ISPP Virtual Seminar Series

ISPP Virtual Seminar Series – Asia-Pacific Region – March 2023

In this ISPP Virtual Seminar Series, “Political Psychology of Southeast Asia,” the guest editors share their experience in handling the Journal of Social and Political Psychology (JSPP) special thematic section on Political Psychology of Southeast Asia. The series will take place on March 24, 2023, at 1:00 PM Jakarta time. Please see THIS ANNOUNCEMENT for more information.

ISPP Virtual Seminar Series – Asia-Pacific Region – November 2022

The November series, “Experiences of Forced Migration: Rohingya Caregivers in Cox’s Bazar,” will be presented by Dr. Yeshim Iqbal, Global TIES for Children, New York University (based in Bangladesh) on 25 November 2022 (Friday), at 12noon of Dhaka (Bangladesh) time (2pm Manila time/Hong Kong Time). Please see THIS ANNOUNCEMENT for more information.

ISPP Virtual Seminar Series – Asia-Pacific Region – October 2022

The October series, “Knowledge Matters: Comparing Russians’ and U.S. Americans’ Bias and Knowledge of the Background to the War in Ukraine,” will be presented by Dr. Peter Beattie, The Chinese University of Hong Kong on 21 October (Friday) 2022, at 2-4pm (Hong Kong time). Please see THIS ANNOUNCEMENT for more information.

ISPP Virtual Seminar Series – Asia-Pacific Region – September 2022

The September series, “Building Solidarity between Oppressed Groups in India: An Intersectional Approach”, will be presented by Dr. Rashmi Nair, Ashoka University, India on 30 September (Friday) 2022, at 11:30am-1:30pm (New Delhi Time) or 2-4pm (Hong Kong time). Please see THIS ANNOUNCEMENT for more information.

ISPP Virtual Seminar Series – Asia-Pacific Region – July-August 2022

We will take a summer break and will not have any seminars in July and August.  The series will resume in September. Please see THIS ANNOUNCEMENT for more information.

ISPP Virtual Seminar Series – Asia-Pacific Region – June 2022

The June series, “Investigation of the complexity of collective victim beliefs: The South Korean case”, will be presented by Hu Young Jeong of Clark University on June 24 (Friday) at 10am-12noon (Seoul time) or 9am-11am (Hong Kong/Manila Time). Please see THIS ANNOUNCEMENT for full details.

ISPP Virtual Seminar Series – Asia-Pacific Region – May 2022

The May series, “Social Change in Malaysia: The Mobilisation and Polarisation Potential of Protests”, will be presented by Hema Preya Selvanathan of the University of Queensland, Australia on May 27 (Friday) at 2-4pm Malaysia, Hong Kong, Manila time, 1-3pm Bangkok time. Please see THIS ANNOUNCEMENT for full details.

ISPP Virtual Seminar Series – Asia-Pacific Region – April 2022

The April series, “If it barks like a dog, but slithers like a snake, then it must be a cow! Confusion in the system justification literature and the birth of SIMSA”, will be presented by Chuma Kevin Owuamalam of the University of Nottingham Malaysia on April 29 (Friday) at 1-3pm Bangkok time / 2-4pm Malaysia and Hong Kong time. Please see THIS ANNOUNCEMENT for full details.

ISPP Virtual Seminar Series – Asia-Pacific Region – March 2022

The March series, “Becoming Bad Boys: Changing Identities and Political Projects“, will be presented by Ramila Usoof of the University of Peradeniya in Sri Lanka on 25 March (Friday) at 1-3 pm (Bangkok Time/11.30 am – 1.30 pm Sri Lanka Time/2-4 pm Hong Kong Time). Please see THIS ANNOUNCEMENT for full details.

ISPP Virtual Seminar Series – Asia-Pacific Region – February 2022

The February series, “’Ah Q Spirit’ at Work? How Governments Manage Citizens’ Sense of Loss in International Conflicts” will take place on 25 February (Friday) 2022, at 11:30am-1:30pm (New Delhi Time) or 2-4pm (Hong Kong time). The speaker is Prof. Seanon Wong of The Chinese University of Hong Kong. Please see THIS ANNOUNCEMENT and THIS POSTER for full details.

