different voices and experiences of those facing gender-based violence (GBV) in the Global South. It explores the localised ways in which marginalised individuals design modes of coping with and address GBV, including cultural interpretations, and artistic and faith-based expressions. The book examines GBV triggers, prevalence, and societal impacts while referring to community, national, and regional mobilisation to deal with the phenomenon in its various manifestations, including physical, psychological, political, domestic, and public violence. It explores issues related to women's negotiations with the patriarchal underpinnings of GBV; the role of the law and history in the perpetuation of GBV; the complementary role of culture and faith to legal protection against GBV, and access to justice for women and girls. In doing so, the book exposes understandings and expressions of GBV, as well as methodologies and indigenous initiatives to prevent it through local viable solutions. The book thus challenges the normalisation of GBV in the Global South. Providing concrete and culturally relevant suggestions for challenging ingrained models of gender understandings of violence in the Global South, this book will be of interest to academics in the fields of Development Studies, Gender Studies, Women's Studies, Violence and Abuse Studies, Human Rights, Criminal Law, and Socio-Legal Studies.

This book amplifies the different voices and experiences of those facing gender-based violence (GBV) in the Global South. It explores the localised ways in which marginalised individuals design modes of coping with and address GBV, including cultural interpretations, and artistic and faith-based expressions. The book examines GBV triggers, prevalence, and societal impacts while referring to community, national, and regional mobilisation to deal with the phenomenon in its various manifestations, including physical, psychological, political, domestic, and public violence. It explores issues related to women's negotiations with the patriarchal underpinnings of GBV; the role of the law and history in the perpetuation of GBV; the complementary role of culture and faith to legal protection against GBV, and access to justice for women and girls. In doing so, the book exposes understandings and expressions of GBV, as well as methodologies and indigenous initiatives to prevent it through local viable solutions. The book thus challenges the normalisation of GBV in the Global South. Providing concrete and culturally relevant suggestions for challenging ingrained models of gender understandings of violence in the Global South, this book will be of interest to academics in the fields of Development Studies, Gender Studies, Women's Studies, Violence and Abuse Studies, Human Rights, Criminal Law, and Socio-Legal Studies.

Citizens are political simpletons--that is only a modest exaggeration of a common characterization of voters. Certainly, there is no shortage of evidence of citizens' limited political knowledge, even about matters of the highest importance, along with inconsistencies in their thinking, some glaring by any standard. But this picture of citizens all too often approaches caricature. Paul Sniderman and Benjamin Highton bring together leading political scientists who offer new insights into the political thinking of the public, the causes of party polarization, the motivations for political participation, and the paradoxical relationship between turnout and democratic representation. These studies propel a foundational argument about democracy. Voters can only do as well as the alternatives on offer. These alternatives are constrained by third players, in particular activists, interest groups, and financial contributors. The result: voters often appear to be shortsighted, extreme, and inconsistent because the alternatives they must choose between are shortsighted, extreme, and inconsistent. Facing the Challenge of Democracy features contributions by John Aldrich, Stephen Ansolabehere, Edward Carmines, Jack Citrin, Susanna Dilliplane, Christopher Ellis, Michael Ensley, Melanie Freeze, Donald Green, Eitan Hersh, Simon Jackman, Gary Jacobson, Matthew Knee, Jonathan Krasno, Arthur Lupia, David Magleby, Eric McGhee, Diana Mutz, Candice Nelson, Benjamin Page, Kathryn Pearson, Eric Schickler, John Sides, James Stimson, Lynn Vavreck, Michael Wagner, Mark Westlye, and Tao Xie.

This fascinating study shows how the minor Greek story of Orpheus and Eurydice came to have a more persistent and varied impact on Western culture than any other Greek myth. In the last 2,000 years, it has captivated the imagination of successive ages. Writers and other artists have turned to it to explore unexpectedly diverse concerns, from classical philosophy, through Christian values, to challenges involving individual psychology and societal well-being. Dawson’s study of the mythic imagination traces how these concerns unfold in poems, plays, novels, films, paintings, operas, ballets, and sculptures. It charts a history of responses to the experience of loss and longing and the need to grow in self-awareness. And it illustrates how responses to this myth anticipate many of the claims associated with analytical psychology. This book will be of interest to analysts, scholars, and students working with Jung’s ideas, and to all those interested in adaptations of myth and the implications they harbour.

Featuring a foreword by Donald Kalsched , this important book examines the integration of the subjectively experienced body in the practice of depth psychology. Barbara Holifield draws from philosophical perspectives, neuroscientific and infant research, developmental theory, and trauma studies to offer a comprehensive overview of embodiment within a relationally based psychoanalytic approach. Clinical vignettes demonstrate the critical value of working with the bodily-felt dimension of implicit relational memory and emphasize how bodily-felt sense facilitates access to feelings. The mythopoetic reality revealed in depth psychotherapeutic process weaves all of this into a tapestry of personal meaning. Here the body serves as a portal to the numinous––healing that goes far beyond the relief of symptoms to a renewed sense of aliveness. This book offers guiding principles for psychotherapists and clinicians of all levels to engage the bodily basis of experience in their clinical practice. It will appeal to general readers interested in integrating mind and body, including those in the healing arts, fine arts, dance, athletics, meditation, yoga, and martial arts.

