Overview

Which 'forms of feeling' are facilitated and which discouraged within the cultures and structures of modern state welfare? This book illuminates the social and psychic dynamics of these new public cultures of welfare, locating them in relation to our understanding of borderline states of mind in individuals, organizations and society. Drawing upon

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Author:   Andrew Cooper ,  Julian Lousada
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.625kg
ISBN:  

9780367323554

ISBN 10:   0367323559
Pages:   252
Publication Date:   31 July 2019
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Series Editor’s Preface -- Introduction: the psychoanalytic study of welfare -- Borderline states of mind and society -- The state of mind we’re in: sincerity, anxiety, and the audit society -- The psychic geography of racism: the state, the clinician, and hatred of the stranger -- The broken link: polemic and pain in mental health work -- Surface tensions: emotion, conflict, and the social containment of dangerous knowledge -- Surface and depth in the Victoria Climbié Inquiry Report: exploring emotionally intelligent policy -- The vanishing organization: organizational containment in a networked world -- Conclusion: complex dependencies and the dilemmas of modern welfare -- Methodological reflections: clinical sensibility and the study of the social

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