Routledge Psychoanalysis, Catastrophe & Social Action - Routledge

This volume applies psychoanalytic theory to examine how political subjectivity emerges during global catastrophe through collective individuations and trans-subjectivity. The book explores the structural connections between collective catastrophe, individual subjects, groups, and political transformation, positioning trans-subjectivity as a psyche-social dynamic that drives social change and can be strengthened within clinical practice. Each chapter investigates distinct manifestations of how catastrophic events reshape consciousness and enable collective action, offering theoretical frameworks for understanding the relationship between personal psychological processes and broader political movements. Ideal for academics, clinicians, and students of psychoanalytic theory seeking to understand how societies transform through crisis.