PrefaceThis volume, dated 1624, is entirely devoted to religious matters, ecclesiastical or missionary in their scope. The current documents for that year are concerned with conflicts between the diocesan authorities and the religious orders, and between the civil and religious authorities in Manila; the defeat by the Audiencia of the late Governor Fajardo’s attempt to found a seminary for the training of Japanese missionaries to be sent to labor in their own country; and efforts by the Spanish government to check the assumptions of the religious orders. Then follows a historical account of the early Recollect missions in the islands, down to the year 1624, compiled from the works of Andrés San Nicolas, Luis de Jesús, and Juan de la Concepción.A document entitled “Ecclesiastical affairs in the Philippines” contains letters, decrees, etc., bearing on this subject, dated from 1574 to 1624. Instructions to Gomez Perez Dasmariñas (1574) jealously restrict to the crown or its officials all exercise of the royal patronage; and give minute details of the course to be pursued by the governor and the provincials of the religious orders in matters where that right is involved. This is followed by various official documents issued in the controversy between Archbishop Serrano and the religious orders (1622–24) regarding the right claimed for archbishop and bishops to exercise the same jurisdiction and authority over the religious of the orders, when charged with the care of souls, as over the secular clergy. Serrano fortifies his position by various royal decrees and papal bulls. These documents show that much laxity has prevailed in selecting missionaries for the Indians, some of these teachers not even knowing the language of the natives to whom they minister; also that the friars claim even greater authority over their parishioners than that exercised by the archbishop and bishops in whose dioceses their missions are located. On June 20, 1622, the archbishop begins his...

What would the history of ideas look like if we were able to read the entire archive of printed material of a historical period? Would our 'great men (usually)' story of how ideas are formed and change over time begin to look very different? This book explores these questions through case studies on ideas such as 'liberty', 'republicanism' or 'government' using digital humanities approaches to large scale text data sets. It sets out the methodologies and tools created by the Cambridge Concept Lab as exemplifications of how new digital methods can open up the history of ideas to heretofore unseen avenues of enquiry and evidence. By applying text mining techniques to intellectual history or the history of concepts, this book explains how computational approaches to text mining can substantially increase the power of our understanding of ideas in history.

To probe the underlying premises of a liberal political order, John Rawls felt obliged to use a philosophical method that abstracted from many of the details of ordinary life. But this very abstraction became a point of criticism, as it left unclear the implications of his theory for public policies and life in the real political world. __Rawlsian Explorations in Religion and Applied Philosophy__ attempts to ferret out those implications, filling the gap between Rawls’s own empyrean heights and the really practical public policy proposals made by government planners, lobbyists, and legislators. Among the topics examined are natural rights, the morality of war, the treatment of mentally deficient humans and nonhuman sentient creatures, the controversies over legacy and affirmative action in college admissions, and the place of religious belief in a democratic society. The final chapter explores how Rawls’s own religious beliefs, as revealed in two works posthumously published in 2009, played into his formulation of his theory of justice.

