The Defiance of Global Commitment by Brian Castellani - 9780367371630

The Defiance of Global CommitmentA Complex Social Psychology\nAuthor(s): Brian Castellani\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367371630, 978-0367371630\nSynopsis\nThe Brexit vote; the election of Trump; the upsurge of European nationalism; the devolution of the Arab Spring; global violence; Chinese expansionism; disruptive climate change; the riotous instabilities of the world capitalist systemWhile diverse in nature, these events share a common denominator: they are less a failure of policy, and more a complex social psychological reaction to globalization, the result of which presently threatens our survival on Earth.\n\nBased on a critical reading of Freuds Civilization and its discontents, The defiance of global commitment constructs a complex social psychology of how people all over the world are addressing globalization. Drawing on the latest advances in the cognitive, social, and complexity sciences, this ti.