On his personal website, Lord John Alderdice offers his thoughts on our current global situation and the essential nature of dialogue. Unless otherwise noted, IDI Blog Posts represent the opinions and/or work of individual IDI members working independently and do not necessarily represent the opinions and/or work of the IDI as a whole.
On July 4, 2016, Dr. Coline Covington participated in a panel discussion entitled “Fighting The Menace Of War: What Would Einstein Say?,” as part of the JW3 Einstein Festival in London. The text of Dr. Covington’s presentation is available for discussion as part of the IDI Member Forum and can be accessed here. Interested readers … Read More
IDI Founder Dr. Vamik Volkan’s central psychoanalytic ideas and philosophy are movingly presented in Vamik’s Room, a cinematic masterwork of tone and concept from psychoanalyst and filmmaker Dr. Molly Castelloe. The film won the Sidney Halpern Award “for furthering the discipline of Psychohistory through the medium of documentary film.” NYU Professor Robert Stam, author … Read More
IDI Vice President and British MP Lord John Alderdice recently sat for an interview on Israeli television to describe the theory and application of large group psychology and psychopolitical theory to entrenched conflicts such as the Northern Ireland peace process and the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian dispute.
On February 22 and 23, 2016, the IDI Board met at the Austen Riggs Center in Stockbridge, Massachusetts to take up several issues relating to the group’s work and future. IDI President Vamik Volkan began the meeting by announcing his intention to step down as President, and nominating Gerard Fromm to take his place. Dr. … Read More