Activities

DEBATE: Social and personality dynamics in islamic terrorism. the Lavapies cells as an example. 21 de Noviembre, 2007

Conferencia y mesa redonda sobre el terrorismo actual y proyección del documental Madrid 11-M.

The chair "the social brain" will hold a dialog titled SOCIAL AND PERSONALITY DYNAMICS IN ISLAMIC TERRORISM. This event will take place next November 21st, at 18:00 pm, in the auditorium of the Parc de Recerca Biomèdica Barcelona (PRBB). This proposal responds to the need to analyze from a scientific point of vew the biological and sociocultural aspects surrounding the actors from the conflict. To do so, the participants involved will be the anthropologist, Scott Atran and the psychiatrist Adolf Tobeña. This dialog will finish with Madrid 11M, the documentary.

Scott Atran is a research director in anthropology at the National Center for Scientific Research in Paris, France. He is also visiting professor of psychology and public policy at the University of Michigan and presidential scholar in sociology at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice, New York City. Atran is currently working on his next book about the 11M trial. Scott Atran Homepage. Further information. Adolf Tobeña is professor of Psychiatry and Medical Psychology, director of the Department of Psychiatry and Forensic Medicine, Autonomous University of Barcelona and Visiting Professor at the Universities of London, Groningen, Venezia and Tel Aviv. He is the author of the book Deadly Martyrs. Adolf Tobeña Homepage. Further information

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Date: 21st of November Place: Auditorio del Parc de Recerca Biomèdica de Barcelona (PRBB). C/ Dr. Aiguader, 88. Time: 18:00h – 20:15h Price: Free entrance. Application required at activitats@elcervellsocial.org. SIMULTANEOUS TRANSLATION PROVIDED

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