Carl Rogers

Person Centred Theory: Flourishing and the Sociological Habitat

This article explores several interrelated themes centered around the concept of ‘person-centered’ theory and its application in various societal contexts, particularly within modern Britain. Through an exploration of key themes it argues for a comprehensive, systems-oriented view of person-centered practices, emphasizing the need for genuine engagement, recognition, and understanding of the complex contexts in which individuals exist to promote health and well-being. Read more…

Mad Studies: The Identitarian Problem

This piece of work although situated in the context of Mad Studies as an academic discipline, is part of work which extends beyond the boundaries of Mad Studies in all directions. These notes are partly a way of talking through various fragments and ideas in order to organise and coordinate a larger study which intersects class, community, gender culture and identity; it is work which is coordinated in a study I am calling ‘Sub-legal Violence’ as a working title. Read more…

Public Sociology: From Dehumanisation to Epistemological Error Checking

In this essay I explore the subject of public sociology by making sense of Michael Burawoy’s original theses laid out in 2004 (Burawoy, 2005). I offer a syncretic account of what I perceive to be the core dynamics of public sociology relating thinkers and bodies of work that provide particular insightful articulations. Due to the limited scope of what can be explored in detail here I have selected what I see as the key themes which pervade the spirit of public sociology making it operationally meaningful as a practice in the world. Read more…