Michael Rustin is Professor of Sociology at the University of East London, a Visiting Professor at the Tavistock Clinic, and an Associate of the British Psychoanalytical Society. He has written widely on psychoanalytic approaches to culture and society, including on children s fiction ("Narratives of Love and Loss") and drama ("Mirror to Nature") both with Margaret Rustin. He is also author of "The Good Society and the Inner World" and is a co-author/editor of "After NeoLiberalism: The Kilburn Manifesto".