I hope this finds all of you well. Many of you attended our first-ever annual meeting in South America this past July in Santiago, Chile. Thanks to all who participated for your enthusiastic engagement during this meeting. I would also like to extend special thanks to a number of individuals whose efforts made our conference in Santiago a success. First of all is my predecessor as ISPP President, Catarina Kinnvall, and program chairs Molly Andrews, Neil Ferguson, and Siugmin Lay, who assembled a terrific program for us; and Severine Bennett and Minnie Chappell for their tireless administrative efforts in our Central Office. I would also like to extend warm thanks to our ISPP Academy Director, Gizem Arikan, for organizing yet another successful ISPP Academy for early-career scholars. By all reports, the Santiago conference was outstanding, with an excellent roster of keynotes, panels, blitz presentations, roundtables, and social events.
Looking ahead to the coming year, I would also like to extend a warm welcome to the new members elected to the ISPP Governing Council this past spring. I have already gotten to know many of you in other contexts and as president-elect last year, and I am eager to work with all of you in the 2024-2025 year. I would also like to extend a parting thanks to all of those who recently finished their terms of service on the Governing Council and have rotated off. Your work on behalf of the Society is invaluable to our success and much appreciated.
Our 2025 annual meeting will be held in Prague, Czech Republic. It will be a pleasure to return to Central Europe, where ISPP has held multiple successful meetings in past years. The conference theme for our Prague meeting will be “Social Identity, Political Conflict, and the Future of Democracy.” We’re interested in ideas, theories, and current research on political and psychological processes that address the interplay between different types of identity and the consequences of such interplay for democratic values and practice, with an eye to how we might protect robust, socially diverse democratic societies. Throughout the globe, democracy and democratic norms have come under strain. This can be seen in the rise of authoritarian-populist leaders and regimes in societies as diverse as the United States, Hungary, Türkiye, Brazil, India, and elsewhere. The strains facing democracy in the present era often have their roots in conflicts linked to important social identities—nation, race, religious, ideology, and partisanship, to name a few. When these identity-linked conflicts begin to overlap heavily with the identities that organized political competition—such as partisanship and ideology—the potential for democratic strain only increases. Political psychology is uniquely situated to address the nexus between identity, political conflict, and the future of democracy. The conference chairs, Christina Farhart, Xiaowen Xu, and Andrea de Angelis are hard at work on an exciting program. We welcome you to join us in Prague on 3-6 July 2025. The official conference website, with links for submissions and information about Prague, our venue, and nearby lodging, can be viewed here.
As my predecessors have in this message, I would like to encourage students and early-career scholars to participate in the ISPP Academy. The ISPP Academy is a unique training program in political psychology held in the 2-3 days immediately preceding our annual conference. Gizem Arikan will continue this year in her role as director of the ISPP Academy, and she is in the process of assembling another roster of top-flight scholars who will serve as instructors for the Academy program in 2025. The ISPP Academy is a terrific opportunity not just for learning, but also for connection with scholars in political psychology from around the globe. Additional information, including the call for 2025 fellows and the content of the program, will follow soon in the coming months.
I would also like to use this space to highlight ISPP’s Scholars Under Threat Program, which I encourage members to support. The Scholars Under Threat program serves to protect ISPP members throughout the world whose academic freedom is threatened by local political conditions where they live and work. I do not need to remind anyone of the dire threats to the well-being of scholars posed by situations of political authoritarianism, armed aggression and domination, indifference to human rights (including basic rights to physical safety and political self-determination), and war and terrorism more generally. I strongly implore you to support our threatened colleagues through the Scholars Under Threat Program and other avenues. The donations page can be found here.
