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#39 Let's Talk The Psychology of War with Professor Jim Orford

We were joined by Professor Jim Orford to discuss the psychology of war.

Jim is a Visiting Professor of Gambling Studies at King’s College and an Emeritus Professor of Clinical and Community Psychology at the University of Birmingham.

Having trained as a Clinical Psychologist, Jim has focussed much of his work and research on addiction. Jim has adopted a social, community and political orientation to his work in psychology and co-founded the community psychology sections of both the British Psychological Society, and the European Community Psychology Association.

Jim’s current research interests include the psychology of war and the psychology of economic inequality.

You can find Jim’s most recent book ‘On the warpath: The Psychology of Public Support for Armed Action’, and other books he has authored and edited here: https://jim.orford.org/publications/

Also, look out for Jim's upcoming book titled 'The Psychology Of Economic Inequality: Six Reasons Why We Fail to Challenge Great Inequalities of Income and Wealth' (ISBN : 978-3-031-85563-4). As well as a printed version, it will also be available for free as an open access publication.

You can find a list of Jim’s research below:

Orford, J. (2017). Turning psychology against militarism. Journal of Community & Applied Social Psychology, 27 (4), 287-97.

Orford, J. (2019). Psychology, history and war: two examples of academic discourses which fail to oppose war and militarism. The Journal of Critical Psychology, Counselling and Psychotherapy, 19(1), 48-59.

Orford, J. (2024). On the Warpath: The Psychology of Public Support for Armed Action, New York: Oxford University Press.

Jim Orford Q&A with Jennifer Gledhill, Psychology has been relatively silent on the question of war support, The Psychologist, June 2024, 50-52 https://www.bps.org.uk/psychologist/psychology-has-been-relatively-silent-question-war-support

Orford, J. (2025, forthcoming April). The Psychology of Economic Inequality: Six Reasons Why We are Failing to Challenge Great Inequalities of Income and Wealth, London: Palgrave (and Springer open access).

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