Executive Director's CornerIn this mailing you will find Call for Papers for the 1996 Annual Scientific Meetings, scheduled for June 30 - July 3, Vancouver, BC. We hope that many of you will be able to present your research, participate in a roundtable, or serve as panel chair or discussant. Please post and distribute copies of the Call for Papers widely. In early April we will be sending out the preliminary program, put together for us by Profs. Ann Crigler and Phillip Tetlock. If you have any colleagues who might wish to attend the meetings, send me their names and addresses and I will make sure we send them this important mailing.I have a few announcements to make:  |
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George E. Marcus Executive Director The Political Psychology editor is responsible for the publication of the Society's quarterly journal (published by Blackwell Publishers). The editor is in charge of all matters pertaining to the review, selection and publication of scholarly work reported in the journal. The editor has the responsibility of selecting members of the editorial board, book review editor, and coordination of work with the publisher. The editor manages a substantial budget provided by Blackwell Publishers and reports to the Governing Council. The ISPPNews editor is responsible for the publication of the Society's semi-annual newsletter. The editor is in charge of all matters pertaining to the preparation of the newsletter and works closely with the executive director to provide timely material of interest to the members of ISPP. The editor manages a budget provided by the Society and reports to the Governing Council. Both editors are members of the Executive Committee of the Society and meet with the Governing Council of ISPP. Each appointment will be for a five year term. Nominations (including self-nominations), suggestions and comments are welcome. It would be helpful to send a current c.v. and the names of people who could be contacted as references. The chair of the Political Psychology Editor Search Committee is ISPP President-Elect Professor Fred Greenstein. The chair of the ISPPNews Editor Search Committee is ISPP President Doris Graber. Please send all material for both positions care of:
Prof. Doris Graber Dept. of Political Science Univ. of Illinois at Chicago Chicago, IL 60607-7137 USA 708-864-2592 (H); 312-996-3108 (W); (Fax) 708-864-2597 | SYMPOSIA FOR 1996 ISPP MEETING: Vancouver The ISPP now has a "Home Page" that can be found at the following internet addresses: U.S. Site: http://www.pitzer.edu/~dward/ispp/ Japan: htpp://www.miyazaki-mic.ac.jp/ departments/ispp  The ISPP Homepage is still very much in
the early stages of construction, but already there are a number of useful
items. For example, the program for the annual meeting just held in Washington
D.C. was on-line before the conference, and copies of conference papers
and abstracts are beginning to be linked for direct access. The last issue
of ISPPNews has been on the web for several months and several past
issues of ISPPNews are in the "Archives" section. If you have papers from
the most recent meeting or from previous meetings which you would like to
put up on the web, please send them to the address listed below. Please
be advised that some publishers may be reluctant to publish material that
is freely available on the internet. Therefore you might want to send only
an abstract, or check with the prospective publisher before sending material.
Currently the ISPP Homepage has information on how to join ISPP and how to subscribe to POLITICAL PSYCHOLOGY, but soon people will be able to join and subscribe directly on-line. Sometime in the Fall we also |
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directory to which members will be able
to add information about their
interests. There is a section on Web
Resources, including search engines, and
sites of particular use to political
psychologists. Another section contains
the beginnings of a bibliography
collection that should prove useful to
graduate students and members in the
early stages of a research project. There are several ways members can make contributions to the ISPPHomepage. The first in the online syllabus collection. There are only a few syllabi up on the web at the moment, but you can get an idea of what may eventually be an extensive collection. If you want your syllabus up in lights, please send a copy via email, fax, or snail mail to the addressses below. The second file to which you can contribute is the "Bibliographies" collection. If you have an extensive bibliography covering any topic in political psychology, please send in a copy. Finally, any meeting papers which you would like to have published on the internet can easily be linked to the meeting program and to a section in the archives holding past papers. Material can be sent in any form, but I do have a few preferences. If you send in any material via email or on disks that is not already in html (hypertext markup language), please save the material in rich text format (RTF). I have a simple program that converts RTF material into html, thus saving me a headache or two. If that is confusing, just send the material as it is on disk. Your syllabi, bibliographies and papers can easily be transformed into html language, but if you know html, please save me some time and either send me a url with the material and I will link it or send an html file. It is indeed much faster if you send me the syllabi via email or on a disk--it saves the scanning process---but, of course, I will accept hard copies of any material. Also, be aware that indentation may be different online.