Introducing Psychology Introduction Chapter 1: A Brief History of Psychology Ancient Psychological Thought The Philosophy of the Mind From Philosophical to Scientific The Spread of Psychology The Rise of Psychoanalysis Chapter 2: What is Psychology? The Study of the Mind The Psychodynamic Perspective The Behavioral Perspective The Cognitive Perspective The Humanistic Perspective Chapter 3: Emotional Intelligence and Psychology Defining Emotional Intelligence The Pillars of Emotional Intelligence Emotions and Emotional Intelligence Emotional Intelligence and Empathy Emotional Intelligence and Communication Chapter 4: Emotions and Psychological State The Purpose of Emotions The Cause of Emotions The Universal Emotions Emotions, Moods, and Feelings Chapter 5: Managing Thoughts and Regulating Emotions When Thoughts Require Management Managing Thoughts Managing your Thoughts and Feelings Emotional Regulation Chapter 6: Principles of Psychology and Your Relationships The Psychology of Relationships Healthy Relationships Reciprocity and Relationships Commitments and Relationships Expectations and Relationships Chapter 7: The Psychology of Success Making Your Own Definition of Success Psychology of Success and Emotional Intelligence Developing Emotional Intelligence for Leadership Chapter 8: Using Psychology to Fight Procrastination The Problem with Procrastination Why People Procrastinate Defeating Procrastination with Psychology Visualize Your Future Accountability Bribes Conclusion How To Analyze People with Dark Psychology Introduction Chapter 1: Analyzing People Why Analyze People? How to Analyze People When to Analyze People Chapter 2: Personality Types What is Personality? Why Personality Matters Myers-Briggs Type Indicator Identifying Personality Types Chapter 3: Verbal vs. Nonverbal Communication Communication Verbal Communication Nonverbal Communication Chapter 4: Reading Body Language Kinesics Oculesics Haptics Proxemics Chapter 5: Falsifying Body Language The Power of Body Language Why Falsify? Identifying Others Falsifying Their Body Language Chapter 6: Detecting Lying Deception Types of Deception Signs of Deception Identifying Deception Why Deception is Used Chapter 7: Dark Psychology What is Dark Psychology? The Dark Triad Why Use Dark Psychology? Chapter 8: Dark Psychology and the Mind How Dark Psychology Works Example 2: Sales with Dark Persuasion Example 3: Emotional Manipulation with Dark Psychology Chapter 9: Analyzing Body Language with Dark Psychology Analysis with Dark Psychology Mirroring Understanding and Analyzing Body Language for Influence Chapter 10: Dark Psychology’s Effects Ethical Dark Psychology Signs of Manipulation Malicious Dark Psychology Benevolent Dark Psychology Conclusion Manipulation and Dark Psychology Introduction Chapter 1: What is Manipulation? Manipulation The Process of Manipulation Manipulation Tactics Manipulation Techniques Chapter 2: When and Why to use Manipulation Who Manipulates? Why Manipulate? When Manipulation Occurs Chapter 3: The Power of Persuasion What is Persuasion? Persuasion vs. Manipulation Using Persuasion Persuasion in the World Chapter 4: Mind Control Techniques with Persuasion Principles of Persuasion Rhetoric Chapter 5: Influencing Others with the Science of Persuasive Psychology Persuasive Psychology and Influence Create an Appeal to Needs Loaded Words Anchor Biases Ask First What You Can Do for the Other Person Chapter 6: What is NLP? Neuro-Linguistic Programming The Keys to NLP The History of NLP Chapter 7: NLP Basic Principles to Improve Life Know your outcome Take action Sensory acuity Behavioral Flexibility Chapter 8: Mind Control with NLP NLP to Control Minds Mirroring Anchoring Pacing and Leading Learning to Read Body Language Chapter 9: Improving Communication Skills Making Eye Contact Listening Effectively Confident Body Language Chapter 10: NLP for a Successful Life Dissociation Content Reframing Anchoring Yourself Conclusion Dark Psychology Secrets Introduction Chapter 1: Dark Psychology Defining Dark Psychology The History of Dark Psychology Chapter 2: The Dark Side of Personality A Note on Empathy Machiavellianism Narcissism Psychopathy Sadism Dark Personalities and Abuse Chapter 3: Manipulation Defining Manipulation Using Manipulation Recognizing the Manipulator Defending Against Manipulation Chapter 4: Manipulation Techniques to Control Minds Mind Control with Implanted Ideas Using Mind Control Chapter 5: The Power of Persuasion What is Persuasion? Principles of Persuasion Rhetoric Chapter 6: Brainwashing What is Brainwashing? Why Brainwash? Steps to Brainwashing Chapter 7: Deception Defining Deception Types of Deception Detecting Deception Chapter 8: NLP Mind Control What is Neuro-Linguistic Processing? NLP to Control Minds NLP and Mirroring NLP to Create Anchors NLP and Pace and Lead Chapter 9: Hypnosis How Hypnosis Works Why Use Hypnosis? Chapter 10: The Benefits of Dark Psychology Is Dark Psychology Evil? Reasons to Use Dark Psychology The Insight of Dark Psychology Conclusion Emotional Intelligence & Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) Introduction Chapter 1: Emotional Intelligence What is Emotional Intelligence? The History of Emotional Intelligence Chapter 2: The Purpose of Emotional Intelligence Emotional Intelligence in Real Life The Practicality of Emotional Intelligence Traits of Emotional Intelligence Chapter 3: The Pillars of Emotional Intelligence Self-Awareness Self-Management Social Awareness Relationship Management Emotional Intelligence and Empathy Chapter 4: Emotional Intelligence and the Narcissist What is NPD? Emotional Intelligence and the Narcissist Chapter 5: Intro to Cognitive Behavioral Therapy What is CBT? How CBT Works Why CBT is Used Negative Thinking and CBT Chapter 6: Cognitive Therapy and Behavioral Therapy Understanding Cognitive Therapy Understanding Behavioral Therapy Chapter 7: Anxiety What is Anxiety? CBT and Anxiety Chapter 8: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Techniques to Eliminate Anxiety Affirmations Graded Exposure What-If Roleplays Chapter 9: Depression What is Depression? Types of Depression Depression and CBT Chapter 10: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Techniques to Eliminate Depression Successive Approximation Goal Setting Activity Scheduling Chapter 11: Insomnia What is Insomnia? Insomnia and CBT Chapter 12: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Techniques to Eliminate Insomnia Stimulus Control Sleep Restriction Relaxation Training Chapter 13: Anger What is Anger? Anger and Motivation When Anger Becomes Problematic Chapter 14: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Techniques to Eliminate Anger Issues Anger Disruption Cognitive Change Acceptance and Forgiveness Chapter 15: Social Skills Mirroring Empathizing Making Good Eye Contact Active Listening Understanding Body Language Conclusion Emotional and Narcissistic Abuse Recovery Introduction Chapter 1: Abuse in Relationships What is Abuse? Who is Abused? Reasons for Abuse Types of Abuse Effects of Abuse The Cycle of Abuse The Challenges of Escaping Abuse Chapter 2: Recognizing Emotional Abuse Signs of Emotional Abuse within the Relationship Identifying Emotional Abuse Toward Yourself Effects of Emotional Abuse Emotional Abuse Tactics Chapter 3: Fighting Emotional Abuse Identifying and Acknowledging Preparing to Leave Avoid Triggering Abuse Stress Management Self-Care Refusing to Engage Avoiding Personalization Chapter 4: Recovering from Emotional Abuse Take Time to Grieve Reclaim Your Life Create Your Boundaries—and Enforce Them Forgive Yourself Reclaim Your Narrative Seek Professional Help Chapter 5: The Narcissistic Abuser Narcissistic Personality Disorder The Narcissist The Narcissist’s Target Identifying Narcissistic Abusers Chapter 6: Narcissistic Abuse Signs of Narcissistic Abuse Mirroring and the Narcissist Love Bombing and the Narcissist Gaslighting and the Narcissist Projection and the Narcissist DARVO and the Narcissist Chapter 7: The Effects of Narcissistic Abuse Echoism Losing Self-Confidence Becoming Codependent Mental Health Issues Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Chapter 8: Disarming the Narcissist Cut Off Contact Completely Become the Grey Rock Take Advantage of Time Create and Enforce Boundaries Create Some Distance Chapter 9: Leaving the Abusive Relationship Get Your Ducks in a Row Create a Safety Plan Create an Escape Plan The Aftermath Chapter 10: Staying Free Find Support Write Down Your Reasons for Leaving Find a Hobby Chapter 11: The Importance of Empathy What is Empathy? Types of Empathy Empathy to Fight Narcissism Empathy to Increase Self-Awareness Empathy to Build Self-Esteem Chapter 12: Protecting Yourself Against Future Abuse Building Confidence Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Emotional Intelligence Affirmations Conclusion

