Dialogical Self Theory - 9780521765268

Dialogical Self Theory provides a comprehensive social-scientific theory that incorporates the deep implications of the process of globalization, and its impact on individual development. Hubert Hermans and Agnieszka Hermans-Konopka present a new and compelling view of the historical changes in perceptions of social realities, and how these changes affected motivation, emotion, leadership, and conflict resolution. They detail the improvement of dialogical relationships both within the self and between individuals, groups, and cultures, providing evidence from everyday life. The book addresses a variety of problem areas that are analyzed in new and unexpected ways: the pros and cons of traditional, modern, and post-modern models of self, the role of emotions, power and dominance, motivation, leadership, and conflict resolution. This book will be of interest to scholars in a wide range of fields including psychology and sociology

"A highly original and scholarly discussion of the problems of subjectivity in the rapidly evolving global world." Paul H. Lysaker, Indiana University School of Medicine

"The `dialogical self' is among the most important and original new theories in the social sciences in the past 20 years. In this book, the theory is presented Iucidly and thoroughly, covering an impressive range not only in psychology but in sociology, economics, philosophy, and political studies. The book should be welcome in all fields as a major contribution to the understanding of globalization." Jeferey Arnett, Clark University

"By far the most accessible and comprehensive statement to date on the Dialogical Self, this volume ranges across a set of problems that bring together the practical and theoretical, the local and global, positioning theory and emotion research, in a timely and important theoretical elaboration. The scope and promise of the authors' work ensures that it will serve as a crucial reference for research and conceptual scholarship on the emerging conceptualization of the Dialogical Self." Hender Ikus J. Stam, Editor, Theory & Psychology