The Fraternal Complex in the Middle East

The Fraternal Complex in the Middle East extends group and family psychoanalytic concepts to formulate hypotheses on the psychic functioning of nation-states as very large families.

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Hana Salaam Abdel-Malek is a clinical psychologist and psychoanalyst, and a member of the Paris Psychoanalytical Society and the International Psychoanalytical Association. She works in private practice in Beirut, specialising in couples, families and groups. She has practised law and received training in negotiation, mediation and peacemaking.

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The Fraternal Complex in the Middle East extends group and family psychoanalytic concepts to formulate hypotheses on the psychic functioning of nation-states as very large families.

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Preface

Introduction

PART I: Group and family psychoanalytic analysis of the Middle East conflicts

1. Group and family psychoanalytic theoretical frameworks

2. Birth of a nation-state: A battle for boundaries or dialogue?

3. Hezbollah: Lebanon's identified patient?

4. Israeli-Palestinian conflict: The archaic fraternal complex

5. Hamas: The ideology of brotherhood

6. Reflections on national and international dialogues

PART II: A group psychoanalytic device for peacemaking and peacebuilding

7. Group psychoanalytic device and group psychoanalytic psychodrama

8. A group psychoanalytic approach to peacemaking

9. A group psychoanalytic approach to the analysis of peacemakers' practices

10. A group psychoanalytic social dreaming matrix for peacemakers and peacebuilders

Index