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The [[cartel]] is the, basic working unit on which [[Lacan]] based his [[school]] of [[psychoanalysis]], the [[Ecole Freudienne de Psychanalyse]] (EFP).
 
The [[cartel]] is the, basic working unit on which [[Lacan]] based his [[school]] of [[psychoanalysis]], the [[Ecole Freudienne de Psychanalyse]] (EFP).
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Most Lacanian associations continue to organise work in [[cartel]]s today.
 
Most Lacanian associations continue to organise work in [[cartel]]s today.
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The [[cartel]] is essentially a study group consisting of three to five people (though [[Lacan]] considers four the optimum number), plus a supervisor (known as a 'plus-one'; Fr. ''plus-un'') who moderates the group's work.  
 
The [[cartel]] is essentially a study group consisting of three to five people (though [[Lacan]] considers four the optimum number), plus a supervisor (known as a 'plus-one'; Fr. ''plus-un'') who moderates the group's work.  
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A [[cartel]] is created when a group of people decide to work together on a particular aspect of [[psychoanalytic theory]] which is of interest to them, and it is then registered in the [[school]]'s list of [[cartel]]s.  
 
A [[cartel]] is created when a group of people decide to work together on a particular aspect of [[psychoanalytic theory]] which is of interest to them, and it is then registered in the [[school]]'s list of [[cartel]]s.  
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Although participation in cartels plays an important part in the [[training]] (''formation'') of Lacanian [[analyst]]s, membership of [[cartel]]s is not restricted to members of the [[school]].  
 
Although participation in cartels plays an important part in the [[training]] (''formation'') of Lacanian [[analyst]]s, membership of [[cartel]]s is not restricted to members of the [[school]].  
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Indeed, [[Lacan]] welcomed the exchange of ideas between [[analyst]]s and those from other disciplines, and saw the [[cartel]] as one structure which would serve to encourage this exchange.
 
Indeed, [[Lacan]] welcomed the exchange of ideas between [[analyst]]s and those from other disciplines, and saw the [[cartel]] as one structure which would serve to encourage this exchange.
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By organising research work around a small-scale unit like the [[cartel]], [[Lacan]] hoped to avoid the effects of massification which he regarded as partly to blame for the sterility of the [[International Psychoanalytical Association]] (IPA).
 
By organising research work around a small-scale unit like the [[cartel]], [[Lacan]] hoped to avoid the effects of massification which he regarded as partly to blame for the sterility of the [[International Psychoanalytical Association]] (IPA).
  
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* ''[[Ecole Freudienne de Psychanalyse]]''
 
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Revision as of 11:48, 24 June 2006

The cartel is the, basic working unit on which Lacan based his school of psychoanalysis, the Ecole Freudienne de Psychanalyse (EFP).

Most Lacanian associations continue to organise work in cartels today.

The cartel is essentially a study group consisting of three to five people (though Lacan considers four the optimum number), plus a supervisor (known as a 'plus-one'; Fr. plus-un) who moderates the group's work.

A cartel is created when a group of people decide to work together on a particular aspect of psychoanalytic theory which is of interest to them, and it is then registered in the school's list of cartels.

Although participation in cartels plays an important part in the training (formation) of Lacanian analysts, membership of cartels is not restricted to members of the school.

Indeed, Lacan welcomed the exchange of ideas between analysts and those from other disciplines, and saw the cartel as one structure which would serve to encourage this exchange.

By organising research work around a small-scale unit like the cartel, Lacan hoped to avoid the effects of massification which he regarded as partly to blame for the sterility of the International Psychoanalytical Association (IPA).

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