A key point of pride for ISPP is our two official publications, Political Psychology and Advances in Political Psychology, and I wanted to note that both will be undergoing editorial transitions this year. The current Political Psychology editorial team, headed by Orla Muldoon and the late James Liu, will wrap up its term this coming December, and will be succeeded by a new team headed by Elizabeth Suhay and Mark Brandt. Pazit Ben-Nun Bloom and Marco Steenbergen have already taken over as editors of Advances after a successful term under the direction of Stephen Nicholson and Efrén Pérez. We thank both of the outgoing teams for all of their hard work and success at boosting the impact of our publications, and we look forward to their continued success under the guidance of our incoming editorial teams.
It is an honor to have been elected President of ISPP. I have been a member of ISPP for almost a quarter-century since attending my own first annual meeting in Seattle in 2000. Before my election as president earlier this year, I served ISPP in a number of capacities, including as a Governing Council member from 2005-2008 and 2014-2017, Vice President for Conferences from 2018-2021, and as an associate member of the editorial team for Political Psychology, from 2012-2015. I hope I can do as much for ISPP as my predecessors have.
I look forward to serving ISPP and all of you as President over the next year, and I look forward to seeing you in Prague next July.
Our 2026 Annual Meeting is expected to be held at Newcastle University in Newcastle upon Tyne in the United Kingdom.
If you are interested in hosting a future conference of ISPP, please contact the Central Office to obtain the necessary guidelines and materials.
Call for the Twinning Program
Call for the Twinning Program in English [see below for the call in Arabic, French, Spanish and Turkish]
We are happy to announce that we are still accepting applications for our New Twinning Program among Scholars under Threat (ISPP members who lost their academic positions or their income in direct connection with political persecution and/or to members who have been displaced as a result of political persecution). The New Twinning Program has been set up with the aim of facilitating scholarly collaborations between threatened political psychologists and program partners. These collaborations can offer the opportunity for threatened scholars to continue their academic activities, maintain and advance their careers, and integrate into international political psychology; furthermore, partners can engage in political advocacy on behalf of threatened scholar. We are grateful to the 24 scholars who have already expressed their interest to work together with a scholar under threat as partners. We would kindly like to ask our members to reach out to those scholars within their networks around the world who may benefit from participating.
You can find more information about the Twinning Program here.
ISPP is committed to protecting its members whose academic freedom is at risk anywhere in the world due to the political context where they work or live. ISPP's Scholars Under Threat (SUT) Committee has been working to support ISPP's members at risk. Academic freedom as it relates to both research and teaching is absolutely essential for the advancement of scientific knowledge. The SUT can support academics by providing free membership to ISPP, access to emergency funds for scholars under threat to continue their livelihoods, and access to the ISPP twinning scheme for academics who wish to have mentorship or support from colleagues in less risky contexts. If you or someone you know has had their academic freedom put at risk and feel that you would benefit from ISPP support, please contact us.
ISPP is seeking a new Editor of ISPPNews, for a three-year term from July 2025 – June 2028, with the transition from the current Editor starting in February 2025. The Newsletter Editor works closely with the Executive Director of ISPP and the President of ISPP to compile each issue of ISPPNews. In addition to this regular, ongoing task, the Newsletter Editor works on various other tasks pertaining to the society’s communication goals as needed.
If you are interested in this position, please submit your application to info@ispp.org as soon as possible, including your CV and a letter describing your motivation, experience, and ability to commit time to this position, as well as ideas for diversity and inclusion related to ISPP's communications. If you have any questions about the role, feel free to reach out to one of us at the emails below.
Sincerely,
The ISPP Newsletter Editor Search Committee: Elaine Smith, current ISPP Newsletter Editor, University of Limerick, elaine.smith@ul.ie
Allison Harell, Université du Québec a Montréal, harell.allison@uqam.ca
Pierce Ekstrom, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, pierce.ekstrom@unl.edu
Call for jobs & fellowships
Assistant Professor - Simon Fraser University, Canada
The Department of Political Science at Simon Fraser University invites applications for a continuing full-time tenure track research faculty appointment at the rank of Assistant Professor starting in July 2025.The position may be 100% Political Science or a 75% Political Science and 25% joint appointment with SFU’s Department of Psychology. This position is part of the Department of Political Science’s long-term effort to build an experimental political psychology group, including a new experimental methods laboratory.