Send email to : dward@pmail.miyazaki-mic.ac.jp Send faxes to: 011 81 985-84-3396 Send snail mail to: Professor Dana Ward Miyazaki International College 1405 Kiyotake-cho Miyazaki 889-16, Japan Dana Ward  At the ISPP Winter Meeting in January 1995, the Constitutional
Review Committee discussed improved voting procedures for elected ISPP
representatives. The committee looked at the pros and cons of the presentation
of a slate of officers by the Governing Council (one candidate for president,
two for vice president, etc.). This would allow for write-in candidates
and an entirely "democratic" election process. The membership of the society
could then make their choices for officers from a | field of
candidates. The Committee does not want
to alienate candidates who are not
elected, or to undermine the good will
and sense of appreciation they deserve
for running. Some alternatives presented are to: 1) maintain current voting procedures; 2) offer single slate candidates, but allow for write-ins; 3) single slate of candidates with no write-ins; 4) Continue to have Governing Council seats competitive in some measure by having, for example, twelve candidates for eight positions. A final discussion on more inclusive voting procedures will be held at the winter meeting of the Governing Council in January. The officers in the Society welcome members' suggestions and comments on these alternatives. Send your recommendations to President Graber, Councilor Hermann, Executive Director Marcus, or to any officer of the Society.
On Friday, June 2nd, Jeff Rubin, a founding member of ISPP, stopped by my house. I had first met him twenty years ago in Herb Kelman's office when I was a graduate student, but I hadn't really gotten to know him until just a few years ago. He wanted to leave the results of the ISPP Nominations Committee with me to bring the ISPP meetings as he was going to be unable to attend. On that Friday, we talked about the work of the Committee. I had missed a few deadlines during the Spring, and he had to send me some polite reminders to get my recommendations in. While at my house he apologized for having to "pressure" me, when it was I who needed to apologize. But this was so like him -- efficiently able to manage the work of the Committee to get the job done -- and generous to and sincerely appreciative of those he worked with. He was a man of enormous energy. For two years our families carpooled together, and he always took the early morning driving shift because, in fact, it wasn't early for him. He had already begun his day with a half-mile swim at the YMCA at six o'clock each morning. Thus, I was not surprised when he mentioned that he was off to climb the 100th mountain on his list of the 100 highest in New England. I had for some time been impressed with his professional accomplishments; he had written 20 books and dozens of articles. But I was amazed by the remarkable way he managed to balance this tremendous work productivity with mountain climbing all over the world and extensive time spent with his family. The deep spirit of love and affection was so apparent there. He was a man I had grown to respect and admire in so many ways. On that Friday, Jeff did not really have to drop the Nominations Committee materials by my house; he could have put them in the mail. He decided to come by for another reason, to see Beau, our family's new puppy he had heard so much about from his children. Playing with Beau led him to talk about his own dog, Mindy, a full-size poodle. |
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attended his classes, and had been with
him more than any other person on his
100-mountain climbs. Mindy had been with Jeff in the Andes this past summer when he collapsed unconscious with a viral condition, and Jeff believed that it was only Mindy?s presence, nudging and licking him awake, that saved his life then. He told me with regret that Baxter State Park in Maine, the site of the present climb, did not allow dogs, so Mindy was staying at home. It was with shock, disbelief, and overwhelming sadness that I opened the morning paper three days later, recognized his picture, and read the headline and story announcing his death at the age of 53 while attempting to climb, alone and in heavy rain and strong winds, the last mountain on his list. After speaking with his wife, I turned on my computer, planning to send out a message on POL-PSYCH, the new political psychology discussion group on the Internet. In my email-box was the "Thought for the Day" message that I receive every day from another Internet list, and on this morning the message read, "never complain about growing older. It is a privilege denied to many." It was a privilege so tragically denied to Jeff.
