Yannis Stavrakakis studied political science in Athens and Essex. He has worked at the Universities of Essex and Nottingham before taking up a position at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in 2006. His research focuses primarily on contemporary political theory (with emphasis on psychoanalytic and post-structuralist approaches) and on the analysis of ideology and discourse in late modern societies (with emphasis on populism, environmentalism, post-democracy and the role of artistic practices).

Editorial Board: Stephen Frosh, Lynne Layton, and Dany Nobus

Introduction PART 1: FIGURES 1. Sigmund Freud 2. Melanie Klein 3. Jacques Lacan 4. Wilhelm Reich 5. Carl Jung PART 2: TRADITIONS 6. Marcuse and the Freudian Left 7. The Lacanian Left 8. Psychoanalytic Feminism 9. Critical Management Studies PART 3: CONCEPTS 10.Superego and the Law 11. (Liberal) Narcissism 12. Affect and Emotion 13. Trauma 14. Fantasy 15. Identification (With the Aggressor 16. Mourning and Melancholia 17. Language and Discourse 18. Collective Subjects PART 4: THEMES 19. Sexuality 20. Hate 21. Racism 22. Nationalism 23. Capitalism 24. Consumerism & Choice 25. Religion and Islamic Radicalization 26. Populism 27. Arts PART 5: CHALLENGES AND CONTROVERSIES 28. Psychoanalytic Geopolitics 29. Psy Ethics 30. Neoliberalism 31. Migration and Diversity 32. Biopolitics 34. The Climate Crisis 34. Post-politics 35. Posthuman Identities