Pursuant to Section 42 of the B.C. Human Rights Code, preference will be given to candidates who self-identify as a woman or non-binary and will bring to their research and teaching the perspective that comes from the lived experiences of those underrepresented in higher education, particularly the experiences of women and nonbinary peoples. Such candidates who wish to qualify for preferential consideration are requested to self-identify in their application. Simon Fraser University is committed to advancing equity, diversity, and inclusion. We encourage applicants to fill out the Applicant Demographic Survey (https://www.surveymonkey.ca/r/VSXZJJW) administered by the Equity Office. While participation is voluntary, your participation aids the Search Committee in ensuring equitable employment practices as specified in the job posting.
Qualifications
The successful candidate will have a PhD in Political Science, Social Psychology, or an aligned field in hand on the appointment start date, and will demonstrate evidence of high-quality scholarly output in research in Political Psychology with expertise in experimental methods. Output includes publications in well-recognized journals and successfully obtaining grants.
Duties
They will be expected to carry out an independent research program yielding significant peer[1]reviewed publications, and to compete successfully for external funding to support this research program. Research that aligns with SFU’s Strategic Research Plan will be a strength. This includes rigorous data collection and analysis; interdisciplinary projects; and community-based policy research. The ideal candidate may also conduct research that aligns with SFU’s core research challenges to understand our origins and strengthen civil society by advancing justice, equality, and social responsibility.
The successful candidate will also demonstrate excellence in and/or strong potential for outstanding teaching contributions at both the undergraduate and graduate levels, and an ongoing commitment to academic and pedagogical excellence in support of the Department of Political Science’s programs. At the undergraduate level, the appointee would be expected to teach introductory courses in political science, including courses in political science, research design, methodology and statistics, among others. At the graduate level, the appointee will teach courses as part of the Masters in Political Science and the PhD program in Political Science, and be expected to supervise graduate students in their areas of research expertise.
If a joint appointment, the successful candidate will also conduct research, teach and supervise students in the Department of Psychology.
The person who fills this position is expected to contribute to the department’s supportive and collegial working environment, and to make substantive contributions through service to the departments, the Faculty, the University, and/or the broader community.
For more information about the Department of Political Science, please visit https://www.sfu.ca/politics.html. For more information about the Department of Psychology, please visit https://www.sfu.ca/psychology.html.
Applications will be reviewed starting on 25 October 2024 and will be accepted until the position has been filled.
Two Doctoral Scholarships - Bremen International Graduate School of Social Sciences
The Bremen International Graduate School of Social Sciences (BIGSSS) invites applications for two scholarships for international doctoral researchers in its Graduate School Scholarship Pro[1]gramme “Contentious Politics in the Digital Age” (CoPoDi), funded by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD). BIGSSS is an international inter-university graduate school in the social sciences, located at the University of Bremen and Constructor University Bremen, Germany.
Scholarships and benefits
Successful applicants will receive from the DAAD:
a PhD scholarship of 1.300 €/month for up to 48 months.
a travel allowance;
payments towards health, accident and personal liability insurance cover;
a research allowance of currently € 460 per year (for scholarship holders from countries listed in the DAC List of ODA recipients), or € 260 per year (for scholarship holders from other countries).
Depending on their personal situation, grant holders may receive some of the additional benefits listed below. This is decided by the DAAD:
monthly rent subsidy (calculated individually, usually about € 50 to 125 per month);
monthly allowance for accompanying family members (about € 200 child allowance per child and about € 275 marriage allowance);
in the case of a disability or chronic illness: subsidy for additional costs which result from the disability or chronic illness and are not covered by other funding providers;
a preparatory German language course (if available, applicable and feasible, taking into account the starting date of the scholarship).
All benefits and allowances are administered by the DAAD and are negotiated by the scholarship holders themselves.
