The Psychopolitics of Liberation Political Consciousness From a Jung
Explaining changes in the political consciousness of the oppressed using the ideas of Paulo Freire, Albert Memmi, and Jungian psychology, this original book explores how psychological bonds of oppression are broken and offers a psychopolitical theory for
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The Psychopolitics of Liberation Political Consciousness from a Jungian Perspective Lawrence R. Alschuler
THE PSYCHOPOLITICS OF LIBERATION
© Lawrence R. Alschuler, 2006. Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 2006 978-1-4039-7633-8 Permissions: For the cover image of “Raven Releasing the Sun,” by Todd Jason Baker, www.nativeonline.com/toddsbio.html For the cover photo of the author, by Freda Alschuler, www.fredaArt.ch Also by Lawrence R. Alschuler Predicting Development, Dependency, and Conflict in Latin America: A Social Field Theory. Ottawa: University of Ottawa Press, 1978. Multinationals and Maldevelopment: Alternative Development Strategies in Argentina, the Ivory Coast and Korea, 2nd ed. London: Macmillan Press, 1998. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles or reviews. First published in 2006 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN™ 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010 and Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire, England RG21 6XS Companies and representatives throughout the world. PALGRAVE MACMILLAN is the global academic imprint of the Palgrave Macmillan division of St. Martin’s Press, LLC and of Palgrave Macmillan Ltd. Macmillan® is a registered trademark in the United States, United Kingdom and other countries. Palgrave is a registered trademark in the European Union and other countries. ISBN 978-1-349-53702-0 ISBN 978-0-230-60343-1 (eBook) DOI 10.1057/9780230603431 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Alschuler, Lawrence R., 1941– The psychopolitics of liberation : political consciousness from a Jungian perspective / Lawrence R. Alschuler. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index. 1. Political psychology. 2. Jungian psychology. 3. Liberty— Psychological aspects. 4. Indians—Psychology—Case studies. 5. Indians—Politics and government. I. Title. JA74.5.A42 2006 320.019—dc22
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To: “Traditions for Tomorrow,” a Geneva-based international network of nonprofit associations that accompanies the efforts of indigenous peoples in Latin America seeking to safeguard their cultural identity. Its work is in harmony with the conclusions of this book.
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Contents
Foreword by Andrew Samuels
viii
Acknowledgments
xii
Introduction
1
Part I:
Theories of Political Consciousness
1
Conscientization and Individuation
11
2
Humanization and Complexes
23
3
Decolonization and Narcissism
41
4
Liberated Consciousness and the Tension of Opposites
63
Part II: 5
Cases of Liberated Consciousness
The Study of Political Consciousness in Ethnically Divided Societies
83
6
Atanasio
93
7
James Sewid
105
8
Lee Maracle
115
9
Rigoberta Menchú
127
Psychopolitical Healing
139
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