Examines the political dimensions of Aristophanes’ comic poetry. This original and wide-ranging collection of essays offers, for the first time, a comprehensive examination of the political dimensions of that madcap comic poet Aristophanes. Rejecting the claim that Aristophanes is little more than a mere comedian, the contributors to this fascinating volume demonstrate that Aristophanes deserves to be placed in the ranks of the greatest Greek political thinkers. As these essays reveal, all of Aristophanes’ plays treat issues of fundamental political importance, from war and peace, poverty and wealth, the relation between the sexes, demagoguery and democracy to the role of philosophy and poetry in political society. Accessible to students as well as scholars, The Political Theory of Aristophanes can be utilized easily in the classroom, but at the same time serve as a valuable source for those conducting more advanced research. Whether the field is political philosophy, classical studies, history, or literary criticism, this work will make it necessary to reconceptualize how we understand this great Athenian poet and force us to recognize the political ramifications and underpinnings of his uproarious comedies. Jeremy J. Mhire is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Louisiana Tech University. Bryan-Paul Frost is James A. and Kaye L. Crocker Endowed Professor of Political Science at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and the coeditor (with Jeffrey Sikkenga) of History of American Political Thought.

"In recent years, the news media has directed a significant amount of attention to the effect of globalization on the second most populous nation in the world: India. With the emergence of new economic opportunities and the influx of foreign popular culture and commodities, India has experienced an enormous sea of change in the last few decades. In Decolonizing Psychology: Globalization, Social Justice, and Indian Youth Identities, author Sunil Bhatia focuses on the psychological tensions that these changes have brought upon Indian youth today. Drawing on dozens of interviews, Bhatia offers readers a compelling glimpse and analysis of how these youth populations are engaging with the emerging presence of globalization in their day-to-day lives. As Bhatia explains, young Indians use the term 'world class selves' as a way to identify and describe the ways in which globalization has strengthened their standing in the world. By frequenting urban cafes and bars, watching American television and cinema, traveling abroad, and regularly consuming foreign commodities, Indian youth absorb the westernized culture and view themselves as peers to their western counterparts. At the same time, however, these young Indians proudly hold onto their homeland's traditions governing family and religious values. With remarkable clarity and nuance, Bhatia sheds an important light on the universalizing power and the colonizing dimensions of Euro-American psychology. By integrating insights from postcolonial, narrative, and cultural psychologies to explore how Euro-American scientific psychology became the standard approach, Bhatia reminds readers of whose stories are not being told, what knowledge is not being considered, and whose lives are not included in the central understanding of psychology today."-- Back cover

This book explores the roles of civil society organisations (CSOs) when engaging in public diplomacy activities and their impact on community development and change. It provides up-to-date analysis of the challenges and constraints facing CSOs involved in diplomatic missions and working with foreign donors. Bringing together case studies from Cameroon, Egypt, Poland, Palestine, Lebanon and Libya, this edited collection reflects on how external calls for proposals in the fields of women’s empowerment, community development, education, training, exchange programmes, democracy, human rights and peacebuilding influence the way civil society organisations contribute, deliver, intervene and position themselves in various societies. It explores the lessons learnt by various CSOs in identifying societal problems, understanding grassroots demands, prioritising development agendas and campaigning for peacebuilding. Grounded in a firm theoretical framework and based on up-to-date empirical research, the book reflects on the leadership shown by civil society organisations in development, politics and business and their impact on community development initiatives and local change process. This book will be an important resource for researchers, policymakers, donors, NGO practitioners and the beneficiaries themselves, within the areas of international development, peacebuilding, civil society, politics and international relations.

