Coline Covington
Coline Covington is a Training Analyst of the Society of Analytical Psychology and the British Psychotherapy Foundation. She is a member of International Dialogue Initiative (IDI), a group formed by Professor Vamik Volkan, Lord Alderdice, and Dr Robi Friedman to apply psychoanalytic concepts in understanding political conflict. Her publications include Terrorism and War: Unconscious Dynamics of Political Violence and Sabina Spielrein: Forgotten Pioneer of Psychoanalysis. She is a regular columnist for The Week online.
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Terrorism and War: Unconscious Dynamics of Political Violence
Following the attacks of September 11th 2001, one of the resounding questions asked was "What would make anyone do such a thing?" The psychological mentality of the suicidal terrorist left a gaping... (more)
Shrinking the News: Headline Stories on the Couch
Shrinking the News brings together Coline Covington’s wide range of articles from her regular column in the online newspaper, The Week. The articles cover current events from October 2008 until... (more)
Sabina Spielrein: Forgotten Pioneer of Psychoanalysis: Second Edition
Spielrein is probably best known for her love affair with her doctor, Carl Gustav Jung. Their intense therapeutic relationship led to a mutual fascination that lasted, for Spielrein, for the rest of... (more)
Everyday Evils: A Psychoanalytic View of Evil and Morality
Everyday Evils takes a psychoanalytic look at the evils committed by ordinary people in different contexts - from the Nazi concentration camps, to Stockholm Syndrome, to the atrocities publicized by... (more)
For Goodness Sake: Bravery, Patriotism and Identity
In the midst of atrocities, there is the silent presence of the brave individuals who act and stand apart from the crowd, who risk their own lives by rescuing others and, in other ways, by voicing... (more)
Who's to Blame? Collective Guilt on Trial
Who’s to Blame? Collective Guilt on Trial presents a psychoanalytic exploration of blame and collective guilt in the aftermath of large-scale atrocities that cause widespread trauma and... (more)