Programme focus
The programme’s primary aim is to investigate how digital technology and media influence political activism, social movements, and socio-political conflicts. A secondary objective fo[1]cuses on assessing the value of new digital data sources and computational methods for analyzing the dynamics of political protest and activism. Additionally, the programme places particular emphasis on the Global South, where the potential of digital data is especially significant due to media restrictions and risks faced by informants, although this is not its sole geographical focus. Importantly, these three objectives are distinct, and PhD dissertations may focus exclusively on any one of these areas.
Postdoctoral Researcher – University of Geneva, Switzerland
The Department of Political Science and International Relations in collaboration with the Swiss Center for Affective Sciences offer a position of a postdoctoral researcher under the supervision of Dr. Sandra Penić and Prof. Simon Hug, within the framework of the project "Fostering Resilience: Evaluating Intergroup Interventions in Preventing Ethnic Polarization in Post- Conflict Contexts”, funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation.
The project aims to investigate the impact of politicized commemoration of collective war victimization on intergroup relations in post-war Bosnia and Herzegovina, and to evaluate the potential of psychological intergroup interventions in building resilience against ethnic polarization and preventing conflict escalation.
In the last decade, social scientists have increasingly focused on developing and testing interventions to improve intergroup relations. While their efficacy in fostering positive intergroup attitudes and behaviours has been demonstrated in various contexts, whether they can empower people to resist active political mobilization of ethnic animosities in a real-world post-conflict setting has not yet been tested. Addressing this gap, we will conduct the current project in the context of the contentious commemorations of the Srebrenica genocide in post-conflict Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Required qualifications
PhD in social and political psychology, political science, or a related field.
Very good knowledge of research on civil wars and social-psychological approaches, a strong background in research on intergroup conflicts.
Well developed methodological skills, notably in statistical analysis and the elaboration of experimental designs and surveys.
Fluency in English. Familiarity with Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian is an asset.
The position is for two years, starting in 1 January 2025. The selected candidate will be affiliated with the Department of Political Science and International Relations and the Swiss Center for Affective Sciences at the University of Geneva. More information on the position and the application procedure can be found here.
Application deadline: 30 November 2024 | More informationPhD position in experimental social psychology (Stereotypes and Generics) - KU Leuven, Belgium
The Laboratory of Experimental Social Psychology (LESP) of KU Leuven is offering a PhD position to work on the project “Are old folks wise, or are they wiser than youngsters? How the wording of claims about social groups spreads stereotypes”, funded by FWO (grant number G053623N).
People’s views of social groups (e.g. age, gender, professional, religious and ethnic groups) do not only manifest themselves in what they say or write about those groups, but also in how they express it. With most readers and listeners paying more attention to the contents than to the wording of verbal communication, the wording can imperceptibly affect how readers and listeners think about the described group(s). An important but as yet understudied aspect of the wording of claims about social groups is their ‘comparative format’ – the extent to, and the manner in which claims explicitly state that an intergroup comparison is being involved. This project examines determinants of the comparative formats that communicators use and the extent to which comparative formats shape the interpretation of claims by readers and listeners. It also examines to what extent and in which manner both processes jointly contribute to the spreading of stereotypes. The project will test hypotheses derived from theories and findings from social and cognitive psychology, linguistics, and philosophy. As a predoctoral researcher, you will play a major role in preparing and conducting the experiments, analyzing and interpreting the data, publishing the research, and disseminating the results to a wider audience. You will participate in the weekly lab meetings of the LESP, as well as in seminars within and outside the research group, and in regular online meetings with Susanne Bruckmüller.
LESP belongs to the Research Group Brain & Cognition (B&C) in the Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences of KU Leuven. Led by Prof. Vera Hoorens, LESP will from Fall 2024 on consist of 4 doctoral students, 1 research intern, and 8-10 master thesis students, all supported by two managerial assistants (part-time working for LESP), and the faculty’s ICT service. It is a vivid, cohesive, and productive research group, strongly committed to fostering collaborations, Responsible Research Practices, and FAIR and Open Science.