**A research-based guide to political psychology that is filled with critical arguments from noted experts**__Political Psychology__is solidly grounded in empirical research and critical arguments. The text puts the emphasis on alternative approaches to psychological enquiry that challenge our traditional assumptions about the world. With contributions from an international panel of experts, the text contains a meaningful exchange of ideas that draw on the disciplines of social psychology, sociology, history, media studies and philosophy. This important text offers a broader understanding of the different intellectual positions that academics may take towards political psychology.Comprehensive in scope__Political Psychology__provides a historical context to the subject and offers a critical history of common research methods. The contributors offer insight on political thought in psychology, the politics of psychological language, narrating as political action, political decision-making and much more. This important text:Offers contributions from a panel of international experts on the topicIncludes a review of some political ideas associated with the work of Karl Marx, Erich Fromm, R.D. Laing, Michel Foucault and othersPresents information on prejudice, stereotypes and discrimination in the context of mass migrationReviews a wide range of relevant topics such as identity, social exclusion and foreign policy and moreContains questions for group debate and discussion at the end of each chapterWritten for academics and students of political psychology,__Political Psychology__is a comprehensive resource that includes contributions from experts in a variety of fields and disciplines.

Citizens are political simpletons--that is only a modest exaggeration of a common characterization of voters. Certainly, there is no shortage of evidence of citizens' limited political knowledge, even about matters of the highest importance, along with inconsistencies in their thinking, some glaring by any standard. But this picture of citizens all too often approaches caricature. Paul Sniderman and Benjamin Highton bring together leading political scientists who offer new insights into the political thinking of the public, the causes of party polarization, the motivations for political participation, and the paradoxical relationship between turnout and democratic representation. These studies propel a foundational argument about democracy. Voters can only do as well as the alternatives on offer. These alternatives are constrained by third players, in particular activists, interest groups, and financial contributors. The result: voters often appear to be shortsighted, extreme, and inconsistent because the alternatives they must choose between are shortsighted, extreme, and inconsistent. Facing the Challenge of Democracy features contributions by John Aldrich, Stephen Ansolabehere, Edward Carmines, Jack Citrin, Susanna Dilliplane, Christopher Ellis, Michael Ensley, Melanie Freeze, Donald Green, Eitan Hersh, Simon Jackman, Gary Jacobson, Matthew Knee, Jonathan Krasno, Arthur Lupia, David Magleby, Eric McGhee, Diana Mutz, Candice Nelson, Benjamin Page, Kathryn Pearson, Eric Schickler, John Sides, James Stimson, Lynn Vavreck, Michael Wagner, Mark Westlye, and Tao Xie.

<p>Twentieth-century political philosopher Eric Voegelin is best known as a severe critic of modernity. Much of his work argues that modernity is a Gnostic revolt against the fundamental structure of reality. For Voegelin, "Gnosticism" is the belief that human beings can transform the nature of reality through secret knowledge and social action, and he considered it the crux of the crisis of modernity. As Voegelin struggled with this crisis throughout his career, he never wavered in his judgment that philosophers of the modern continental tradition were complicit in the Gnostic revolt of modernity. But while Voegelin's analysis of those philosophers is at times scathing, his work also bears marks of their influence, and Voegelin has much more in common with the theorists of the modern continental tradition than is usually recognized. Eric Voegelin and the Continental Tradition: Explorations in Modern Political Thought evaluates this political philosopher—one of the most original and influential thinkers of our time—by examining his relationship to the modern continental tradition in philosophy, from Kant to Derrida. In a compelling introduction, editors Lee Trepanier and Steven F. McGuire present a review of the trajectories of Voegelin's thought and outline what often is portrayed as his derisive critique of modernity. Soon, however, they begin to unravel the similarities between Voegelin's thought and the work of other thinkers in the continental tradition. The subsequent chapters explore these possible connections by examining Voegelin's intellectual relationship to individual thinkers, including Hegel, Schelling, Kierkegaard, Heidegger, and Gadamer. The essays in this volume go beyond Voegelin's own reading of the modern philosophers to offer a reevaluation of his relationship to those thinkers. In Eric Voegelin and the Continental Tradition, Voegelin's attempt to grapple with the crisis of modernity becomes clearer, and his contribution to the modern continental tradition is illuminated. The book features the work of both established and emerging Voegelin scholars, and the essays were chosen to present thoughtful and balanced assessments of both Voegelin's thought and the ideas of the other thinkers considered. As the first volume to examine the relationship—and surprising commonalities—between Voegelin's philosophy and the continental tradition as a whole, this text will be of interest not only to Voegelin disciples but to philosophers engaged by continental modernism and all disciplines of political philosophy.<br></p>

Examines the political dimensions of Aristophanes’ comic poetry. This original and wide-ranging collection of essays offers, for the first time, a comprehensive examination of the political dimensions of that madcap comic poet Aristophanes. Rejecting the claim that Aristophanes is little more than a mere comedian, the contributors to this fascinating volume demonstrate that Aristophanes deserves to be placed in the ranks of the greatest Greek political thinkers. As these essays reveal, all of Aristophanes’ plays treat issues of fundamental political importance, from war and peace, poverty and wealth, the relation between the sexes, demagoguery and democracy to the role of philosophy and poetry in political society. Accessible to students as well as scholars, The Political Theory of Aristophanes can be utilized easily in the classroom, but at the same time serve as a valuable source for those conducting more advanced research. Whether the field is political philosophy, classical studies, history, or literary criticism, this work will make it necessary to reconceptualize how we understand this great Athenian poet and force us to recognize the political ramifications and underpinnings of his uproarious comedies. Jeremy J. Mhire is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Louisiana Tech University. Bryan-Paul Frost is James A. and Kaye L. Crocker Endowed Professor of Political Science at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and the coeditor (with Jeffrey Sikkenga) of History of American Political Thought.

