Towards a psychoanalytic theory of financial corruption
PhD thesis
Orakwue, S. 2017. Towards a psychoanalytic theory of financial corruption. PhD thesis Middlesex University Science and Technology
Type | PhD thesis |
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Title | Towards a psychoanalytic theory of financial corruption |
Authors | Orakwue, S. |
Abstract | Freud maintained that psychoanalysis was not only to be a clinical discourse of the interpersonal and the subjective, however dynamic and necessary therapeutically, but that its principles could be taken from those contexts and applied to wider global, societal, and cultural issues. Since the 1960s, financial corruption has grown into what has become a serious and entrenched problem, albeit this is seldom addressed in psychoanalytic terms. The ultimate aim of this research study is to enquire into the psychoanalytic roots of financial corruption and to ask whether it is possible to attempt a psychoanalytic investigation and explanation of acts of financial corruption committed in particular given circumstances, such as those existing in a developing, emerging, or transitional society, more precisely in the historical period of 1960s Africa. To address this, particular attention will be paid to writings pertaining to Nigeria in its period of decolonisation, when the issue of financial corruption began gain international attention. However, a series of initial steps are necessary in order to approach these issues. |
Department name | Science and Technology |
Institution name | Middlesex University |
Publication dates | |
07 Jul 2017 | |
Publication process dates | |
Deposited | 07 Jul 2017 |
Accepted | 07 Jul 2017 |
Output status | Published |
Accepted author manuscript | |
Language | English |
https://repository.mdx.ac.uk/item/8714y
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