ISPP Virtual Seminar Series – Asia-Pacific Region – January 2022

**Because of unforeseen circumstances, the upcoming talk by Dr. Rashmi Nair on January 28, 2022 is canceled.   Information about our next talk on February 25, 2022 will be posted in February.  Please stay tuned.**

The January series, “Building Solidarity between Oppressed Groups in India: An Intersectional Approach” will take place on 28 January (Friday) 2022, at 11:30am-1:30pm (New Delhi Time) or 2-4pm (Hong Kong time). Please see THIS ANNOUNCEMENT for full details.

ISPP Virtual Seminar Series – Asia-Pacific Region – Coming in 2022!

The series will take a break during the month of December 2021, but click HERE to see the list of great speakers and topics slated for 2022! We look forward to your participation in the coming year!

ISPP Virtual Seminar Series – Asia-Pacific Region – November 2021

The November series, “Ritual Trauma as Social Glue: Examining the role of dysphoric ritual experiences in generating social bonds, identity transformations, and extreme pro-group behavior” will take place on November 26 at 3-5pm (Tokyo Time). Please see THIS ANNOUNCEMENT for full details.

ISPP Virtual Seminar Series – Asia-Pacific Region – October 2021

The October series, “Minority rights in democracy: Better protected or not?”, will take place on October 29 (Friday) at 2-4pm (Beijing Time). Please see THIS ANNOUNCEMENT for full details.

ISPP Virtual Seminar Series – Asia-Pacific Region – September 2021

The series for the Asia-Pacific Region (formerly Eastern Hemisphere Virtual Seminar Series) returns with “Understanding Cultural Variation in Trust from a Micro-Macro Interactionist Perspective” on 24 September at 2-4pm (Beijing Time). Please see THIS ANNOUNCEMENT for full details.

ISPP Virtual Seminar Series – July/August 2021

We will take a summer break and will not have any seminars in July and August. The series will resume in September. We usually host the seminar in the afternoon of the last Friday of each month. Detailed information of the seminar in September will be posted on this website around mid-August. Please visit us again at that time.
Have a great summer!
Organizers: Ying-yi Hong, Diwa Malaya Quinones, Peter Beattie

ISPP Eastern Hemisphere Virtual Seminar Series – June 2021

The June Seminar series, organized by Ying-yi Hong, Diwa Malaya Quinones, and Peter Beattie, will take place on June 25 (Friday) at 2-4pm (Beijing Time). The speaker is Prof. Karim Bettache (The Chinese University of Hong Kong, China), who will present on “The Need for a Cultural Psychological Approach to Discrimination on the Basis of Skin Color in Asia.” The session will be hosted/moderated by Peter Beattie (The Chinese University of Hong Kong, China). Please see THIS ANNOUNCEMENT for more details.

ISPP Eastern Hemisphere Virtual Seminar Series – May 2021

The May Seminar series will take place on May 28 (Friday), 2-4pm (Manila/Hong Kong Time). There are two topics: Seminar 1Title: Fearless, Powerful, Filipino: Identity Positioning in the Hashtag Activism of BabaeAko (I am a Woman). Speaker: Aniceta Patricia T. Alingasa (University of the Philippines, Visayas). Seminar 2 Title: A Walk Under the Rainbow Umbrella: LGBT Psychology in the Philippines. Speaker: Beatriz Torre (University of the Philippines, Diliman). Discussant: Mira Alexis Ofreneo (Ateneo de Manila University). Please see the ANNOUNCEMENT and POSTERS for more details.

ISPP Eastern Hemisphere Virtual Seminar Series – April 2021

The April Seminar series will take place on April 30 (Friday) at 2-4pm (Beijing Time). The topic is Children’s Images of Government in China, presented by Prof. Hongna Miao (Nanjing University, China). Please see THIS ANNOUNCEMENT for full details.

ISPP Eastern Hemisphere Virtual Seminar Series – March 2021

Please see THIS ANNOUNCEMENT and THIS POSTER for full details on the seminar to be held 26 March 2021.

ISPP Eastern Hemisphere Virtual Seminar Series – February 2021

Please see THIS ANNOUNCEMENT for more information. The seminar will take place Feb. 26, 2021 (Friday) at 2-4pm (Hong Kong Time). The title is Preference Falsification in “Authoritarianizing” Contexts: The Case of Hong Kong.

ISPP Eastern Hemisphere Virtual Seminar Series – January 2021

This is a new initiative aiming at showcasing research from the Eastern Hemisphere, broadly defined. It serves as a platform for intellectual exchanges among scholars in the region and beyond. It will be held regularly on the last Friday of each month. The first one will be held on 29 January 2021. See THIS LINK for more detailed information.