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RPBS Titles:

The Relational Perspectives Book Series (RPBS), Routledge

Co-Edited by Lewis Aron and Adrienne Harris, the Relational Perspectives Book Series (RPBS) was launched in 1990 under the editorial eye of the late Stephen A. Mitchell, who invited Lewis Aron to join with him as co-editor.  The establishment of the RPBS was an outgrowth of the immediate and dramatic success of Psychoanalytic Dialogues, the same burst of creative energy that led to the creation of IARPP. 

Following Mitchell and Aron (1999), we refer to the relational tradition, rather than to a relational school, to highlight that we are identifying a trend, a tendency within contemporary psychoanalysis, not a more formally organized or coherent school or system of beliefs.  Our use of the term ‘relational’ signifies a dimension of theory and practice that has become salient across the wide spectrum of contemporary psychoanalysis. 

Stephen Mitchell (1956-2000) was a visionary who crafted a broad new perspective that was more a landscape than a strict regimen.  Mitchell was the most prolific and influential of the originators of the relational tradition.  He was committed to dialogue among psychoanalysts and he abhorred the authoritarianism that dictated adherence to a rigid set of beliefs or technical restrictions.  He championed open discussion, comparative and integrative approaches, and he promoted new voices across the generations.

Included in the Relational Perspectives Book Series are authors and works that come from within the relational tradition, extend and develop the tradition, as well as works that critique relational approaches or compare and contrast it with alternative points of view.  The series includes our most distinguished senior psychoanalysts along with younger contributors who bring fresh vision.

Relational Perspectives Book Series Titles:
Lewis Aron and Adrienne Harris, Series Editors
Stephen A. Mitchell, Founding Editor