Events and Seminars
| Event | : | A Political Mind Special - “Unconscious Politics” |
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| Venue | : | Online and In Person at The Institute of Psychoanalysis, London, UK |
| Date | : | 15/01/2025 |
| Duration | : | 7.30 - 9.45pm GMT / 2.30 - 4.45pm EST |
| Extra Info | : | Unconscious Politics, Prof Bob Hinshelwood followed by Inequality: The Enemy Between Us, Prof Richard Wilkinson With Karl Figlio, Harriet Wolfe, Kate Pearce and David Morgan Prof Wilkinson brings us up to date on the important themes of his book, The Spirit Level: Why Equality is Better for Everyone (2009 co-authored by Kate Picket) was a hugely important book by Kate Pickett and Richard Wilkinson, it highlighted the “pernicious effects that inequality has on societies: eroding trust, increasing anxiety and illness, (and) encouraging excessive consumption”. It suggests that health and social problems: physical and mental health, drug abuse, education, imprisonment, obesity, social mobility, violence and child wellbeing, outcomes are significantly worse in more unequal countries, whether rich or poor. Prof Wilkinson will bring us up-to date with his thinking. |
| Organised By | : | The Institute of Psychoanalysis |
| Web Link | : | https://psychoanalysis.org.uk/civicrm/event/info?id=1695&reset=1 |