Ian Parker is Co-Director (with Erica Burman) of the Discourse Unit, Managing Editor of Annual Review of Critical Psychology, Secretary of Manchester Psychoanalytic Matrix, member of the Asylum Magazine editorial collective, and supporter of the Fourth International. He is a researcher, supervisor and consultant in critical psychology and psychoanalysis.
BOOKS
2026
Parker, I. (2026) Critical Marxism: Concepts, Context, Combat. London: Resistance Books. [ISBN: 9781872242590] https://resistancebooks.org/product/critical-marxism-concepts-context-combat/
2023
Parker, I. (2023) (ed.) For Palestine: Essays from the Tom Hurndall Memorial Lecture Group. Cambridge, UK: Open Book Publishers [https://doi.org/10.11647/OBP.0345] [ISBN Paperback: 978-1-80511-025-5] [Open-access link: https://www.openbookpublishers.com/books/10.11647/obp.0345 FOR FREE DOWNLOAD OF THIS BOOK GO TO THE HURNDALL MEMORIAL LECTURE SITE: https://hurndallmemoriallecture.wordpress.com/
2022
Parker, I. (2022) Stalinist Realism and Open Communism: Malignant Mirror or Free Association. London: Resistance Books. [ISBN: 9780902869271] [Link: https://resistancebooks.org/product/stalinist-realism-and-open-communism/]
Parker, I. (2022) Radical Psychoanalysis and Anti-Capitalist Action. London: Resistance Books. [ISBN: 9780902869295] [Link: https://resistancebooks.org/product/radical-psychoanalysis/] FOR FULL TEXT OF THIS BOOK GO TO: https://fiimg.com/2022/01/17/radical-psychoanalysis-and-anti-capitalist-action/
2021
Parker, I. and Pavón-Cuéllar, D. (2021) Psychoanalysis and Revolution: Critical Psychology for Liberation Movements. [London: 1968 Press] [Link: https://www.1968press.co.uk/product-page/psychoanalysis-revolution] [ISBN: 9781919601908] FOR FREE DOWNLOAD OF THIS BOOK, GO TO THE PSYCHOANALYSIS AND REVOLUTION SITE: https://psychoanalysisrevolution.com/
2020
Parker, I. (2020) Socialisms: Revisiting Revolutions Betrayed, Mislaid and Unmade. London and Amsterdam: Resistance Books and IIRE. [ISBN: 978-0-902869-71-4] Buy the book here: https://resistancebooks.org/product/socialisms/ FOR MORE ABOUT THIS BOOK GO TO: https://fiimg.com/socialisms/
Parker, I. (2020) Mapping the English Left through Film: Twenty Five Uneasy Pieces. London: Folrose Press. [ISBN: 978-0-906378-09-0] FOR MORE ABOUT THIS BOOK GO TO: https://fiimg.com/mapping-the-british-left-through-film/
Parker, I. (2020) Psychology through Critical Auto-Ethnography: Academic Discipline, Professional Practice and Reflexive History. London and New York: Routledge. [ISBN: 9780367344177]
2019
Parker, I. (2019) Psychoanalysis, Clinic and Context: Subjectivity, History and Autobiography. London and New York: Routledge. [ISBN: 9780367144333], https://www.routledge.com/Psychoanalysis-Clinic-and-Context-Subjectivity-History-and-Autobiography/Parker/p/book/9780367144333.
Parker, I. and Siddiqui, S. (eds) (2019) Islamic Psychoanalysis and Psychoanalytic Islam: Cultural and Clinical Dialogues. London and New York: Routledge. [ISBN: 9780367086749], https://www.routledge.com/Islamic-Psychoanalysis-and-Psychoanalytic-Islam-Cultural-and-Clinical-Dialogues/Parker-Siddiqui/p/book/9780367086749.
