Vamik D. Volkan, MD, DLFAPA, FACPsa
Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA.
President Emeritus, International Dialogue Initiative (IDI)
Past President, Virginia Psychoanalytic Society, Turkish-American Neuropsychiatric Society, International Society of Political Psychology and American College of Psychoanalysts.
Training and Supervising Analyst Emeritus, Washington Psychoanalytic Institute, Washington, DC.
Honorary Doctorate degrees from: Kuopio University, Finland (now called University of Eastern Finland); Ankara University, Turkey; and Eastern European Psychoanalytical Institute, Russia. Profesor Visitante, Universidad El Bosque, Colombia.
- Volkan, V. D. (2022) A Look at Albert Einstein’s Question “Why War?” with a Focus on Large-Group Psychology. International Journal of Psychoanalysis, 103:455-466.
- Volkan, V. D. & Javakhishvili, J. D. (2022). Invasion of Ukraine: Observations on leader-followers relationships. American Journal of Psychoanalysis, 82: 189-209.
- Volkan, V. D (2022) Remembering Gorbachev. American Journal of Psychoanalysis, 82
- Guest speaker: 9th Assembly of the Abu Dhabi Forum For Peace
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 8-10 November, 2022