Films and the arts can affect public policy debates as powerfully as the House of Commons or the High Court, says Peter Kinderman.
As a psychologist trying to influence public policy, I occasionally promote a ‘manifesto’ for change, and community psychologists actively campaign about the effects of austerity.
But sometimes other people do psychology with much greater effect. Four weeks ago Ken Loach released the movie I, Daniel Blake, partly about the psychological effects of austerity measures on those of us claiming benefits in the UK and... Keep reading on The British Psychological Society
As a psychologist trying to influence public policy, I occasionally promote a ‘manifesto’ for change, and community psychologists actively campaign about the effects of austerity.
But sometimes other people do psychology with much greater effect. Four weeks ago Ken Loach released the movie I, Daniel Blake, partly about the psychological effects of austerity measures on those of us claiming benefits in the UK and... Keep reading on The British Psychological Society