2018
Parker, I. (2018) Psy-Complex in Question: Critical Review in Psychology, Psychoanalysis and Social Theory. Winchester and Washington: Zero Books. [ISBN: 978-1-78535-749-7]
2017
Parker, I. (2017) Revolutionary Keywords for a New Left. Winchester and Washington: Zero Books. [ISBN: 9781785356421] FOR MORE ABOUT THIS BOOK GO TO: https://fiimg.com/keywords/
Burman and Parker, I. (eds) (2017) Discourse Analytic Research: Repertoires and Readings of Texts in Action. London and New York: Routledge [Routledge Library Editions: Discourse Analysis, originally published 1993] [ISBN: 9781138224087] Link: https://www.routledge.com/Discourse-Analytic-Research-Repertoires-and-readings-of-texts-in-action/Burman-Parker/p/book/9781138224087
2015
Parker, I. (ed.) (2015) Handbook of Critical Psychology. London and New York: Routledge. [ISBN: 978-1-84872-218-7] [Link: http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9781848722187/]
Parker, I. (2015) Critical Discursive Psychology (2nd Edition). London: Palgrave Macmillan. [ISBN: 9781137485595] [Link: http://www.palgrave.com/page/detail/critical-discursive-psychology-ian-parker/?K=9781137485595]
Parker, I. (2015) Psychology After the Crisis: Scientific paradigms and political debate. Abingdon/New York: Routledge [ISBN: 9781848722071] Link: http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9781848722071/
Parker, I. (2015) Psychology After Deconstruction: Erasure and Social Reconstruction. Abingdon/New York: Routledge [ISBN: 978-1-84872-209-5] Link: http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9781848722095/
Parker, I. (2015) Psychology After Discourse Analysis: Concepts, methods, critique. Abingdon/New York: Routledge [ISBN: 9781848722118] Link: http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9781848722118/
Parker, I. (2015) Psychology After Psychoanalysis: Psychosocial studies and beyond. Abingdon/New York: Routledge [ISBN: 9781848722132] Link: http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9781848722132/
Parker, I. (2015) Psychology After the Unconscious: From Freud to Lacan. Abingdon/New York: Routledge [ISBN: 9781848722156] Link: http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9781848722156/
Parker, I. (2015) Psychology After Lacan: Connecting the clinic and research. Abingdon/New York: Routledge [ISBN: 9781848722170] Link: http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9781848722170/
Parker, I. and Shotter, J. (eds) (2015) Deconstructing Social Psychology. Hove/New York: Psychology Press [Psychology Library Editions: Social Psychology, originally published 1990] [ISBN: 9781138844544] Link: http://www.psypress.com/books/details/9781138844544/
2014
Parker, I. and Pavón-Cuéllar, D. (eds) (2014) Lacan, Discourse, Event: New Psychoanalytic Approaches to Textual Indeterminacy. Abingdon/New York: Routledge (ISBN: 9780415521635 (pbk); 978-0-415-52162-8 (hbk)) Link: http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9780415521635/
Parker, I. (2014) The Crisis in Modern Social Psychology, and how to end it. Abingdon/New York: Routledge [Psychology Revivals, original published 1989] [ISBN: 978-0-415-70645-2] Link: http://www.psypress.com/books/details/9780415706452/
Parker, I. (2014) Discourse Dynamics: Critical Analysis for Social and Individual Psychology. Abingdon/New York: Routledge [Psychology Revivals, original published 1992] [ISBN: 978-0-415-70638-4] Link: http://www.psypress.com/books/details/9780415706384/
2011
Banister, P., Bunn, G., Burman, E., Daniels, J., Duckett, P., Goodley, D., Lawthom, R., Parker, I., Runswick-Cole, K., Sixsmith, J., Smailes, S., Tindall, C. and Whelan, P. (2011) Qualitative Methods in Psychology: A Research Guide (Revised 2nd Edition). Buckingham: Open University Press [ISBN: 9780335243051] Link: http://www.mcgraw-hill.co.uk/html/0335243053.html