Michael A. Milburn AWARD
The Dutch Society of Political Psychology has a newsletter called the "NCPP-Nieuwsbrief". The newsletter is published twice a year, and reports on national and international conferences, amoung other things. For more information contact: Dr. Gerben Westerhof, University Nijmegen, Dept. of Psychogerontology, Postbox 9104HE Nijmegen, The Netherlands. Tel: +31-80-615729. Fax: +31-80-615726. email: u212303@vm.uci.kun.nl
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ISPP needs nominations for the following positions: President, Vice President, and members of the Governing Council. If you would like to make nominations, please submit the names and proposed offices to the chair of the Nominations Committee along with a letter indicating why you support the candidates. Chair:
Professor Steven Brown Department of Political Science Kent State University Kent, OH 44242 USA Tel.216-672-9794; Fax 216-672-3362 E-mail: SBrown@kentvm.kent.edu ISPP honors outstanding members at its annual meeting by presenting a series of awards. The chairs of the awards committees seek your help in identifying suitable candidates. Please send your nominations to the chairperson of the appropriate committee, along with a letter that summarizes the candidate's accomplishments. Inclusion of supporting information, such as a current vita in English, is helpful, though not essential. You may also indicate the names of other colleagues who could provide the committee with information about the nominee. ERIK H. ERIKSON EARLY CAREER AWARD: Given to a young scholar whose work exemplifies excellence and creativity in the field of political psychology. Candidates should be no more than ten years beyond their doctorate. Chair: Dr. Georgia Sorenson, Center for Political Leadership and Participation, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742. Tel: (301) 405-5751. Fax: (301) 405-6402. HAROLD D. LASSWELL AWARD: Given for a distinguished scientific contribution in the field of political psychology. Chair: Prof. Lloyd Etheredge, 7106 Bells Mill Road, Bethesda, MD 20817. Tel (301) 365-5241. Fax: (301)657-4214. E-mail: Letedge@yalevm.ycc.yale.edu NEVITT SANFORD AWARD: Given for a distinguished professional contribution to the field of political psychology. Chair: Prof. Leonie Huddy, Dept. of Political Science, SUNY at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY 11746. E-mail: Lhuddy@ccvm.sunysb.edu JEAN KNUTSON AWARD: Given to a member of ISPP for long-standing service to the society. Send nominations to: Prof. Janusz Reykowski, c/o Doris Graber, Dept. of Political Science, University of Illinois at Chicago, 1007 W Harrison Street, Chicago, IL 60607-7137. Tel (312) 996-3108. Fax:(708)864-2597 |
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The Department of Political Science invites applications from candidates with a distinguished record of scholarship and publication for a tenured position at the Associate or Full Professor rank to begin in September 1996. Of particular interest are candidates whose research and teaching interests focus on psychological approaches to mass or elite political behavior in the U.S. or comparatively. Extensive training in quantitative and/or experimental methodology is also desirable. All applicants must submit a current curriculum vitae, the names of at least three professional references from whom we can solicit letters of recommendation at the appropriate time, and a one-page statement of research and teaching interests. Applications will be reviewed as they arrive, beginning in November; for full consideration, applications must be received no later than December 15, 1995. Ohio State University is an EO/AA employer. Women, minorities, Vietnam-era veterans, disabled veterans, and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply. Send applications to:
Political Psychology Search Dept. of Political Science 2140 Derby Hall, 154 North Oval Mall The Ohio State University Columbus, OH 43210-1373 PSYCHOTHERAPY ASSOCIATION 1996 Annual Meeting February 12-17, San Francisco, California | Meeting consists of
the Institute, emphasizing small group
sections, and the Conference, featuring
open sessions, panels, papers, seminars
and myriad of workshops. This year's
theme is "Toward Total Health: Groups
to Heal the Mind and Body." Contact:
AGPA, 25 East 21st St., 6th Fl., New
York, NY 10010, (212)477-2677.