As a PhD student, you will be enrolled in the doctoral program of the faculty. You will devote nearly all your time to your doctoral research and the doctoral training program, with minimal teaching and administrative tasks. Your supervisors and main advisors will be Prof. Vera Hoorens (LESP), Prof. Walter Schaeken, and Prof. Susanne Bruckmüller, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg (Germany). The philosopher of language Prof. Filip Buekens from the Centre for Logic and Philosophy of Science (KU Leuven) may be involved in a consulting role.
Social Identity, Political Conflict, and the Future of Democracy.
The International Society of Political Psychology (ISPP) invites scholars from different disciplines (political science, psychology, international relations, history, sociology, economics, anthropology, media and communication, gender studies, and more) to share ideas, theories, and current research on political and psychological processes that address the interplay between different types of identity (national, ethnic/racial, partisan, etc.) and the consequences of such interplay for democratic values and practice, with an eye to how we might protect robust, socially diverse democratic societies.
Throughout the globe, democracy and democratic norms have come under strain. This can be seen in the rise of authoritarian-populist leaders and regimes in societies as diverse as the United States, Hungary, Türkiye, Brazil, India, and elsewhere. But is also evident in opinion research showing increased willingness to abandon democratic values in the face of political loss, declining trust in democratic institutions, and varying degrees of increased tolerance for political violence.
The strains facing democracy in the present era often have their roots in social identity and conflicts linked to important social identities—nation, race, religious, ideology, and partisanship, to name a few. These include conflicts about whether national identity should be construed in a restrictive or expansive fashion in the face of demographic change, conflicts with arising from longstanding inequalities linked to group identities as varied as race, religion, and class, and conflicts between competing cultural visions in rapidly changing societies. When these identity-linked conflicts begin to overlap heavily with the identities that organized political competition— such as partisanship and ideology—the potential for democratic strain only increases.
We extend a warm welcome both to ISPP members and to scholars from all disciplines and countries and from all theoretical and methodological perspectives to submit their academic contributions and research to our conference. All types of submissions (proposals for individual papers, panels, roundtables, and posters) on any topic in political psychology are equally welcome. We encourage the inclusion of discussants for panel proposals.
The conference will offer participants the opportunity to learn from, and interact with, distinguished keynote speakers addressing psychological processes at the interface of nationhood, social identity, and democratic practice. Per longtime ISPP practice, there will be an opportunity to attend a panel discussion with the editors of the Society’s flagship journals, Political Psychology and Advances in Political Psychology. We will also offer mentoring events, networking opportunities for early-career scholars, the Scholars Under Threat Symposium, and prior to the conference, the ISPP Academy.
Abstracts can be submitted on the official conference website here.
Dr. Christina Farhart, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science and International Relations, Carleton College, USA. Program Co-Chair.
Dr. Xiaowen Xu, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychological Sciences, William & Mary, USA. Program Co-Chair.
Dr. Andrea De Angelis, SNF Ambizione Fellow, Department of Political Science, University of Zurich, Switzerland. Program Co-Chair.
Dr. Christopher M. Federico, Professor, Departments of Political Science and Psychology, University of Minnesota, USA. ISPP President
Submission deadline: 1 December 2024 | More informationCall for papers for Special Issue of Peace and Conflict – Journal of Peace Psychology
Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology is seeking manuscript submissions for a Special Issue “Teaching Complex Histories: Education during and after Conflict” co-edited by:
Alma Jeftic, PhD, Department for Cross-cultural and Regional Studies, University of Copenhagen & Peace Research Institute, International Christian University Tokyo
Fade R. Eadeh, PhD, Department of Psychology, Seattle University
Quinnehtukqut McLamore, PhD, Department of Psychology, University of Missouri
Background of the Special Issue
Addressing historical violence and trauma is integral to fostering reconciliation and peacebuilding, particularly in post-conflict developing countries, where educational systems must navigate the challenging legacies of war, ethnic conflict, and colonialism. This Special Issue explores the application of psychological theories within and beyond peace education to confront complex histories and difficult narratives, both during and after conflict. The focus of this Special Issue is on empirical studies investigating the emotional and cognitive effects of conflict-related narratives on students and teachers, interventions applied in various educational settings in conflict and post-conflict countries, and teaching curricula developed to enhance resilience and empathy in divided societies.
