Bücher der Reihe Niels Bohr Professorship Lectures in Cultural Psychology

Cultural psychology aims to be both transdisciplinary and international in its approach, and to develop theoretical models that remain faithful to people's lived experiences. This volume advances these objectives through an exploration of core concepts, cultural psychology's foundations in philosophy, and the translation of theory into methodology.

Cultural psychology aims to be both transdisciplinary and international in its approach, and to develop theoretical models that remain faithful to people's lived experiences. This volume advances these objectives through an exploration of core concepts, cultural psychology's foundations in philosophy, and the translation of theory into methodology.

Venturing out of the laboratory into the wild, it becomes untenable to locate memory strictly in the head. Instead, memory appears as a materially extended and socially distributed process, embedded within culture and history. This book explores the relations between practices of remembering and the settings in which they are enacted.

Venturing out of the laboratory into the wild, it becomes untenable to locate memory strictly in the head. Instead, memory appears as a materially extended and socially distributed process, embedded within culture and history. This book explores the relations between practices of remembering and the settings in which they are enacted.

Offers a new approach to imagination which brings its emotional, social, cultural, contextual and existential characteristics to the fore. This book offers a conceptual history of imagination, an array of theoretical approaches, imagination's use in psychologist's thinking and a number of new research areas. It offers a re-enchantment of the concept of imagination and the discipline of psychology.

Offers a new approach to imagination which brings its emotional, social, cultural, contextual and existential characteristics to the fore. This book offers a conceptual history of imagination, an array of theoretical approaches, imagination's use in psychologist's thinking and a number of new research areas. It offers a re-enchantment of the concept of imagination and the discipline of psychology.

Discusses of the two-way street between democracy and dictatorship; conflicts within protests, ideology and public debate; and the psychological profile of a democratic citizen and its critique. While acknowledging the limitations of today's democratic systems, this volume aims to re-invigorate democracy by bringing psychology to the table of current debates on social change and citizenship.

Discusses of the two-way street between democracy and dictatorship; conflicts within protests, ideology and public debate; and the psychological profile of a democratic citizen and its critique. While acknowledging the limitations of today's democratic systems, this volume aims to re-invigorate democracy by bringing psychology to the table of current debates on social change and citizenship.