ON LAW AND SOCIETY The Program Committee of the Law and Society Association and the Research Committee on the Sociology of Law have issued a call for participation for the International Conference on Law and Society. The conference will be held July 10-13, 1996 at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, Scotland. The theme of the meeting is "Globalization and the Quest for Justice." Proposals are invited for paper, panel and roundtable participations. Due date: January 4, 1996 (later submissions considered on space-available basis). For a copy of the Call contact:
Executive Offices, Law and Society Association Hampshire House, University of Massachusetts Amherst, MA 01003 Phone: (413) 545-4617 Fax: (413) 545-1640 e-mail: LSA@legal.umass.edu or download from www-unix.oit.umass.edu/~lsapg/glasgow.html. IN POLITICAL PSYCHOLOGY Ohio State University |
| The sixth annual Summer
Institute will take place at the Ohio
State University in Columbus, Ohio, from
July 14 through August 9, 1996. The
Summer Institute is sponsored by the
International Society of Political
Psychology in collaboration with the
Ohio State Departments of Political
Science and Psychology and the Mershon
Center. The Institute is designed to
introduce participants to the major
theories and research findings from
psychology and political science used in
political psychology as well as to help
participants integrate information from
the two fields and to provide them with
opportunities to interact in an
environment that fosters sharing
perspectives and experiential learning.
The Institute is intended for advanced
graduate students in political science,
psychology and related disciplines.
Junior faculty and other professionals
may also apply, especially to those
interested in an in-depth introduction
to political psychology. Up to 55
participants will be admitted. For more
information and application forms,
contact:
Professor Margaret Hermann Mershon Center, Ohio State University 1501 Neil Avenue Columbus, OH 43201 e-mail: dwituski@magnus.acs.ohio- state.edu.   Tomorrow's Europe: The Views of Those Concerned. (1995), by Klaus Gottstein, ed. (Boulder, Colorado: Westview Press) 845 pages, DM 98-ISBN 3-593-35109-9. This volume contains contributions by 69 experts from 20 countries. Issues relating to the peaceful development of Europe and its relations to the outside world are discussed from the point of view of a variety of European countries.
Political Protest and Social Change, by Charles F. Andrain and David E. Apter. (New York University Press and Macmillan of England, 1995). ISBN 0-8147-0630-4. $40US. This book analyzes the reciprocal impact of cultural beliefs, sociopolitical structures, and individual behaviors on protests throughout the world. | The Politics of Change: The Transformation of the Former Soviet Union. (1995) by Carol Barner-Barry and Cynthia A. Hody. (New York, NY: St. Martin's Press, 364pp.) ISBN 0-312-12264-0 (hardback) ISBN 0-312-09079-X (paperback) This interdisciplinary volume explores the nature of the Soviet Union, why it disintegrated, how its successor countries are changing and what these changes might mean.
Culture of Conflict: Interests and Interpretations in Comparative Perspective and The Management of Conflict: Interests and Interpretations in Comparative Perspective. By Marc Howard Ross (1993). Yale University Press.
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Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology
One of the most exciting developments of the APA's Division of Peace Psychology has been the founding of the journal Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology. The first features pioneers in peace psychology such as Morton Deutsch, Herbert Kelman, and Ralph White. The journal should be of great interest to ISPP members because it encompasses areas of scholarship which have long been central to ISPP's concerns. The journal comes to members along with Division 48 membership dues ($25). Because of the generosity of Luella Gubrud Buros, the journal's founding contributor. The individual rate for nonmembers is $30. As ISPP members are probably well aware, peace psychology is interdisciplinary and its development and applications depend upon contributions from many diverse subdisciplines of psychology. Members of the Division of Peace Psychology strongly believe that the science and practice of psychology continues to be highly relevant to the attainment of a more peaceful world. There are many opportunities within the Division of Peace Psychology for sharing ideas about research and activism, and for participating in a range of working groups which focus on timely issues related to peace. If you require further information, please contact Susan McKay at (307) 766-3905 (University of Wyoming) or McKay@UWYO.Edu or Margaret Houlihan at (704) 547-2104, E-mail MMHoulih@UNCCVM.UNCC.Edu