INTRODUCTION The self is often bowed out of psychology on the ground that scientific introspection has failed to discover it. The object of this paper is to examine and to estimate this charge. The problem is two-fold. First, is the fact as stated: have scientific psychologists really found no trace of a self? Second, if the fact be admitted, is the failure to produce a self due to the inadequacy of the methods or to the non-existence of the self? (Is there no fox at all or does he avoid the traps we have set for him?) The discussion of these main questions will follow upon an introductory section which considers the nature of scientific method and the meaning given to the term 'self' by those who claim it for psychology. These preliminary topics will be discussed in reversed order.

This book deals with the historical relationship between international trade liberalisation - one of the backbones of globalisation - and the development of social welfare. In Europe the issue has regularly been at the centre of the political debate for at least two centuries, and still nowadays it continues to inspire decisions of the highest order, as in the recent case of Brexit. Analysing a number of particularly meaningful episodes and moments, the eight chapters of this edited volume provide an overview of how the liberalisation/welfare nexus has been addressed in Europe since the end of the 19th century. Describing the oscillations from phases in which state, non-state and transnational actors saw the two elements as widely conflicting, to others in which more harmonious visions prevailed, the book uncovers the political complexity of the issue and contributes to clarifying its connections with the current economic situation, political balances and general social conditions.

COVID-19 in the United States is a classic tragedy of destruction following errors in judgment Naomi Zack presents social and political aspects of this disaster as it unfolded in public health through federal and local government structures, society, culture, and the economy. Federalism combined with politics in facing and denying the SARS-CoV2 pandemic has revealed both weaknesses and strengths. Preparation was woefully inadequate for the 2020 tidal wave of COVID-19 that broke over the medical system, the educational system, the lives of the poor, essential workers, racial and ethnic minorities, the elderly, and women, especially. Rhetoric and conspiracy theories flourished, as Red and Blue Americans politicized the pandemic. Police reform became urgent after billions witnessed George Floyd s death. The war of the statues evoked new conflicts over free speech. The X-ray nature of COVID-19 revealed the United States to itself, in character, incompetence, superstition, and injustice, but also in dedication to caring for others and abiding resilience. The core of democracy held after the 2020 election but vigilance is newly important and required. As a record of this US Plague Year and an argument for why we need to prepare for Climate Change, as well as the next pandemic, this book is an essential resource for every student, scholar, and citizen.

This book examines the interaction between the realms of ethics and international relations. The essays discuss such issues as the responsibilities of defence scientists; theological reflections on compromise; the ethics of risk-taking; the international legal protection of human rights and the collaboration of non-governmental organisations in giving individuals greater influence through international institutions. Sydney D. Bailey made a distinguished contribution over many years in bringing ethical concerns to bear on international affairs. These essays, exploring some of the many areas in which he achieved recognition as a writer and policy adviser, were offered in his honour at 65 by his friends and colleagues..

The Cambridge Handbook of Moral Psychology is an essential guide to the study of moral cognition and behavior. Originating as a philosophical exploration of values and virtues, moral psychology has evolved into a robust empirical science intersecting psychology, philosophy, anthropology, sociology, and neuroscience. Contributors to this interdisciplinary handbook explore a diverse set of topics, including moral judgment and decision making, altruism and empathy, and blame and punishment. Tailored for graduate students and researchers across psychology, philosophy, anthropology, neuroscience, political science, and economics, it offers a comprehensive survey of the latest research in moral psychology, illuminating both foundational concepts and cutting-edge developments.

Preface Contents Chapt 1 Sensation and perception Chapt 2 Physiology of sensation Chapt 3 Visual sensation: beginnings Chapt 4 Color and its stimulus Chapt 5 Visual phenomena Chapt 6 Color theory Chapt 7 Visual perception of bidimensional space Chapt 8 Visual perception of depth and distance Chapt 9 Psychophysics of tone Chapt 10 Auditory perception Chapt 11 Auditory theory Chapt 12 Smell and taste Chapt 13 Tactual sensibility Chapt 14 Organic sensibility Chapt 15 Perception of time and movement Chapt 16 Concerning scientific progress Index of names Index of subjects

This book is intended as an introduction to political psychology or political behavior. This book will appeal to both psychology and political science majors with authors from each discipline.

