ISPP is an interdisciplinary organization representing all fields of inquiry concerned with exploring the relationships between political and psychological processes. Members include psychologists, political scientists, psychiatrists, historians, sociologists, economists, anthropologists, as well as journalists, government officials and others. The Society is also international, with members from all regions of the world: the Americas, Europe, Asia, the Middle East, Oceania, and Africa. (Versions of this information in a variety of different languages can be accessed HERE.)
ISPP is an interdisciplinary organization representing all fields of inquiry concerned with exploring the relationships between political and psychological processes. Members include psychologists, political scientists, psychiatrists, historians, sociologists, economists, anthropologists, as well as journalists, government officials and others. The Society is also international, with members from all regions of the world: the Americas, Europe, Asia, the Middle East, Oceania, and Africa.
Acerca de ISPP
ISPP es una organización interdisciplinaria que representa todos los campos de investigación interesados en explorar las relaciones entre los procesos políticos y psicológicos. Entre nuestros miembros contamos con psicólogos, politólogos, psiquiatras, historiadores, sociólogos, economistas, antropólogos, así como con periodistas y funcionarios públicos, entre otros. La organización es de corte internacional con representantes de todas las regiones del mundo: las Américas, Europa, Asia, Medio Oriente, Oceanía y África.
Om ISPP
ISPP er en interdisciplinær organisation, som repræsenterer alle felter, der undersøger forholdet mellem politiske og psykologiske processer. Selskabets medlemmer omfatter psykologer, politologer, psykiatere, historikere, sociologer, økonomer, antropologer samt journalister, myndighedspersoner og andre. Selskabet er internationalt med medlemmer fra alle regioner af verden: Nord- og Sydamerika, Europa, Asien, Mellemøsten, Oceanien og Afrika.
ISPP Hakkında
ISPP, siyasi ve psikolojik süreçler arasındaki ilişkilerin araştırılmasıyla ilgilenen tüm alanları temsil eden disiplinler arası bir kuruluştur. Kurumun üyeleri arasında psikologlar, siyaset bilimciler, psikiyatristler, tarihçiler, sosyologlar, ekonomistler, antropologlar, gazeteciler, hükümet yetkilileri ve diğer alanlardaki uzmanlar bulunmaktadır. Kıta Amerikası, Avrupa, Asya, Orta Doğu, Okyanusya ve Afrika olmak üzere dünyanın tüm bölgelerinden üyeleri ile birlikte uluslararası bir dernektir
Über die ISPP
Die ISPP ist eine interdisziplinäre Fachorganisation. Sie vertritt alle Forschungsperspektiven, die sich mit der Erforschung der Beziehungen zwischen politischen und psychologischen Akteur:innen und Prozessen beschäftigen. Zu den Mitglieder:innen gehören Psycholog:innen, Politikwissenschaftler:innen, Psychiater:innen, Historiker:innen, Soziolog:innen, Ökonom:innen, Anthropolog:innen, aber auch Journalist:innen, Regierungsbeamt:innen und andere. Die Gesellschaft ist international, mit Mitgliedern aus allen Regionen der Welt: Amerika, Europa, Asien, dem Nahen Osten, Ozeanien und Afrika.
ISPP는 정치적 현상과 심리적 현상 사이의 관계성에 대한 연구에 관심을 갖고 있는 다양한 분야의 학자들 및 관련 분야에서 활동하는 사람들이 상호 교류하는 모임(society)입니다. 심리학자, 정치학자, 정신의학자/의사, 역사학자, 사회학자, 경제학자, 인류학자를 비롯해서 언론인, 정부 관료 및 그외의 여러 관련 분야에 종사하는 분들도 회원으로 활동하고 있습니다. 이 모임은 국제적인 조직으로서 북미, 남미, 유럽, 아시아, 중동, 오세아니아 및 아프리카 등의 전세계 모든 지역에서 참가하는 회원들로 구성되어 있습니다.
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Mission:
The Society is a nonprofit scientific, educational, and non-partisan organization with the following purposes:
To establish a community of scholars and concerned individuals in universities, government, the communications media, and elsewhere, who have scientific and practical interests in examining the relationship between political and psychological phenomena;
To facilitate communication of scientific research, theory, and practice across disciplinary, national, and ideological boundaries, both among members of the Society and those outside the Society;
To increase the theoretical and practical significance of political psychology both inside and outside academia. Practical significance shall be guided by the principles of universal human rights;
To provide mutual support among members of their freedom to generate and disseminate their findings and ideas.
