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Annual Scientific Meeting of the International Society of Political Psychology (ISPP)

July 9th - 12th, 2011

Istanbul, Turkey

"Cooperation and Human Societies: Towards a Multidisciplinary Political Psychology"

Program Chairs: 

Elizabeth Theiss-Morse (University of Nebraska-Lincoln) and Kevin Durrheim (University of Kwazulu-Natal)

Conference Chair: 

Hale Bolak (Bilgi University, