Psychology After the Crisis is the first volume in the Psychology After Critique series. The book reviews the significance of debates over methodological 'paradigms' in social psychology, and sets the scene for the emergence of contemporary critical psychology.
'This series is the comprehensive resource we have been waiting for to enable new generations of budding psychologists, and all those who concern themselves with how we might live, to find their way to a just appreciation of what it might be to understand the myriad ways a human being can be a person among persons.' - Rom Harré, Linacre College, University of Oxford, UK, and the Psychology Department, Georgetown University, USA
'This volume usefully brings together a diverse range of previously published influential papers from a unique, provocative and inspiring voice in critical psychology. The focus is on critical trends in theory and method following the 'crisis' in psychology, with Parker reiterating the value of Marxism, Feminism, Poststructuralism and Psychoanalysis throughout, while also highlighting various risks, traps and limits to apparently critical projects (e.g. discourse analysis). A highly recommended collection from a leading international scholar-activist.' - Brendan Gough, School of Social, Psychological & Communication Sciences, Leeds Metropolitan University, UK
'Written with both humility and great insight, Professor Ian Parker's book describes how the failed paradigm revolution in mainstream psychology has resulted in a movement called 'critical psychology'. Parker offers an elegant analysis and critique of the assumptions that ground both mainstream psychology and critical responses to it. This book will appeal to both students new to the field of critical psychology and more seasoned readers-it is accessible, engaging, and a philosophically grounded call to action.' - Lisa Cosgrove, Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics, Harvard University, and College of Education and Human Development, University of Massachusetts-Boston, USA