International Negotiation: A Journal of Theory and Practice. This is a new triannual publication that seeks to enhance the theoretical foundations as well as the practical application of nonviolent conflict reesolution. The journal will address negotiation processes concerned with political, security, environmental, ethical, economic, business, legal, scientific and cultural issues among nations, international and regional organizations, multinational corporations and other non-state actors. Conceptually, the journal will seek to understand and explain the negotiation process from a multidisciplinary perspective. Analytically, the journal will publish a blend of original research studies, historical and case approaches, review articles, and conceptual pieces. Many issues will be thematically focused, seeking to bring coherence and an intergrated perspective to a particular topic. Preliminary ideas for thematic issues include inter-ethnic negotiations, the correlates of failed negotiations, and the role of creativity in negotiations. |
Regular issues will contain
submitted articles. All papers will be
submitted to peer review prior to
acceptance. We actively seek your contributions in the form of manuscripts, and proposals for thematic issues. In the United States, submit to: Dr. Bertram I. Spector, Center for Negotiation Analysis, 11608 Le Havre Drive, Potomac, Maryland 20854 USA. Fax: (301) 309-1962. E-mail: bspector@capaccess.org From elsewhere, submit to: Kluwer Law International, Editorial Journals Office, P.O. Box 85889, 2508 CN The Hague, The Netherlands. Fax: +31 70 308 1515
THE HOMELESS ADVOCACY PROJECT The Homeless Advocacy Project is part of the Volunteer Legal Services Program of the Bar Association of San Francisco. This nationally recognized program has been providing pro bono legal services for individuals who are homeless, or at risk of homelessness, since 1988. Approximately 1200 clients are helped each year, with over 2300 individual cases. Services are provided by a small core staff and by over 600 volunteer advocates from the legal community, both lawyers and non-lawyers. This program is holistic in nature, focusing on the clients' psychosocial/behavioral problems as well as her/his legal issues. With the continuing cutbacks in services to the poor, we can expect an increase in the number of clients needing help. Consequently, our need for volunteers will become even more critical in the near future. We are now in the process of developing a team of volunteers from the mental health professions. Some of the areas in which the services of mental health professionals are needed include making clinical evaluations for disability determination, helping in applications for public benefits, and in the provision of short-term therapy and crisis counseling. The time needed per volunteer would be a very limited number of hours per month/year, and will be determined on an individual basis. Aside from the personal satisfaction of helping some of the most vulnerable members of our society, there are many potential benefits from the numerous networking opportunities and interdisciplinary professional contacts in this teamwork approach with the legal profession. We also offer free training in issues related to homelessness, poverty, and the intersection of law and mental health services. For Information, please contact: Raymond J. Brown, Ph.D., L.C.S.W, Homeless Advocacy Project, 995 Market Street, Suite 915, San Francisco, CA 94103. Phone: (415) 974-6541. Fax: (415) 512-7334. |
In 1993, Cesar A. Gayoso Vizcarra created a Workshop on Political Psychology in Lima. Now, he extends an invitation to individuals conducting research in Peru to contact him. Also, if there are teachers or investigators travelling to Lima, his group would be interested in preparing a conference or a symposium at the Catholic University. For more information contact: Cesar A. Gayoso Vixcarra, Jr. Ignacio Canales, 412 Urb. Benavides, Lima-1. Peru. Ph: 0051-14-52-42-45.
Each of the following graduate students received a complimentary one year membership in ISPP.
William Bradford (Sponsor: Harold Guetzkow)
Northwestern University - "Project Pax Isamicus" |
We can publish notices of upcoming meetings, calls for papers, op/ed letters, book reviews, and limited-length scholarly articles. For these or publishers' ads, please submit material to the address below. Next newsletter: Spring 1996 Deadline: September 21, 1995 Especially for longer pieces, it is useful to submit material on disk (3.5" preferred) along with a hard copy on paper. The newsletter is produced in Macintosh Word, although we can accept WordPerfect, ascii, DOS, Windows, e-mail and many other formats if they are specified. Address to: Dr. Craig Summers, Editor - ISPPNews Department of Psychology Laurentian University Ramsey Lake Road, Sudbury, Ontario P3E 2C6 Canada E-mail: ISPPNews@Nickel.Laurentian.Ca Tel. (705) 675-1151 ext. 4222 Fax: (705) 675-4823 Newsletter material can also be forwarded to any of the Regional Editors below. Scholars and/or policy analysts in other parts of the world (excluding North America) that are interested in sitting on the Board of Regional Editors are encouraged to contact Craig Summers at the address above.
This newsletter was put together at Laurentian University, Ontario, Canada. Editorial Assistant: Jane Maeng. |