Identity, Theory, and Practice in Group Relations (Paperback)

Coreene Archer

ISBN 10: 1032812613 / ISBN 13: 9781032812618

Published by Taylor & Francis Ltd, London, 2026

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Paperback. Identity, Theory, and Practice in Group Relations presents a range of perspectives on group relations, capturing both a social scientific and psychoanalytic perspective.Each chapter explores themes of identity, theory, and practice, where the process of looking at others and oneself is amplified, and the task of exploring the space we occupy is changed. Identity, Theory and Practice in Group Relations includes discussion of critical race theory, corruption, Black leadership and sibling relations, the role of technology and how it has been adopted and adapted by group relations practitioners, as well as specific perspectives on group relations in Italy and China and reflections on group relations through the COVID-19 pandemic.This book will be an invaluable resource for practitioners, academics and scholars of Group Relations, as well as managers and organisational members wanting to learn more about how Groups Relations methods can contribute to their organisational success. Identity, Theory, and Practice in Group Relations presents a range of perspectives on group relations, capturing both a social scientific and psychoanalytic perspective. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Identity, Theory, and Practice in Group Relations (Paperback)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, London
• Publication Date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1032812613
• ISBN 13: 9781032812618
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

Identity, Theory, and Practice in Group Relations presents a range of perspectives on group relations, capturing both a social scientific and psychoanalytic perspective.

Each chapter explores themes of identity, theory, and practice, where the process of looking at others and oneself is amplified, and the task of exploring the space we occupy is changed. Identity, Theory and Practice in Group Relations includes discussion of critical race theory, corruption, Black leadership and sibling relations, the role of technology and how it has been adopted and adapted by group relations practitioners, as well as specific perspectives on group relations in Italy and China and reflections on group relations through the COVID-19 pandemic.

This book will be an invaluable resource for practitioners, academics and scholars of Group Relations, as well as managers and organisational members wanting to learn more about how Groups Relations methods can contribute to their organisational success.

About the Author

Coreene Archer is a principal consultant and executive coach at the Tavistock Institute, UK. Coreene’s interests lie in the study of leadership and identity. Her work has expanded group relations ideas to include work with emergent and young leaders. Coreene teaches on several programmes at the Institute and externally.

Gordon Strauss is a former board member and treasurer of the the A. K. Rice Institute (AKRI) and former director of the AKRI National Conference. He represented the AKRI on the Belgirate Management and Administrative Team from 2014-2024. He is Emeritus Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Louisville, USA.

Moshe Bergstein is a training psychoanalyst at the Israel Psychoanalytic Society. He teaches and supervises at the Psychoanalytic Institute and in various psychoanalytic psychotherapy programmes. He studies and publishes on the work of W. R. Bion, and the interface between psychoanalysis and the arts.

Ellen L. Short was Professor at Long Island University, author, and consultant, who was an active member of the A. K. Rice Institute and the New York Center for the Study of Groups, Organizations and Social Systems. She died in May of 2024.