To promote the goals of diversity, equity, and inclusion, both within the Society and its governance and operations, and outside the Society in the world at large.
The International Society of Political Psychology was founded by Jeanne N. Knutson of the Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles in 1978. Since that time, the Society has grown to over 800 members who share this area of scholarly interest.
ISPP has established a tradition of scholarly excellence at its annual meetings. Each meeting since the first one in New York City in September of 1978 has brought together hundreds of conferees in a multi-day program of intensive workshops, panel discussions, invited addresses, and special events. Society meetings generally offer over 100 panels, round tables, and workshops, with over 300 presentations. The locations of annual meetings rotate between North America, Europe and other locations around the globe.
The Society is honored by many exceptional scholars and distinguished individuals who are committed members. Throughout its history, the ISPP has offered encouragement to those who actively engaged in a wide spectrum of disciplinary approaches to political psychology. We seek to bring together all who share our interest from all regions of the world, welcoming new members. Members receive reduced registration fees at annual scientific meetings; the Society’s journal, Political Psychology; free online access to both Political Psychology and Advances in Political Psychology, the annual journal supplement; ISPPNews, the Society’s newsletter; and voting privileges for the Society’s elected officers.
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Ex-Officio Chair – Tijana Karic
Dr. Tijana Karić holds a PhD in Social Psychology from the University of Novi Sad, Serbia. She works as a research fellow at the Institute of Criminological and Sociological Research in Belgrade, Serbia, and since October 2021, she is a Humboldt research fellow at the Philipps University Marburg, Germany. In her research, Tijana applies qualitative as well as quantitative methods to explore intergroup relations.
Her main research focus is on intergroup relations in post-conflict societies, with regard to identity processes. The case study she explores primarily is Bosnia and Herzegovina. Additionally, she is interested in prejudice and discrimination as well as challenges of integration of marginalized groups. Lately, she has put more focus on evidence-based policymaking, i.e., creating evidence for meaningful social change.
Committee Chair - Dr. Myrto Pantazi
Dr. Myrto Pantazi holds a PhD in Social Psychology from the Université libre de Bruxelles, where she is currently working as a post-doctoral researcher. Myrto previously held post-doctoral positions at the University of Cambridge and the Oxford Internet Institute. She also worked for one year as a Policy Analyst at the Joint Research Center of the European Commission where she was providing behavioural insights for policy-making.
Myrto’s research interests broadly cover the psychology of beliefs. Combining experimental and survey methodology she mainly studies how people validate information, and why they believe in misinformation. She is also interested in conspiracy beliefs and their relationship to socio-political attitudes, and she has conducted research on social influence in public opinion as well as on sustainable investment decisions.
Mentorship Program - Dr. Slieman Halabi
Dr Slieman Halabi studied did his masters in cognitive psychology at Tel Aviv University and his PhD in social psychology at the Friedrich Schiller University and The International Max Planck Research School on Adapting Behavior in a Fundamentally Uncertain World in Jena. He works as a post-doc at the University of Wuppertal in Germany. His research interest revolves around the influence of our social identities on interactions with ingroup and outgroup members. His PhD thesis was concerned with in-between members who straddle the group memberships in group that are immersed in an intergroup conflict, and how in-between groups can be seen as a threat to intergroup boundaries but also how they navigate their intergroup orientations within this set of complex relations. Recently, Slieman has been conducting research that looks at the misrecognition of minority group members (in means of identity denial and other “micro-aggressions”) and it affects their relationship with the majority society. He also examines the ways in which minority members’ responses to such experience can be constructively dealt with by majority group members and thus tests interventions to reduce defensiveness to criticism against micro-aggressions. Besides, Slieman is interested in the role language and linguistic styles (e.g., accent) in relation within and across social groups.
Professional Development - Dr. Fabian Neuner
Dr. Neuner is an Assistant Professor in the School of Politics and Global Studies at Arizona State University. He received his PhD in Political Science from the University of Michigan in 2018. His research focuses on political psychology, political behavior, and public opinion, both in the U.S. and in comparative contexts. In his current research, he is interested in understanding the cognitive and affective drivers of attitude polarization, the mechanisms underlying media effects such as priming and framing, and citizens’ responsiveness to populist appeals.
