The matter of the love-hate relationship between psychoanalysis and public life has an unexpected link to the complexities of secularism…
Understanding the president’s reality: Our unconscious, not his
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Understanding the president’s reality: A psychoanalytic contribution to public life
It would not have taken long for French psychoanalyst Jacques Lacan to realize that President Donald Trump has a paranoid…
Religion in Britain: Demography, identity, and the public sphere
Over at Public Spirit, to coincide with the publication of the second edition of Grace Davie's Religion in Britain, Tariq Modood…
Religion in European migration studies
In recent years, religion has come back to the research agenda of the European social sciences with full strength. Important…
Catholic bishops on immigration reform
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has undertaken a coordinated effort to preach the message of immigration reform…
From exodus to immigration
At Killing the Buddha: "Muslims, Christians, and Buddhists broke matzo with Jewish Israelis in a Tel Aviv basketball court before…
Debating European multiculturalism
Earlier this week, Eurozine published three pieces by European intellectuals---Cécile Laborde, Claus Leggewie, and Kenan Malik---responding to the recent attacks…
Cameron’s multikulti moment
Echoing comments made by his German counterpart (as well as his Labour predecessor), British PM David Cameron spoke out strongly…
Of saints, separatism, and secularization (part 2)
In my previous post, I discussed the ambivalent legacy of the Catholic Church in Québec in light of the recent…
“Leadership and Leitkultur”
In The New York Times, Jürgen Habermas discusses the current political situation in Germany and the general challenge to liberal…