Interdisciplinary Applications of Shame/Violence Theory: Breaking the Cycle

Acknowledgments
Contents
Notes on Contributors
List of Figures
List of Tables
1 Introduction: Interdisciplinary Applications of Shame/Violence Theory
	1 Shame/Violence Theory as a Passkey
	2 Aims of the Book
	3 Book Structure and Overview of the Chapters
	References
Part I Theory
2 The Role of Shame and Guilt in Political Violence: From Wars and Revolutions to Genocide and Terrorism
	1 Why We Need to Study Shame and Violence
	2 The Role of Shame and Guilt in Individual-Level Violence
	3 Shame Ethics and Guilt Ethics
	4 The Politics of Shame and Guilt: Inequality as a Driver of Shame and Violence
	5 Shame-Driven Authoritarianism and Revolutions
	6 Shame as a Cause of War Throughout History
	7 Can Shame Be Constructive, and Guilt Destructive?
	8 How Can We Prevent Violence? Transcending Shame and Guilt
	References
3 Shame, Gender and Radical Listening: Carol Gilligan in Conversation with Roman Gerodimos
	1 Introduction
	2 Gender, Shame and Violence
	3 Gender, Voice and Silence
	4 Radical Listening and the Listening Guide Method
	5 The Radical Potential of Interdisciplinarity and Association
	References
4 Shame and the Self
	1 Shame and Violence
	2 The Forensic Base
	3 Shame and the Social Other
	4 Philosophical Psychoanalysis: Shame Deconstructed
	5 Shame as an Object Relation
	6 The Psychical Impasse of Existential Anxiety
	7 The Psychic Catastrophe and the Real World
	References
5 “With the Humble Is Wisdom”: Humility as an Antidote to Humiliation and Shame
	1 What Is Humility?
	2 Humility, Humiliation and Shame: Conceptual Clarifications
	3 The Choice: Humiliation or Humility?
	4 Humiliation and Violence
	5 Dimensions of Humiliation: Inside/Outside, Past/Present, Individual/Collective
	6 Humility as Antidote
	References
Part II Practice
6 Understanding How Children Develop and Regulate Feelings of Chronic Shame
	1 Introduction
	2 Theoretical Frameworks to Understand the Development of Chronic Shame
		2.1 Attachment Theory
		2.2 Mentalisation Theory
		2.3 Systemic Theory
	3 Chronic Shame in the Context of Developmental Trauma
		3.1 Emergence of Shame Feelings
		3.2 Long-Term Difficulties with Shame
	4 Regulation of Chronic Shame
		4.1 Models of Maladaptive Shame Regulation
		4.2 Violence Towards the Self and Others as a Shame Regulation Strategy: A Clinical Example
	5 Reflections and Recommendations
	References
7 Shame/Violence Intervention
	References
8 The Violence Intervention Project (VIP): Charlie Rigby in Conversation with Roman Gerodimos
	1 Introduction
	2 Setting up the Organisation: Vision, Mission and Growth
	3 The VIP’s Approach: Shame Awareness and Building Relationships
	4 Navigating Trauma and Shame
	5 Balancing Safeguarding with Trust
	6 Operationalizing Shame—A Research Agenda
	7 Capacity Building on Shame Awareness
	Reference
Part III Politics and Culture: Greece as a Case Study
9 The Dynamics of Shame and Pride in Football Fandom: The Case of PAOK F.C.
	1 Introduction
	2 Sociological Approaches to Football Fandom
	3 Football as History
	4 Football as Political Ideology
	5 Football as Masculinity
	6 Conclusion
	References
10 The “Deserved” Victimhood of Far-Left Terrorism: Shame, Guilt and Status Reversal
	1 Introduction
	2 Far-Left Violence and Guilt Ethics
	3 Victims and Shame
	4 The Case of the Bakoyiannis Assassination
	5 The Spiral of Shame in the Next Generations
	6 The Personal Remains Political
	7 Conclusion
	References
11 On the Body and the Skin of the City: Reading Shame and Violence Through “Programmatic Marking” on the Surfaces of Athens’ Urban Landscape
	1 Introduction to Programmatic Marking
	2 Situating Programmatic Marking in the Athenian Urban Context
	3 The Body and the Skin of the Urban Environment
	4 The Markings Along the Great Walk of Athens
	5 The Highlighter
	6 The Black-and-White Mural of the National Technical University of Athens
	7 Final Remarks
	References
12 Memory Landscapes and Stories of Shame: The Coexistence of Greece, Cyprus and Turkey as an Affective “Mission Impossible”
	1 Introduction
	2 Who Owns the Past?
	3 Figures of Memory: How Cultural Narratives Define Identity
		3.1 Performances at the Ancient Theatre of Salamis
		3.2 The Change of Status of Hagia Sophia
	4 Regimes of Truth and Affective Attachments
	5 Conclusions
	References
Part IV Identity, Community, Current Affairs
13 Shameful and Shameless: Projecting Triumph and Humiliation in the Brexit Era; A Psychosocial-Group Methodological Approach
	1 Researching the Psychosocial Dynamics of Political Shame
	2 Brexit: A National Shudder
	3 Brexit and the UK: An Unravelling Large Group
	4 Sociocultural Contexts: Shame and the Brexit Headlines
	5 Envisioning Shame: Being, Belonging and Containment
	6 Containment and Recognition
	7 Exploring Brexit in Groups: A Method
	8 Group Process: A Core Preoccupation
	9 Working with the Brexit Groups
		9.1 Inviting Groups
		9.2 Territory
		9.3 Shame and the Intergroup: Splits and Impasses
		9.4 Leadership
	10 Shame by Association: Race and Racism
	11 Brexit, Shame, Polarisation and Breaking Social Bonds
	References
14 Living Beyond the Binary: Experiences of Shame and Violence Within the Genderqueer Community
	1 Introduction
	2 Theoretical Framework
	3 Research Design
	4 Results
		4.1 Sample Overview
	5 Discussion and Concluding Remarks
	References
15 Working Through Layers of Shame: Researching and Scripting Black Women, Dwarfs, and Other Misfits of the Old West
	1 Introduction
	2 The Primary Layer: Shame and Pride in the Old West
	3 The Secondary Layer: Shame, Privilege and Power Embedded in Research and Representation
	4 The Tertiary Layer: Lived Experience, Authenticity and Creative Freedom
	5 Epilogue
	References
Part V Conclusions
16 Breaking the Cycle of Shame and Violence: From the Individual to the Global
	1 Introduction: Towards an Interdisciplinary Vocabulary on Shame/Violence
	2 The Mechanics of Shame and the Vicious Cycle of Violence
	3 The Omnipresence of Shame: From Micro to Macro
	4 The Challenges Facing Shame/Violence Interventions in the Community
	5 Breaking the Cycle of Shame/Violence: An Agenda for Change
	References
Index: Interdisciplinary Applications of Shame/Violence Theory