Cultural-historical and critical psychology : common ground, divergences and and future pathways

"This book opens up a critical dialogue within and across the theoretical traditions of critical psychology and cultural-historical psychology. It explores and addresses fundamental issues and problems within both traditions, with a view to identifying new avenues for productive discussion and cooperation between these two important movements in contemporary psychology. Accordingly, the book gathers contributions from a range of internationally respected researchers from both fields who have demonstrated a willingness to look critically, and self-critically, at their theoretical allegiances and trajectories. This book provides readers with the opportunity to both appreciate and reflect on fundamental differences of perspective across the 'cultural-historical'/'critical' psychology divide and, thereby, to consider and debate key issues facing the discipline of psychology more generally." --back cover of book Front Matter ....Pages i-xiv Introduction: Advancing Dialogues Between Critical Psychology and Cultural-Historical Theory (Marilyn Fleer, Fernando González Rey, Peter E. Jones)....Pages 1-8 Front Matter ....Pages 9-10 Critical Psychology: Subjects in Situated Social Practices (Ole Dreier)....Pages 11-26 Critical Psychology as Cultural-Historical Psychology: Political Dimensions and Limitations of Psychological Knowledge (Ian Parker)....Pages 27-42 Looking Toward a Productive Dialogue Between Cultural-Historical and Critical Psychologies (Fernando González Rey, Albertina Mitjáns Martínez)....Pages 43-62 The Primacy of Critical Theory and the Relevance of the Psychological Humanities (Thomas Teo)....Pages 63-76 Front Matter ....Pages 77-78 Can the Concept of Activity Be Considered as a Theoretical Device for Critical Psychologies? (Fernando González Rey)....Pages 79-97 Decolonising Childhood, Reconceptualising Distress: A Critical Psychological Approach to (Deconstructing) Child Well-Being (Erica Burman)....Pages 99-111 Psychology and Psychologies ‘from the Language End’: Critical Reflections (Peter E. Jones)....Pages 113-132 Problematizing Pedagogical Imports and Creating New Conditions for Children’s Development: A Case from China (Marilyn Fleer, Liang Li, Zhonglian Yan)....Pages 133-154 Nationalism and/or Developing Understanding of Society? (Athanasios Marvakis)....Pages 155-171 Front Matter ....Pages 173-174 The Two Pathways of Vygotsky’s Legacy: The Critical and Noncritical Coexisting Positions in Vygotsky’s Thought (Fernando González Rey)....Pages 175-191