Alford co-edited the "Psychoanalysis and Society" series with Cornell University Press and served as executive director of the Association for Psychoanalysis,Culture,and Society for twelve years.[4] He was also President of the American Political Science Association's Psychology and Politics section. Additionally,he served on the editorial boards of six journals,including Political Psychology and Psychoanalysis,Culture,and Society.[5]
Contributions to psychoanalysis and social theory
Alford is particularly noted for recognizing the social theory implicit in the work of Melanie Klein,as explored in his book Melanie Klein and Critical Social Theory (Yale,1989;reprint 2005). His development of these ideas remains influential.[6][7]
His research extends to the psychoanalytic dimensions of trauma,evil,and whistleblowing. He conducted a year-long weekly discussion group with imprisoned rapists and murderers to study the concept of evil and examined Eastern perspectives on evil through studies in South Korea. He argues that the primary experience of evil is existential rather than moral.[8]
He has also published over thirty book chapters,numerous encyclopedia articles,and over seventy refereed journal articles. He regularly contributes to The Montreal Review and curates two blogs,traumatheory.com and godblog.org,the latter of which led to his book God Now:Christianity and Heresy.[9][10]
Media and public engagement
Since the publication of Whistleblowers:Broken Lives and Organizational Power,Alford has given over 200 interviews to various news outlets,including NBC,The New York Times,ABC,and The Washington Post,discussing the trauma faced by whistleblowers and the power dynamics within organizations.[11]
Awards and honors
Alford has received several awards,including the Lifetime Achievement Award for Outstanding Work in Psychohistory from the Psychohistory Forum. He has been awarded three Fulbright Fellowships,including two Senior Fulbright Research Fellowships to Germany and South Korea.[1][12]
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