Augustine Brannigan: 2 books
The Rise and Fall of Social Psychology
An Iconoclast's Guide to the Use and Misuse of the Experimental Method
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2017
This unflinching effort critically traces the attempt of social psychology over the past half century to forge a scientific understanding of human behavior based on the systematic use of experiments.Having examined the record from the inception of the field to the present, Brannigan suggests that...
Beyond the Banality of Evil
Criminology and Genocide
Language: English
Release Date: August 22, 2013
Positioning itself within significant developments in genocide studies arising from misgivings about two noteworthy observers, Arendt and Milgram, this book asks what lies 'beyond the banality of evil'? And suggests the answer lies within criminology. Offering the author's reflections about how to...