ECC Newsletter - Jessica Gale
Jessica Gale is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Canterbury in New Zealand and KU Leuven in Belgium, on a project funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation. She is also a Senior Researcher at the University of Lausanne in Switzerland, in collaboration with the National Center of Competence in Research – The Migration-Mobility Nexus. She holds a PhD in Social Psychology from the Universities of Lausanne and Geneva, an MSc in Psychology from the same institution, a BEd from Queen’s University, and a BA in Psychology from Trent University. Adopting experimental and multilevel methodologies, her research centres on cultural diversity, immigration, and social justice from an intergroup relations perspective.
ECC Blog & Web Resources - Dr. Islam Borinca
Dr. Islam Borinca is a Lecturer/Asst Professor in the School of Psychology, University College Dublin. He obtained his doctorate degree in Social Psychology from the Universities of Geneva and Lausanne as a PhD Scholarship Excellence Recipient on an individual PhD project sponsored by the Swiss Federal Commission for Scholarships for Foreign Students. Afterward, he worked as a teaching/research assistant at the Center Emile Bernheim, Université Libre de Bruxelles (Brussels). Following that, he conducted his postdoctoral research at the University of Limerick (Ireland). His research focuses on intergroup relations, specifically examining help, contact, and group norms, with an emphasis on emotions, empathy, dehumanization, meta-dehumanization, intergroup apologies, prejudice, and discrimination in hostile and non-hostile contexts. He also investigates gender norms, gender roles, and behaviors. In addition, his research examines intragroup processes in regards to threats, expectations, and health.
Professional Development - Ruri Takizawa
Ruri Takizawa is a PhD Candidate in Social Psychology at the University of Geneva, Switzerland. She completed her BSc in Psychology at Bielefeld University (Germany) and her MSc in Social Cognition at University College London (England).
In her research, Ruri focuses on the glass cliff phenomenon using a mix of experimental, archival, and survey data. She investigates what kind of leadership is demanded in different types of crises, which expectations arise when underrepresented group members (i.e., women and ethnic, racial, and immigration minority group members) occupy leadership roles in politics and organizations, and how these candidates are evaluated.
ECC Blog & Web Resources – Daniel Valdenegro
Daniel majored in Psychology (Licentiate) from the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile. He worked work for several years in the Social Psychology Lab under the guide of Prof. Roberto Gonzalez and Prof. Jorge Manzi. After working there, he applied to a PGR (post graduate researchers) in Computational Social Science in the University of Leeds with Dr. Viktoria Spaiser and Dr. Richard Mann as supervisors, where he has been working on NLP (Natural Language Processing) and AI (Artificial Intelligence) for Language projects linked to social media and social movements.
Broadly speaking, he is interested in the use of “big data” from digital sources -such as social media, IoT or just general digital footprint- to model human behavior. My current PhD project attempts to use the public digital footprint on social media of populations that are currently undergoing periods of social unrest to extract their general emotional patterns, all of this with the goal to build a predictive model of activism based on these parameters.
ECC Newsletter – Felipe Vilanova
Felipe received his BA in Psychology from the Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul. He earned his MSc degree and is a PhD Student at the Psychology Graduate Program of the Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), advisored by Dr. Angelo Brandelli Costa (PUCRS, Brazil). He is the Technical Editor of the Revista Argentina de Ciencias del Comportamiento and Managing Editor of the journal Trends in Psychology. He is also the Moderator of the global open-science preprint platform PsyarXiv. The current main research themes are authoritarianism, social dominance and corruption.
Mentorship Program – Rongbo Jin
Rongbo Jin is a PhD student in political science at the University of Arizona in the US. He mainly focuses on political psychology, political behavior, and public opinion with the context of American politics. His ongoing projects investigate the nature and effects of affective polarization and its association with partisanship and political ideology. Methodologically, he uses survey experiments, text analysis, item response theory, structural equation model and other quantitative methods. He was the manager for Arizona Policy Lab at the University of Arizona which is dedicated to addressing pressing social problems based on cutting edge scientific practices and cross-disciplinary collaborations.
