Our 2025 Annual Meeting is expected to be held 3-6 July 2025 in Prague, Czech Republic at the University of Economics.
Please check this page for announcements and links regarding submissions and registration. The submission process is NOW CLOSED. The submission deadline was 8 December 2024 (extended). Registration is expected to open in February 2025. Presenters with accepted submissions will need to register by the presenter deadline (6 April 2025) to remain on the program.
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CALL FOR PAPERS / CONFERENCE THEME / KEYNOTES / SUBMISSION
Conference Theme: Social Identity, Political Conflict, and the Future of Democracy
President: Christopher M. Federico (University of Minnesota, USA)
Program Co-chairs: Christina Farhart (Carleton College, USA), Xiaowen Xu (William & Mary, USA), Andrea De Angelis (University of Zurich, Switzerland)
Submission Deadline: 8 December 2024 (EXTENDED), 11:59 PM (CET, UTC+1)
Our Call for Papers can be viewed HERE.
Please be sure to note any scheduling requests/notes when you submit your proposal (ex., do not schedule on first day). We will consider all requests, but cannot guarantee that we will be able to accommodate everyone.
For questions regarding the submission process, scheduling, and other matters related to the content of the program, please contact the 2025 Program Chairs. For questions regarding the venue, lodging, and conference logistics, please contact ISPP’s Central Office.
You can view a list of the 2025 Section Chairs HERE.
KEYNOTES
Christopher M. Federico (ISPP President, University of Minnesota) – Presidential Address – Making Sense of the Link(s) Between the Psychological and the Political: An Extended Belief-Systems Approach How can we make sense of the enormous volume of research on the links between psychological variables and political preferences that has accumulated in recent years? In particular, how does ideology – or political preferences more generally – relate to psychological variables that reflect a tendency to be open versus closed? Answers to this question in political psychology have been varied. On one hand, much evidence suggests that individual difference variables that reflect high (versus low) needs for security and certainty predict conservative (versus liberal) preferences. On the other hand, some evidence suggests an extremism model: individuals on both the right and the left become defensive and rigid when the validity of their established commitments are threatened are challenged.
In an effort to reconcile these divergent sets of findings, I offer an extended belief systems approach to the relationship between psychological variables and political preferences in this talk. This approach suggests two principles. First, self-reported needs, traits, and motives (understood as individual differences) can become political belief-system elements (like ideological labels, partisan affiliations, issue positions, and value commitments)— which are governed by belief-systems principles. Second, belief systems, once formed, become central to the self and are thus valued and defended. The extended belief-systems approach argues that multiple processes link (different kinds of) psychological variables and political preferences. These include both (1) individual-difference factors or processes govern the formation of symbolic political identifications and preference formation and (2) more-situational processes that reflect the defensive consequences of holding preferences that are central to the self-concept. After describing some general principles of this approach, I review current evidence and point toward unresolved questions that researchers interested in link between psychological processes and political preferences need to attend to more carefully in future research.
Anna Kende (ELTE, Eotvos Lorand University) – Keynote (details TBD)
Martina Klicperova-Baker (Institute of Psychology, Czech Academy of Sciences) – Psychology of Democracy: A Matter of Life and Death
Elections have consequences. Political regimes matter. Our world is speckled with zones of democracy and zones of dictatorship. They predetermine to a great degree our chances to live either civil, fulfilling, rich, and long life in a trustworthy community or a life which will likely be “solitary, poor, nasty, brutish and short,” to quote T. Hobbes. Democracies increase chances for peace (Pax democratica); it can be applied both internationally and nationally: a) on the international level, the empirical law suggests that real democracies do not wage wars with each other; b) on the national level, it has been documented that democratic countries kill fewer of their own citizens than autocracies. Should not psychology be more involved in these matters? Let us search for ways to explain the mechanisms of democratic peace, analyze the many paradoxes of democracy, assess democratic political culture, create a network of “Psychology of Democracy,” and search for additional ways how to make a difference.
COPYRIGHTED MATERIALS NOTICE
All presenters at ISPP’s 2025 Annual Meeting will be provided notification and will need to agree to terms regarding the use of copyrighted materials within their presentations during the submission process. That notice can be viewed HERE as well.
CONFERENCE WEB SITE
Please see THIS LINK for the conference web site where you can find the submission portals, information on Prague, our venue, nearby lodging, etc. Both this page and the conference web site will be updated regularly with additional information.
VISA INFORMATION
Please see THIS LINK for visa information and useful links. All accepted submitters will receive a link to a visa letter in their acceptance or standby e-mail notification. If you are not a submitter and require a visa letter from ISPP to attend the conference, please contact the ISPP Central Office.
