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Editor’s introduction to special section on the psychosocial effects of neoliberalism

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After a brief description of neoliberalism, this introduction contends that the articles in the special section on the psychosocial effects of neoliberalism contribute novel ways of thinking about (1) how neoliberalism is lived among different populations; (2) what kinds of fantasies and psychic damage neoliberal policies promote; and (3) what conscious and unconscious forms of collusion and resistance accompany its emergence.

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Layton, L. Editor’s introduction to special section on the psychosocial effects of neoliberalism. Psychoanal Cult Soc 19, 1–4 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1057/pcs.2013.26

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