"An extremely competent overview of the state/civil society debate in political theory from the Greeks to the present." Indian Review of Books "Restating the need for civil society, the author has succeeded in projecting the view that the existence of civil society may not be a condition for democracy but it is certainly essential for democratic life.... The author has done some vigorous writing and the presentation of the ticklish but very important subject is highly impressive." The Hindu "The book has double value. It can be strongly recommended for the graduate student and for the general reader who simply wants to inform herself about the concept of civil society, its nature, history and relevance. It should also be read by those more seriously involved in the often intense debates over the theory and politics of social and political transformation....State and Society is a valuable pedagogic text; a thoughtful and wide-ranging exploration of central themes in political theory state, civil society, power, rights, universalism, particularism, communitartianism, individualism, and a worthwhile and illuminating read." Indian Express Civil society is, according to Marx, "the struggles and the aspirations of the age." This expression has become the foundation of reconstruction for both left radical and liberal theory. In this groundbreaking book, the author focuses on understanding the state in terms of its relation to the politics of civil society and vice versa. Author Neera Chandhoke provides readers with a stimulating conceptual analysis by sifting through historical systems of meaning. State and Civil Society makes an original and significant contribution to the study of "civil society" and its importance to the infrastructure of a democracy. An important addition to any scholar's library, this unique book is a must read in the areas of political theory, social theory, political science, political sociology, and history.

In this era of globalization, people organize into fluid, adaptive networks to solve complex problems and provide resources that nation-states cannot. Examples include the Grameen Bank, mHealth, and the Ushahidi open source software project. Why do these networks succeed where nation-states fail? Only recently have social scientists developed tools to understand exactly how these complex networks self-organize, emerge, adapt, and solve collective problems. Three of these tools �agent-based modeling, social network analysis, and evolutionary computing �are converging in a field known as computational social science. In this provocative book, David C. Earnest discusses how computational social science helps us understand "massively parallel globalization." Using "explorations" of global systems ranging from fisheries to banking, Earnest illustrates the promise of computer models for explaining the surprises, cascades, and complexity that characterize global politics today. These examples of massively parallel globalization contrast sharply with the hierarchical and inflexible governmental bureaucracies that are poorly suited to solve many of today's transnational and global challenges.-- Provided by publisher

This book provides an innovative theoretical and empirical exploration of the political participation and democratic capability of people living in authoritarian states. Merging perspectives from sociology and political science, the book demonstrates that despite autocratic restrictions on opposition, there is often still leeway for people to express themselves as political agents and to develop democratic capability. The first two chapters problematise political participation and develop an interdisciplinary three-domain framework that allows for critical engagement with and appreciation of the contexts and varied ways in which participatory activities occur. This framework is applied to analyse six country case studies: Singapore, Jordan, Belarus, Cuba, Nigeria, and Vietnam. Drawing on a range of data sources and different analytical entry points, the book investigates the substantive opportunities people have in exercising political agency and the implications for democratic capability. The book concludes by summarising the emergent themes and examining the potential of applying this method of inquiry in other political contexts. Encompassing both governmental and societal practices, the book offers insights into state-society relations and their role in constructing political values and goals for participation, which people negotiate and mediate to inform their choices, modes, and forms of civic engagement. These insights present a broad approach towards the study of participation, with relevance for understanding political participation in various societies under non-democratic and democratic rule alike. This book will be useful for researchers and students interested in political dynamics and intersections with economic, cultural, and social aspects of development. It will also be beneficial for practitioners interested in participatory actions and social change.

In An Irish Working Class, Marilyn Silverman Explores The Dynamics Of Capitalism, Colonialism, And State Formation Through An Examination Of The Political Economy And Culture Of Those Who Contributed Their Labour. Stemming From The Author's Academic Research On Ireland For Over Two Decades, The Book Combines Archival Data, Interviews, And Participant Observation To Create A Unique And Intricate Study Of Labourers' Lives In Thomastown, County Kilkenny, Between 1800 And 1950. Political Anthropology, Gramscian Approaches To Hegemony, And The Work Of Social Historians On Class Experience All Inform Silverman's Perspective In This Volume. Silverman Explores The Complex And Changing Consciousness, Politics, And Social Relations Of A Cross-section Of Workers. These Workers Were Employed In The Mills, Tanneries, Artisanal Shops, And Retail Outlets, And On The Landed Estates, Farms, And Public Works Projects Which Typified This Highly Differentiated Locality. In Constructing The Social History Of Workers In A Particular Place Over Time, An Irish Working Class Makes An Important Contribution To Irish Studies, European Historical Ethnography, And The Anthropology Of Working-class Life. -- Publisher Description Encountering Labour In Field, Archives, And Theory -- Political Economy, Class, And Locality -- Relations Of Class And Thomastown's 'lower Orders' In 1800 -- Labouring Experience In The Nineteenth Century -- Realizing The Working Class: Political Economy And Culture -- Political Domains And Working Combinations After 1815 -- The Political Domain: Labour As Device, Resource, And Project -- Custom And Respectability: The Petty Sessions -- Privatizing The River; Politicizing Labouring Fishers -- At The Turn Of The Twentieth Century, 1885-1901 -- Political Sentiment And The Inland Fisheries -- Social Organization And The Politics Of Labour -- Metissage And Hegemony, 1901-50 -- The Organizational Impetus: Class And Nationalism Before The War, 1906-14 -- From Class To Nation: National Chronology And Local Experience, 1914-23 -- From Nation To Class In The New State: Replicating Capital And Labour, 1920-6 -- Labouring Viewpoints And Lives: The Metissage Of Experience And Identities, 1914-30 -- The Uneven Economy And The Moral Economy, 1926-50 -- The Quality Of Charity, Values, And Entitlements, 1908-50 -- Redundancy And Status-class: Purveying Values Through Recreation And Education, 1929-50 -- 'and The Church Preached Its View' -- 'we Had A Live Union Then' -- 'much Wants More': Framing The Politics Of Labour -- Inside The Frame: The Politics Of Mediation -- Organizing Labour In The 1940s: The Politics Of Combination -- Reproducing The Political Regime And Regimen, 1940-50 -- Conclusions: Political Economy And Culture, 1800-1950. Marilyn Silverman. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [539]-550) And Index.

