@article{ref1,
title="Substitutive trauma: preparing grounds for the Russian attack on Ukraine",
journal="Torture: quarterly journal on rehabilitation of torture victims and prevention of torture",
year="2023",
author="D Javakhishvili, Jana",
volume="33",
number="3",
pages="94-108",
abstract="This article introduces a new concept, that of &quot;substitutive trauma,&quot; which refers to the utilisation of unprocessed collective traumatic experiences by political leadership to create shared feelings of victimhood and vengeful at-titudes within a population, protecting them onto new target/object. The analysis explores how a substitutive trauma-based psycho-po-litical dynamic culminated in February 2022 in Russia's war against Ukraine. The article argues that the community of traumatic stress professionals, studying and understanding macro-societal processes can contribute to reducing and ameliorating such destructive psycho-political developments.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1018-8185",
doi="10.7146/torture.v33i3.141714",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.7146/torture.v33i3.141714"
}