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Description
This project explores the militarization of positive psychology in the wake of the
wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. The recent military use of positive psychology to train resilience in American and Danish soldiers was implemented without any pilot study and amounts to the largest psychological experiment ever undertaken. Our overarching research question is: What are the philosophical and psychological implications of the militarization of positive psychology?
wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. The recent military use of positive psychology to train resilience in American and Danish soldiers was implemented without any pilot study and amounts to the largest psychological experiment ever undertaken. Our overarching research question is: What are the philosophical and psychological implications of the militarization of positive psychology?
| Status | Finished |
|---|---|
| Effective start/end date | 01/01/2017 → 31/12/2022 |
Keywords
- Resilience
- War
- Psychology
- Trauma
- U.S. military
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After War: Moral Injury and the Politics of Trauma
Williams, L. H. (PI) & Lang, J. (CoPI)
01/07/2025 → 30/06/2028
Project: Research
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Wars, Pandemics, and the Human Mind: Competing Conceptions of Trauma in the 21st Century
Lang, J. (PI), Williams, L. H. (CoI) & Salkovskis, C. (CoI)
01/01/2022 → 30/06/2025
Project: Research
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The moral challenges of moral injury
Lang, J. & Schott, R. M., 11 Aug 2023, Moral Injury and the Humanities. Cohen, A. & McClymond, K. (eds.). New York: Routledge, p. 17-34 (Routledge Studies in Ethics and Moral Theory).Research output: Contribution to Book, Anthology, Report › Book Chapter › Research › peer-review
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A new psychology of war: The science of resilience and the militarization of positive psychology
Lang, J., 22 Nov 2022, Resilience: Militaries and militarization. Bourke, J. & Schott, R. M. (eds.). Palgrave Macmillan, p. 27-51Research output: Contribution to Book, Anthology, Report › Book Chapter › Research › peer-review
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Hemmeligheden bag viljen til at kæmpe
Lang, J., 6 Apr 2022, In: Politiken.Research output: Articles: Journal and Newspaper › Feature Article
Activities
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Research interviews for The New Psychology of War
Lang, J. (Participant)
7 Nov 2022 → 10 Nov 2022Activity: Other › Fieldwork
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Advisory board meeting
Lang, J. (Co-organizer) & Schott, R. M. (Co-organizer)
12 Oct 2022Activity: Participating in or Organising an Event › Participation in or Organisation of Workshop, Roundtable, Seminar, Course
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The Psychology of War in the 21st Century
Lang, J. (Organizer) & Schott, R. M. (Co-organizer)
12 Oct 2022 → 13 Oct 2022Activity: Participating in or Organising an Event › Participation in or Organisation of Workshop, Roundtable, Seminar, Course
Press/Media
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Hvad krig og kærlighed lærer os om modstandskraft
30/12/2022
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media