Psychoanalysis Globally Networked
The Origins of the International Federation of Psychoanalytic Societies
By (author) Andrea Huppke
Paperback (Published)
(November 2023)
ISBN: 9781800132269
5.98 x 9.06 inches
Price: $49.00
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This enlightening volume examines the origins and development of the International Federation of Psychoanalytic Societies (IFPS). It investigates how its structure and concept differed from other societies, and how the autonomy of IFPS members has remained fundamental from its inception up to the present day.
This enlightening volume examines the origins and development of the International Federation of Psychoanalytic Societies (IFPS). It investigates how its structure and concept differed from other societies, and how the autonomy of IFPS members has remained fundamental from its inception up to the present day.
Contents
Acknowledgements
About the author
Preface
by Marco Conci, Christer Sjödin, and Grigoris Maniadakis
Introduction
Part I
The early years
1. The prehistory of the International Federation of Psychoanalytic Societies (IFPS)
2. The origins and expansion of the IFPS
3. Forums and workshops in the 1960s and 1970s
4. Developments through the 1970s and 1980s
Part II
Psychoanalytic dissidents
5. Liberal, orthodox, and dissident psychoanalysis
6. Conceptualising the IFPS
Conclusion
References
Appendix
Index
- By (author) Andrea Huppke
‘It is a pleasure to follow the author through the jungle of publications, documents and correspondence, which she has concisely cleared and prepared for presentation. The history of international psychoanalysis beyond the IPA emerges vividly in its ambivalences and lines of conflict. The author gives us readers the freedom to reflect on the organizational dynamics that shine through and thus develop a deeper understanding of this part of the history of psychoanalysis.’
— Psyche – Z Psychoanal, 78, 2024, Vera Kattermann, translated from the original German
‘I am pleased to see this well-researched volume on the history of the IFPS, which has played a significant role in my psychoanalytic career. A society of equals, it has always been open to diversity of culture and theoretical outlook. Its spirit is palpable in the organisation’s celebration (not just acceptance) of difference. In many ways, it reflects the influence of Erich Fromm, one of the founders of both the IFPS and the William Alanson White Institute. IFPS exemplifies mutual respect. Its history deserves the caring attention it gets in this fine book.’
— Sandra Buechler, PhD, training and supervising analyst, William Alanson White Institute, New York
‘Over sixty years ago, the IFPS was founded to welcome those whose practice diverged from mainstream Freudian psychoanalysis. Today, the survival of psychoanalysis is at stake, as it becomes more and more isolated in the academic scientific world. What the pioneering fathers of IFPS considered essential at that time to overcome isolation still applies today: openness for dialogue with other sciences, far-reaching self-determination in questions of training and therapeutic setting, and an intensive and respectful exchange of ideas and experiences among each other. Andrea Huppke’s book on the history of the IFPS records how these paths were realised. She invites us to learn from history and apply it to the present.’
— Dr Rainer Funk, literary executor of Erich Fromm and psychoanalyst in Tübingen, Germany
‘I am very happy to see that Andrea Huppke has written a definitive history of the International Federation of Psychoanalytic Societies. It illustrates how the politics of theoretical wars have undermined the real goal of psychoanalysis and psychotherapy: to heal people who suffering. Freud’s last words in Studies in Hysteria were: “much will be gained if we succeed in transforming hysterical misery into common unhappiness. With mental life restored to health you will be better armed against that unhappiness”. I fully endorse Andrea Huppke’s book.’
— Henry Lothane, MD, clinical professor of psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine, Mount Sinai, New York
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