"This book provides a robust theoretical and empirical exploration of the interrelationship between economic neoliberalism and international development. Putting the experiences of developing and transitional economies centre stage, the book investigates how their economic policies compare with the nature of economic liberalism during and after the significant economic reforms which took place from the mid-1980s. Beginning with two chapters which provide an introduction to the concept of economic neoliberalism, the second section focusses on its application to 'practice', and the book moves on to country/regional case studies, taken from Sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, Latin America, China, and Eastern Europe. The book closes with some concluding remarks summarising some of the principal findings. Bringing together a wealth of expertise, this book clarifies controversial economic and political issues which have been significantly misunderstood in public discourse, and as such, it will be of interest to a range of researchers interested in the economic, social and political dynamics of developing and transitional countries"-- Provided by publisher

This book explores the relationship between Confucianism and citizenship and the rise of Confucian citizens in contemporary China. Combining theoretical and empirical approaches to the topic, the book constructs new frameworks to examine the nuances and complexities of Confucianism and citizenship, exploring the process of citizen-making through Confucian education. By re-evaluating the concept of citizenship as a Western construct and therefore challenging the popular characterization of Confucianism and citizenship as incompatible, this book posits that a new type of citizen, the Confucian citizen, is on the rise in 21st-century China. The book’s clear, accessible style makes it essential reading for students and scholars interested in citizenship, Confucianism and Chinese studies, and those with an interest in religion and philosophy more generally.

<p>What is this thing called planning? What is its domain? What do planners do? How do they talk? What are the limits and possibilities for planning imposed by power, politics, knowledge, technology, interpretation, ethics, and institutional design? In this comprehensive volume, the foremost voices in planning explore the foundational ideas and issues of the profession.</p> <p><i>Explorations in Planning Theory</i> is an extended inquiry into the practice of the profession. As such, it is a landmark text that defines the field for today’s planners and the next generation. As Seymour J. Mandelbaum notes in the introduction, "the shared framework of these essays captures a pervasive interest in the behavior, values, character, and experience of professional planners at work." All of the chapters in this volume are written to address arguments that are important in the community of planning theoreticians and are crafted in the language of that community. While many of the contributors included here differ in their styles, the editors note that students, experienced practitioners, and scholars of city and regional planning will find this work illuminating and helpful in their research.</p>

Through the Lens of Israel illuminates Israeli history through the use of the author s unique state-in-society approach, and, at the same time, refines, develops, and expands that approach. The book provides a window for the formation of Israeli state and society during the twentieth century, while using the Israeli experience to ask how social scientists can better investigate and understand other societies as well. Three central themes of Israeli history are at the core of the analysis state formation, society formation, and the mutually constitutive roles of state and society. By analyzing how Israel s state and society continually reconstruct one another, Migdal addresses larger questions with resonance far beyond Israel: How do particular societies and states end up with their distinctive character? How are the rules that shape everyday behavior determined? Who gains from these rules and who loses? And how and when do these rules and patterns of privilege change?"

This book provides a foundation of the methodology of research scholarship in Islāmic studies, psychology and psychotherapy, offering an understanding of the concepts and techniques of Islāmic research methodology integrated with qualitative and quantitative research. Integrating Islāmic moral and epistemological values into research methodologies, the text synthesises research methodologies and approaches (empirical, rational) with Islāmic research scholarship. Chapters include a range of topics including research ethics from an Islamic perspective, systematic methodology of research in Islamic studies and social sciences and inductive and deductive approaches. Other questions covered include how to integrate the Qur’ân and Hadith (rules, concepts and statements) with psychological phenomena and how to write a research proposal and research paper. Each chapter includes rich case examples and relevant practical examples. This book is ideal for researchers and students in Islāmic psychology and psychotherapy wishing to learn more about the techniques and principles of Islāmic research scholarship in the field.

[Omslag] The essays in Augustine and Psychology, edited by Sandra Lee Dixon, John Doody, and Kim Paffenroth, relate St. Augustine to the modern theory and practice of psychology in several ways. The contributors analyze Augustine's own examination of himself (and occasionally others) to see to what extent he himself was a "doctor" or practiced "therapy" in ways that we can recognize and appreciate; they find connections between his theories of memory and mind, and modern theories of the same; they consider the influences and context in which he worked, and how those affected him and his ideas of the mind and soul; and, lastly, the contributors subject St. Augustine to the scrutiny of modern psychoanalysis (and critique such scrutiny where appropriate)