Using COVID-19 as a base, this ground-breaking book brings together several renowned scholars to explore the concept of crisis, and how this global event has shaped the discipline of psychology.
Martin Dege is assistant professor of narrative inquiry at the Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, New York, USA. In his research he investigates how crisis experiences shape our everyday lives and the narratives we tell. Martin is also a scholar of the history of psychology. There he investigates how various theoretical ideas have become intertwined with political interests and power struggles to form the discipline as it stands today.
Irene Strasser is assistant professor at the American University in Cairo, Egypt. Her research focuses on lifespan development with an emphasis on adult development and aging. Her work is informed by critical gerontological perspectives, social justice studies, and qualitative approaches, particularly participatory and ethnographic research.
Part I: The Psychology of Crises
Part II: Crisis and Relationality
Part III: Theorizing the Political