<i>SPSSI</i> and Peace‐Building: A Participant's Perspective

Kimmel, Paul R.

doi:10.1111/j.1540-4560.2010.01687.x

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“…Although psychologists have warned against the slippery slope of the human tendency to be drawn into evil (Milgram, 1963;Zimbardo, 2007), APA has maintained that psychologists are needed at interrogation sites in order to protect prisoners (Moorehead-Slaughter, 2006;Pope, 2011;Rubenstein, 2011). In contrast, the American Psychiatric Association has concluded that no psychiatrists should have any relationship whatsoever with torture or interrogations and has set up policies to ensure this does not happen (Kimmel, 2011), and some psychologists are calling for the annulment of APA's Psychological Ethics and National Security (PENS) report (American Psychological Association, 2005;Arrigo, Eidelson, & Bennett, 2012).…”

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Does Zero Dark Thirty Promote the Use of Enhanced Interrogation Techniques?

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2013

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, 2013). It is now on over 200 top-10 lists, and Chastain's performance has been called "brilliant" (Mead, 2013) and "convincing" (French, 2013). The film is the second collaboration of Bigelow and Boal; their first was Hurt Locker, for which Bigelow was the first female director to win an Academy award, and Boal won for Best Original Screenplay. Bigelow has remained famously terse about her methods or about the fact that it is unusual for a woman to make war movies. One's attention is captured by the roles of women associated with the film: The film was also produced by a woman (Megan Ellison), distributed by a woman (Amy Pascal, the cochairman of Sony Pictures), and starred a woman, and a female director made an explicit war movie with a female lead who, despite scorn and dismissal from her male colleagues, was able to use her intelligence to find bin Laden. The failure of Zero Dark Thirty to capture the nomination for Bigelow as Best Director is attributed by some to limited support for the film because of the controversial depiction of water boarding and other torture techniques. But it is worth noting that neither Ben Affleck for Argo nor Tom Hooper for Les Misérables was nominated (The Bigelow snub, 2013). In fact, at the Washington, DC, premiere, Bigelow, Boal, and former Sen. Chris Dodd, who is now head of the Motion Picture Association of America, faced criticism that the film changed history about the role of "enhanced interrogation techniques" in capturing bin Laden. Writer Naomi Wolf called Bigelow a "Leni Riefenstahl-like propagandist of torture" (Wolf, 2013, p. 1). Documented voices in the government spoke out against torture, such as the military Judge Advocate General Corps and the Pentagon's top lawyers, who called it a violation of the Geneva Conventions and the UN Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman, or Degrading Treatment and Punishment (Reifer, 2013). Former Defense Secretary Leon Panetta wrote to John McCain that "some" detainees had been subjected to enhanced interrogation techniques, and that "whether these techniques were the 'only timely and effective way' to obtain such information is a matter of debate and cannot be established definitely" (Winter, 2013, pp. 26, 29, 30). In addition, a 6,300-page report by the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence concluded that enhanced interrogation did not work, and John O. Brennan said that senior intelligence officials and President Obama were "misled about the enhanced interrogation program" (Soufan, 2013, p. 4). Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), head of the Senate intelligence committee, Carl Levin, and John McCain wrote a letter to Sony chairman Michael Lynton calling the film "grossly inaccurate and misleading" (LaSalle, 2013, p. E2) and asked for an investigation into the CIA for possible leaks. Feinstein wrote a letter to acting CIA director Michael Morell asking

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Does Zero Dark Thirty Promote the Use of Enhanced Interrogation Techniques?

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2013

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“…Some staff may feel inadequately prepared to discuss issues of social justice or peace or uncomfortable in politicizing the profession, fearing damage to their credibility, their roles (confused/blurred), or the profession itself (Kimmel, 2011). Another challenge is that many experienced clinicians can become disempowered themselves, particularly in inpatient settings and may let their behavior be guided by retaining employment and avoiding risk because speaking out can be a very risky business (Jackson et al, 2010).…”

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“…Gopin (2008) explains that such harmoniousness can only occur when groups believe that social relations happen in accordance with ethical standards and justice, and that justice and peace have a close relationship. Kimmel (2011) summarizes the interconnections between these social phenomena: A "culture of peace promotes M. CLEARY ET AL. caring relations among individuals and groups based on full realization of their positive interdependence with each other and their environment-it entails social justice, norms of equity and multicultural sensitivity and social relations conducive to nonviolence, sustainable development, and human well-being" (Kimmel, 2011, p. 122).…”

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“Keeping the Peace”: Relevance of the Concept for Mental Health Nursing

Cleary

Escott

Walter

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Issues in Mental Health Nursing

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One only has to watch the evening news to witness the emphasis given to peacekeeping in war zones or international flashpoints and to appreciate the various resources that are directed towards preventing the (re)ignition of mass ethnic, religious, sovereignty, and economic disputes. Increasingly, acts of terrorism intrude upon and render unstable aspects of life that were once prosaic and predictable. Fear of such acts contributes to pessimism, exhaustion, and feelings of impotence, unease, and anxiety in persons and communities (Walker, 2006). In this column, we consider the potential contribution of mental health professionals towards ensuring feelings of community safety and optimism, and to reflect on "peace" and its various implications.

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A History of ‘Psychologists for Peace’ in Australia

Börnstein

Prior

2011

Peace Psychology in Australia

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SPSSI and Peace‐Building: A Participant's Perspective

Cited by 4 publications

References 17 publications

Does Zero Dark Thirty Promote the Use of Enhanced Interrogation Techniques?

Does Zero Dark Thirty Promote the Use of Enhanced Interrogation Techniques?

“Keeping the Peace”: Relevance of the Concept for Mental Health Nursing

A History of ‘Psychologists for Peace’ in Australia

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