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Research Area

Political and Social Issues

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Applying a psychoanalytic and psychosocial perspective

This research area is dedicated to understanding contemporary political and social issues from a psychoanalytic and psychosocial perspective.

View our list of researchers below. Visit their staff profiles to learn more about their individual research and supervision status:

Our researchers

Dr Jessica Battersby

Dr Jessica Battersby

Researcher

Department of Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic Studies, University of Essex

Dr Carolyn Laubender

Dr Carolyn Laubender

Researcher

Department of Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic Studies, University of Essex

Professor Roderick Main

Professor Roderick Main

Researcher

Department of Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic Studies, University of Essex

Dr Norman Gabriel

Dr Norman Gabriel

Researcher

Department of Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic Studies, University of Essex

Professor Renos Papadopoulos

Professor Renos Papadopoulos

Researcher

Department of Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic Studies, University of Essex

Dr Ebenezer Cudjoe

Dr Ebenezer Cudjoe

Researcher

Department of Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic Studies, University of Essex

Dr Julie Walsh

Dr Julie Walsh

Researcher

Department of Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic Studies, University of Essex

Professor Matt Ffytche

Professor Matt Ffytche

Researcher

Department of Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic Studies

Dr Monica Luci

Dr Monica Luci

Researcher

Department of Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic Studies

Dr Orsolya Lukacs

Dr Orsolya Lukacs

Researcher

Department of Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic Studies

Dr Jordan Osserman

Dr Jordan Osserman

Researcher

Department of Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic Studies

Dr Magda Schmukalla

Dr Magda Schmukalla

Researcher

Department of Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic Studies

Professor Raluca Soreanu

Professor Raluca Soreanu

Researcher

Department of Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic Studies

Dr Marita Vyrgioti

Dr Marita Vyrgioti

Researcher

Department of Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic Studies

Dr Madeleine Wood

Dr Madeleine Wood

Researcher

Department of Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic Studies

Dr Mark Saban

Dr Mark Saban

Researcher

Department of Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic Studies

Dr Zibiah Loakthar

Dr Zibiah Loakthar

Researcher

Department of Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic Studies

Academic staff working in the Department
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Departmental Director of Research Dr Julie Walsh
University of Essex
Department of Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic Studies University of Essex
Wivenhoe Park, Colchester, Essex, CO4 3SQ
Telephone: 01206 873640
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