Teaching sensitive or challenging subjects such as war, genocide, trauma, historical injustices, and violence has become an interest of psychological scientists. The emotional and cognitive development of students is important for how they understand and process such difficult topics, and they may experience discomfort that can largely influence their well-being and intergroup relations.
Aims for the Special Issue
We are interested in papers that critically explore how psychological theories, such as conflict resolution, trauma recovery, identity formation, and intergroup contact, are implemented in peace education programs or any teaching curricula (inside or outside conventional classrooms) in post-conflict societies as well as societies currently experiencing war and conflict, and to which extent those programs could provide resources for educators.
We invite psychological scientists working on peace education, curricula development in (post)-conflict, divided societies, and those working as policymakers in conflict-affected areas.
The proposed research is supposed to correspond to one (or more) of the following themes:
Analysis of the effectiveness of applied peace education programs/strategies in educational settings;
Empirical studies on the strategies educators use in conflict or post-conflict settings to teach about difficult past;
Investigating the effectiveness of innovative educational programs that promote reconciliation through fostering intergroup contact, moral exemplars, and similar, particularly in divided societies;
Evaluations of the long-term impacts of the existing peace education programs;
Case studies of educational programs that foster peace, reconciliation, and dialogue from developing, non-Western countries;
Decolonial approaches to peace education in conflict and post-conflict environments.
March 1, 2025: Authors will be informed of the outcome of the initial review by the guest editors. A subset of authors will be invited to submit full manuscripts through the peer-review process.
August 1, 2025: Potential contributors will submit completed manuscripts. Submissions will be made through PAC’s online submission portal, and manuscripts will be reviewed following the journal’s usual process. As per PAC guidelines, theoretical and empirical papers should be no longer than 8,000 words (including references, but not including tables and figures); brief reports should be no longer than 1,500 words, with up to 3 tables or figures, a 150-word abstract, and up to 10 references. For other aspects in style, please consult: https://www.apa.org/pubs/journals/pac?tab=4.
It is anticipated that the Special Issue will be published online by the end of 2026.
Call for papers for Special Issue on the development of political thought and action
Understanding how and when political attitudes and opinions develop is crucial for predicting future patterns of civic engagement and collective action, shaping effective educational interventions, and fostering a robust democracy built on informed and active citizenship (Sherrod et al., 2002). Arriving at such an understanding entails exploring the formation of political attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors throughout childhood, adolescence, and young adulthood, as well as shedding light on the factors that shape youths’ understanding of civic responsibilities, political institutions, and their role as active participants in democratic societies.
After decades of relative silence, the field of political development is experiencing a revival, driven in part by contemporary changes in political culture and social structures. Three main themes inform this revival. One theme isthe conceptualization of youth as active agents of their own political development — a complement to the traditional view of youth as targets of political socialization (e.g., Stattin, 2024). A second theme explores the possibility that differences in political ideology emerge much earlier in life than previously thought (e.g., Guidetti, Carraro, & Castelli, 2021). In fact, the seeds of ideology can even be observed in young children, especially if ideology is conceived broadly in terms of individual differences in children’s preferences for the structure of their social world (e.g., Reifen-Tagar & Cimpian, 2022). The third theme centers on the rapidly changing contexts in which youth express their political interest and the ever-evolving forms that their political action takes, especially considering the interactive effects between individual characteristics and social contexts (e.g., Bennett, 2008).
