Hubert J M Hermans

Society in the Self

A Theory of Identity in Democracy

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Produktbeschreibung

Society in the Self: A Theory of Identity in Democracy shows how society is working in the deeper regions of self and identity. This book is an exploration of the democratic potentials of self and identity in a globalizing and localizing society.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA
• Seitenzahl: 456
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. April 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 236mm x 163mm x 38mm
• Gewicht: 726g
• ISBN-13: 9780190687793
• ISBN-10: 0190687797
• Artikelnr.: 50850263

Autorenporträt

Hubert Hermans is emeritus professor of psychology at the Radboud University of Nijmegen, Netherlands, and president of the International Society for Dialogical Science. He is the creator of Dialogical Self Theory. One of his books was used in the formation of the Dutch government in 2007 and he was decorated as Knight in the Order of the Netherlands Lion for his exceptional scientific contribution to society.

Inhaltsangabe

* Acknowledgments
* Introduction: The Democratic Organization of Self and Identity
* Chapter 1. The Dynamics of Society-in-the-Self
* Chapter 2. Positioning and Democracy in the Self
* Chapter 3. Positioning and Democracy in Teams and Organizations
* Chapter 4. The Positioning Brain
* Chapter 5. Social and Societal Over-Positioning: The Emergence of
I-Prisons
* Chapter 6. Heterogenizing and Enriching the Self
* Chapter 7. Dialogue as Generative Form of Positioning
* Chapter 8: Dialogical democracy in a boundary-crossing world:
Practical implications
* Glossary