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Area of Science:

  • Sociology
  • Feminist Theory
  • Political Science

Background:

  • Attachment theory has been used to support political and gender conservatism.
  • Recent conservative discourse in the UK (since 2009) has deployed attachment theory to advocate for a minimal state.
  • This study challenges the reduction of attachment solely to its discursive construction.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To analyze the social and political implications of attachment research.
  • To examine the relationship between disciplinary and sovereign power in affective subjection.
  • To evaluate the political and ethical status of professional activities within psychological disciplines.

Main Methods:

  • Drawing on sociological and feminist scholarship on attachment as a social construction.
  • Utilizing Judith Butler's concept of the infant-caregiver bond as a parallel to citizen-state relations.
  • Integrating insights from Lauren Berlant and Michel Foucault's lectures on Psychiatric Power.

Main Results:

  • Attachment dynamics extend beyond social construction, influencing political conservatism and citizen subjection.
  • Familial relations function as sovereign power within broader disciplinary institutions.
  • Attachment research has significant social, political, and ethical implications for the psy disciplines.

Conclusions:

  • Attachment is a complex phenomenon with profound political and social ramifications.
  • Understanding attachment is crucial for analyzing power dynamics, particularly the interplay of sovereign and disciplinary power.
  • The ethical and political roles of professionals in the psy disciplines require critical examination in light of attachment theory.