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James Park

James Park is the founding director of Antidote: Campaign for Emotional Literacy. His books include Sons, Mothers and Other Lovers, Shrinks: the Analysts Analyzed and Learning to Dream: The New British Cinema.

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The emotional state

The language of politics, especially during wartime, often regards emotion as suspect. Yet ignoring the emotional dynamics of life is a recipe for further conflict. Instead, nurturing a “dialogic attitude” that allows emotion to inform thought is essential to the healthy management of difference.