About ISPP

ISPP is an interdisciplinary organization representing all fields of inquiry concerned with exploring the relationships between political and psychological processes. Members include psychologists, political scientists, psychiatrists, historians, sociologists, economists, anthropologists, as well as journalists, government officials and others. The Society is also international, with members from all regions of the world: the Americas, Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and Africa.

In January 1978, the International Society of Political Psychology was founded by Jeanne N. Knutson of the Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles. Since that time, the Society has grown to over 800 members who share this area of scholarly interest.

ISPP has established a tradition of scholarly excellence at its annual meetings. Each meeting since the first one in New York City in September of 1978 has brought together hundreds of conferees in a four- day program of intensive workshops, panel discussions, invited addresses, and special events. Society meetings generally offer over 100 panels, round tables, and workshops, with over 300 presentations. The locations of  annual meetings have included: Santiago de Compostela, Spain 1994; Washington DC, USA 1995; Vancouver, BC, Canada 1996; Krakow, Poland 1997; Montreal, Canada 1998; Amsterdam, The Netherlands 1999; Seattle, Washington, USA 2000; Cuernavaca, Mexico 2001; Berlin, Germany 2002; Boston, Massachusetts, USA 2003; Lund, Sweden 2004; Toronto, Canada 2005; Barcelona, Spain 2006;  Portland, Oregon, USA 2007; Paris, France 2008; and will be held in Dublin, Ireland in 2009.

The Society is honored by many exceptional scholars and distinguished individuals who are committed members. Throughout its history, the ISPP has offered encouragement to those who actively engaged in a wide spectrum of disciplinary approaches to political psychology. We seek to bring together all who share our interest from all regions of the world. We welcome new members. Members will receive the quarterly journal Political Psychology; ISPPNews, the Society's newsletter; and reduced registration fees at annual scientific meetings.