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KILLING IN THE NAME OF IDENTIT by Vamik D. Volkan (1-Apr-2006) Hardcover
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Vamik D. Volkan
40 books1 followerEmeritus professor of psychiatry, psychoanalyst, and peace advocate known for applying psychological insights to international conflicts. A five-time nominee for the Nobel Peace Prize, he has worked to bring together ethnic groups in conflict, including in the Middle East and the former Soviet Union.
Born in 1932 to a Turkish family in Nicosia, Cyprus, Volkan immigrated to the United States in 1957. His early life was shaped by witnessing interethnic conflict in Cyprus, and the murder of a close friend by a Greek Cypriot nationalist heightened his interest in mourning and political trauma.
He completed his psychiatric training and spent 39 years on the faculty of the University of Virginia School of Medicine, eventually becoming an emeritus professor. Volkan founded this center in 1988 at the University of Virginia to apply psychoanalytic theory to international relations.
Based on his personal and professional experience, Volkan developed several key concepts related to large-group behavior and trauma: Chosen trauma, Chosen glory, Large-group identity, Transgenerational transmission of trauma.
For decades, Volkan has convened unofficial, multi-year dialogues between high-level representatives from opposing "large groups". His approach is founded on the idea that psychological insights must be part of diplomacy.
He has worked in numerous conflict zones, including Estonia, Georgia, Kuwait, and across the former Yugoslavia.
He was a member of former President Jimmy Carter's International Negotiation Network from 1989 to 2000.
Born in 1932 to a Turkish family in Nicosia, Cyprus, Volkan immigrated to the United States in 1957. His early life was shaped by witnessing interethnic conflict in Cyprus, and the murder of a close friend by a Greek Cypriot nationalist heightened his interest in mourning and political trauma.
He completed his psychiatric training and spent 39 years on the faculty of the University of Virginia School of Medicine, eventually becoming an emeritus professor. Volkan founded this center in 1988 at the University of Virginia to apply psychoanalytic theory to international relations.
Based on his personal and professional experience, Volkan developed several key concepts related to large-group behavior and trauma: Chosen trauma, Chosen glory, Large-group identity, Transgenerational transmission of trauma.
For decades, Volkan has convened unofficial, multi-year dialogues between high-level representatives from opposing "large groups". His approach is founded on the idea that psychological insights must be part of diplomacy.
He has worked in numerous conflict zones, including Estonia, Georgia, Kuwait, and across the former Yugoslavia.
He was a member of former President Jimmy Carter's International Negotiation Network from 1989 to 2000.
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