ISPPNews March 2019

ISPPNews vol. 30.2

March 2019
ISPP's President's Message
 
Looking forward to Lisbon!
In his latest column, ISPP President David Redlawsk is looking forward to the conference in Lisbon, reflects on the situation in Turkey and encourages ISPP members to cast their vote for the incoming ISPP Officers and the proposed changes to the constitution. 

Click here to read David Redlawsk's column
Elections ISPP Governing Council
It is time for the annual elections for ISPP's leadership. 

ISPP members, please take the time and cast your votes for five of the ten nominated Governing Council members, as well as the President-Elect and Vice-President (both non-competitive). The individuals elected will start their three-year term immediately following the annual meeting in July 2019.

Here you can read the statements of the candidates.

Voting is available to current members only. Please check you email (sent on March 26, Subject line: ISPP Governing Council Elections/Constitutional Changes) for your personal link to our voting tool. Voting will close at the end of April 8, 2019 and the elected members will be notified and announced within a few business days. 

If you have any questions or concerns regarding the election, or when you require a paper ballot, please contact the ISPP Central Office.
Vote on the proposed changes to the ISPP Constitution
ISPP has undergone a number of changes over the past several years and these changes have necessitated alterations to our ISPP Constitution that were made along the way. 

We have posted several documents, including an explanatory statement about the proposed changes on https://www.ispp.org/about/constitution for your review and consideration.

Voting is available to current members only. Please check you email (sent on March 26, Subject line: ISPP Governing Council Elections/Constitutional Changes) for your personal link to our voting tool.  Voting will close at the end of April 8, 2019
Apply Now to join the ISPP Early Career Committee (ECC)!
The ISPP Early Career Committee (ECC) is now accepting applications to the 2019-2021 ECC! We are looking for a Chair-Elect, a Mentoring Luncheon Coordinator, a Newsletter Editor and 2 Web Resources Coordinators! More information

To make our committee more representative of ISPP's membership, we encourage applications from every continent.
ISPP's Scholars under Threat Fund
 
ISPP is committed to keeping colleagues in Turkey connected to the international community of political psychologists. You can help by donating to the ISPP Scholars under Threat fund through this link.

Several sister organizations generously offered support by sharing ISPP's call for donations among their membership.
It is now possible to request funds for immediate emergency support for personal living needs.
More information
Observing trials against academics in Turkey

 
Last month three international observers went to Istanbul on behalf of ISPP to speak with our colleagues in Turkey and attend two trials against academics who signed the Peace petition in 2016 and were charged with spreading terrorist propaganda. A report about their observations and experiences can be found here.

Colleagues in Turkey as well as their case lawyers have stressed the impact of international observers on the court process. Observers also serve in boosting morale.

For ISPP sending observers to Turkey is an opportunity to get first-hand information about the current situation and to jointly plan support actions.  Colleagues in Turkey have therefore asked us to send observers for other trials of ISPP members. The trials have up to now been held in Istanbul.

Upcoming trial dates:
April 4, 2019
April 11, 2019
June 28, 2019
July 2, 2019

If you are interested in joining the pool of observers get in touch with us via info@ispp.org.
The purge in Turkey deepens: The case of ISPP Member Orhan Kaya

 
While previously the purge consisted of dismissing academics from their jobs, now the purge has extended to students who are dismissed from, or denied access to graduate programs.

Read more about the case of ISPP Member Orhan Kaya.
Academic Freedom under threat in Palestine
 
Foreign university professors at Birzeit university have had their visas denied and are unable to leave Palestine, or if they leave they will no longer be able to go back.

ISPP leadership has endorsed a petition condemning the situation.
Uncertain Future of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (HAS)
 
In 2019 the Hungarian government threatened to implement a new financing structure for HAS that would lead to the destruction of many of its research institutions. This long-standing independent academic institution currently resists these changes.
 
ISPP joins calls to safeguard academic autonomy of Hungarian Academy of Sciences
See our Scholars under Threat webpage for an overview of our initiatives and information on how YOU can help.
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Save the dates!
ISPP's upcoming meetings
Our 2019 Annual Meeting will be held in Lisbon, Portugal | July 12-15, 2019

Our 2020 Annual Meeting will be held in Berlin, Germany | July 14-17, 2020

Our 2021 Annual Meeting will be held in Montreal, Canada | July 14-17, 2021
 
If you are interested in hosting a future conference of ISPP, please contact the Central Office to obtain the necessary guidelines and materials.
 
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The next ISPPNews will be published in April 2019.
To submit your contributions for ISPPNews please send an email to Jolanda van der Noll (ISPPNews Editor).
Call for Collaborators
Join a cross-cultural study on gender stereotypes across 40+ countries
We are looking for collaborators in various countries to collect student data (at least 100 men and 100 women) by October 30th 2019. The participants should be students from an undergraduate/bachelor (or similar) psychology (or any other) course.
More information
Requests for literature & data
Meta-Analysis on Terrorism and Socio-Political Attitudes
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Meta-Analysis on Collective Action
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Conferences, Workshops and Summer schools
3rd World Conference on Personality
April 2-6, 2019, Hanoi Vietnam | More information

77th Annual MPSA Conference
April 4-7, 2019, Chicago, IL. | More information

Hellenic conference of political science: New Challenges, New Answers (HEPO2019)
April 17-20, 2019, Athens Greece | More information

SASP-SPSSI Group Meeting on Intergroup Contact
April 29 - May 1, 2019, Newcastle, Australia | More information

The evolution, emergence, development, and maintenance of stereotypes
June 27-30, 2019, Eyba/Saalfeld, Germany | More information

Prague Summer Schools 2019
June 30- July 6, 2019, Prague, Czech Republic | More information

ISPP Summer Academy 2019
July 9-11, 2019, Lisbon Portugal | More information

ISPP 2019: Empowering Citizens in Illiberal Times: The Political Psychology of Oppression and Resistance
July 12-15, 2019, Lisbon Portugal More information
Participate in a satellite two-day CICA International Conference on Conflict and Political Psychology just after the ISPP conference!

The event will start with an informal porto and cheese on the evening of July 15th, to give opportunity to the participants to know one another. It will conclude on the 19, after breakfast.

Besides any specific topic on how to deal with conflicts from the perspective of political psychology, any other topic related to Conflict and Aggression or to the main aims of CICA are welcome: deepening our knowledge about consciousness, the achievement of peace, the resolution of conflicts and the analysis of aggression and violence at all levels.
 
CICA International Conference on Conflict and Political Psychology
July 16-18, 2019, Lisbon Portugal | More information

Summer Institute in Political Psychology
August 4 - 24, 2019 | More information

Consult our calendar of events in the field of Political Psychology around the globe.
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