2025 REGISTRATION
Please see the table below for 2025 registration pricing. Registration is expected to open in February 2025. We will have on-site registration as space allows, but please note that the Mentoring Lunch and receptions have limited capacities, and on-site registration for these events may not be available. Presenters with accepted submissions will need to register by the presenter deadline (6 April 2025) to remain on the program.
All conference attendees are required to sign a release form. The release can be viewed HERE.
ISPP can accept payments by debit/credit cards of Visa, Master Card, Discover, and American Express; by personal check from U.S. banks; and by international money orders in U.S. Dollars only. We regret that we are unable to accept bank transfers, due to the high fees charged by U.S. banks for transfers.
| Registration Fees for ISPP 2025 for Low Income $0-$15,000 USD/year: | |||
| Early Registration (ends 6 April 2025) | Late/On-Site Registration | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ISPP Full Members | $205 | $235 | |
| Non-Members | $235 | $265 | |
| Registration Fees for ISPP 2025 for Medium-Low Income $15,001-$30,000 USD/year: | |||
| Early Registration (ends 6 April 2025) | Late/On-Site Registration | ||
| ISPP Full Members | $235 | $265 | |
| Non-Members | $285 | $315 | |
| Registration Fees for ISPP 2025 for Medium Income $30,001-$50,000 USD/year: | |||
| Early Registration (ends 6 April 2025) | Late/On-Site Registration | ||
| ISPP Full Members | $290 | $320 | |
| Non-Members | $365 | $395 | |
| Registration Fees for ISPP 2025 for Medium-high Income $50,001-$90,000 USD/year: | |||
| Early Registration (ends 6 April 2025) | Late/On-Site Registration | ||
| ISPP Full Members | $385 | $415 | |
| Non-Members | $480 | $510 | |
| Registration Fees for ISPP 2025 for High Income $90,001-$120,000 USD/year: | |||
| Early Registration (ends 6 April 2025) | Late/On-Site Registration | ||
| ISPP Full Members | $430 | $460 | |
| Non-Members | $540 | $570 | |
| Registration Fees for ISPP 2025 for Very High Income $120,00+ USD/year: | |||
| Early Registration (ends 6 April 2025) | Late/On-Site Registration | ||
| ISPP Full Members | $480 | $510 | |
| Non-Members | $655 | $685 | |
| Registration Fees for ISPP 2025 for Additional Categories: | |||
| Early Registration (ends 6 April 2025) | Late/On-Site Registration | ||
| Student Members | $205 | $235 | |
| Student Non-Members | $235 | $265 | |
| Volunteers | $35 | $35 | |
| Virtual Only Sessions (for those unable to attend in person - limited capacity) | $85 | $85 | |
Registration fees include: admission to the full conference and social/networking sessions as space permits. The Mentoring Lunch is also free of charge to mentees, and is limited to 75 mentees and 25 mentors, to allow for the best interaction and exchanges. We apologize if we are unable to accommodate you this year.
ISPP MENTORING LUNCHEON
The Mentoring Luncheon is organized annually to facilitate one-on-one meetings between early career scholars and leading academics and researchers in their field. One of the main goals of this event is to facilitate long-term connections, for career development and research advice beyond the individual’s supervisors’ at her or his respective institution. This event has attracted increasing numbers of participants over the years, as emerging scholars recognize the value of engaging with leading researchers in a relaxing and informal atmosphere. The leading scholars provide their time on a voluntary basis, which is highly appreciated by the early career scholars. Opportunities to volunteer as a mentor or to sign up as an early career scholar are usually announced in the early part of each year. Announcements are made on the website, and invitations are sent out via email to ISPP members. If you or someone you know might be interested in volunteering as a mentor or attending as a “mentee”, please do get in touch via email.
IMPORTANT: Please note that due to limitations, this event can accommodate only 100 total persons. Registering for the lunch when you register for the conference does NOT guarantee your participation in the Mentoring Luncheon. You will need to receive confirmation of your registration for this event from the luncheon organizers.
ISPP ACADEMY
The application process for the 2025 ISPP Academy will open in early 2025. Please see THIS PAGE for more details about the Academy.
EARLY CAREER SCHOLAR TRAVEL GRANTS
ISPP will again be offering Travel Grants to Early Career Scholars. Grants will reimburse travel and lodging costs associated with attending the conference, up to the amount designated for each awardee (Note: registration fees are not reimbursable). Please see THIS PAGE for more details; the application process for 2025 will open in the first part of 2025.
*Registration prices are subject to change between August of the year prior to the conference through February of the year of the conference to adjust to updated venue pricing.
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*DISCLAIMER: ISPP does not guarantee the validity or accuracy of data and statements presented during its Annual Meeting. Data and materials are prepared independently by those presenting their work and it is incumbent upon individual scholars to retract, update, and correct their content, or issue notices of such errors accordingly. ISPP disclaims any responsibility for any such errors.
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