This special issue aims to address contributions that deal with various aspects of social attitudes and issues related to political thought, political action, or their precursors. We welcome contributions that address the three themes above from a socio-psychological perspective; however, we welcome any contributions pertaining to the timing and mechanisms of the development of youths’ political thought and action, regardless of whether they fit these specific themes. Contributions may be reviews, meta-analyses, or empirical studies conducted using any of a range of research designs and methods (e.g., experimental, longitudinal, correlational methods). Possible topics include (but are not limited to) the following:
the influence of family, education, peers, media, and societal context on youths’ political attitudes and behaviors
the role of youths as active agents in their own political development
the study of ideology-based differences in youths and children
trajectories of development of political thought and action, and possible determinants
attitudes toward and ambitions for political leadership
the interplay between individual traits and social environments in predicting youths’ political outcomes
Authors should submit their contribution by November 17, 2024. Please submit your manuscript via the online platform https://submission.rivisteweb.it/index.php/ps, indicating in the cover letter that the submission is to be considered for the special issue “The development of political thought and action”.
It is important to consult the authors’ guidelines before submission, verifying compliance with APA standards. Questions about the special issue can be directed to Silvia Russo, silvia.russo@unito.it.
Editors: Luciana Carraro, Andrei Cimpian, Silvia Russo, Laura Taylor
Submission deadline: 17 November 2024 | More informationCall for Papers – Special Topic of Social Psychological Bulletin on the Role of Physical Threat in Social Phenomena
Research indicates that people preferentially attend, process, and respond to physically threatening stimuli relative to merely negative (or positive) stimuli. Threats to life and limb influence many social phenomena including prejudice, attitudes, emotion, morality, response to disease (e.g., COVID-19), phobias and psychopathology, and suicide. The goal of this special issue is to advance our understanding of the role of physical threat in social functioning. For example, what is special about physically threatening stimuli? How, or in what contexts, are they differentially responded to than other stimuli? In what ways do they uniquely impact behavior, cognition, and attitudes? We invite submissions from all areas of psychology and welcome both full length articles and short research reports.
Submissions will be evaluated based on the rigor of the methods and analyses, transparency and completeness of reporting, ethical soundness, quality of reasoning, clarity of presentation, calibration of conclusions to evidence, and the originality of the ideas presented.
Social Psychological Bulletin is a diamond open access journal. All accepted manuscripts will be published open access and will be free for authors and for readers.
If you need further information on the Special Topic, please feel free to contact the Guest Editors:
Call for datasets - Intergroup contact mega-analysis
We are conducting a pre-registered mega-analysis on intergroup contact and attitudes, funded by the British Academy. Unlike traditional meta-analyses, we aggregate full datasets to explore nuanced questions like non-linearities in the relationship between contact and attitudes, interactions between positive and negative contact, and the moderation of contact effects by prejudice-proneness. We have piloted this approach, revealing promising insights, and now seek to expand our collection with contributions from researchers, in addition to social survey datasets and datasets from research data repositories.
We are interested in any datasets that measure:
Direct, synchronous contact between members of distinct social groups, including measures of quality, quantity, intensity, or frequency of contact.
Attitudes towards the contacted group (e.g., prejudice, bias, stereotyping, intergroup affect, and discrimination).
Datasets that measure quality or positive/negative contact separately are particularly valuable at this stage. If you are open to contributing or have any questions, please let us know. For your reference, you can find the pre-registered protocol here: https://osf.io/b6fhe.
We understand that sharing data can be challenging, and we greatly appreciate any assistance you can provide, whether by sharing datasets or guiding us to those you have already made available, particularly if they are in institutional repositories. Your contribution could make a real difference in advancing our understanding of intergroup contact. To contribute your dataset, or for more information, contact Dr. Lukas Wallrich at l.wallrich@bbk.ac.uk.
The next ISPPNews will be published in December 2024.
To submit your contributions for ISPPNews please send an email to the ISPP Central Office.
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