Parker, I. (2011) Lacanian Psychoanalysis: Revolutions in Subjectivity. London and New York: Routledge [ISBN: 978-0-415-45543-5]
Parker, I. (2011) Psychoanalytic Mythologies. London, New York and Delhi: Anthem Press [ISBN: 978-0-85728-996-4 pbk edition]
Parker, I. (ed.) (2011) Critical Psychology (Four-Volumes). London and New York: Routledge. [ISBN: 978-0-415-56859-3] [Link: http://www.psypress.com/critical-psychology-9780415568593]
2009
Parker, I. (2009) Psychoanalytic Mythologies. London: Anthem Press. [ISBN: 978-1843313038]
2008
Parker, I. (2008) Japan in Analysis: Cultures of the Unconscious. London: Palgrave. [ISBN: 978-0230506916]
Parker, I. and Revelli, S. (eds) (2008) Psychoanalytic Practice and State Regulation. London: Karnac. [ISBN: 978-1855755338]
2007
Parker, I. (2007) Revolution in Psychology: Alienation to Emancipation. London: Pluto Press. [ISBN: 978-0-7453-2535-4 pbk]
2005
Parker, I. (2005) Qualitative Psychology: Introducing Radical Research. Buckingham: Open University Press. [ISBN: 0335213499 pbk, 0335213502 hbk]
2004
Parker, I. (2004) Slavoj Žižek: A Critical Introduction. London: Pluto Press. [ISBN: 074532076 pbk, 07455320724 hbk]
2002
Parker, I. (2002) Critical Discursive Psychology. London: Palgrave. [ISBN: 033397381X]
1999
Parker, I. and the Bolton Discourse Network (1999) Critical Textwork: An Introduction to Varieties of Discourse and Analysis, Buckingham: Open University Press. [isbn: 0-335-20204-7 (pbk) & 0-335-20205-5 (hbk)]
Gordo-López, A. J. and Parker, I. (eds) (1999) Cyberpsychology, London: Macmillan / Routledge New York [isbn: 0-333-73577-3 (pbk) & 0-333-73576-5 (hbk)]
Parker, I. (1999) Deconstructing Psychotherapy (edited), London: Sage [isbn: 0-7619-5713-8 (pbk) & 0-7619-5712-X (hbk)]
1998
Parker, I. (1998) Social Constructionism, Discourse and Realism (edited), London: Sage [isbn: 0-8039-7547 (pbk) & 0-80397546-5 (hbk)]
1997
Parker, I. (1997) Psychoanalytic Culture: Psychoanalytic Discourse in Western Society, London: Sage [isbn: 0-7619-5643-3 (pbk) & 0-7619-5642-5 (hbk)]
Burman, E., Kottler, A., Levett, A. and Parker, I. (eds) (1997) Culture, Power and Difference: Discourse Analysis in South Africa, London: Zed Books / Cape Town: UCT Press [isbn: 1-85649-472-1 (pbk) & 1-85649-471-3 (hbk) & 1-919713-08-5 (Southern Africa)]
1996
Parker, I. and Spears, R. (eds) (1996) Psychology and Society: Radical Theory and Practice, London: Pluto Press [isbn: 0-7453-0879 (pbk) & 0-7453-0880-5 (hbk)]
1995
Foster, J. J. and Parker, I. (1995) Carrying Out Investigations in Psychology, Leicester: British Psychological Society [isbn: 1-85433-170-1 (pbk)]
Parker, I., Georgaca, E., Harper, D., McLaughlin, T. and Stowell Smith, M. (1995) Deconstructing Psychopathology, London: Sage [isbn: 0-8039-7481-7 (pbk) & 0-8039-7480-9 (hbk)]
1994
Banister, P., Burman, E., Parker, I., Taylor, M. and Tindall, C. (1994) Qualitative Methods in Psychology: A Research Guide, Milton Keynes: Open University Press [isbn: 0335191819 (pbk) & 0-335-19182-7 (hbk)]
1993
Burman, E. and Parker, I. (eds) (1993) Discourse Analytic Research: Repertoires and Readings of Texts in Action, London and New York: Routledge [isbn: 0-415-09721-5 (pbk) & 0-415-09720-7 (hbk)]
1992
Parker, I. (1992) Discourse Dynamics: Critical Analysis for Social and Individual Psychology, London and New York: Routledge [isbn: 0-415-05018-9 (pbk) & 0-415-05017-0 (hbk)]
1990
Parker, I. and Shotter, J. (eds) (1990) Deconstructing Social Psychology, London and New York: Routledge [isbn: 0-415-010740-8 (pbk) & 0-415-01077-2 (hbk)]
1989
Parker, I. (1989) The Crisis in Modern Social Psychology, and how to end it, London and New York: Routledge [isbn: 0-415-01494-8 (pbk) & 0-415-01493-X (hbk)]
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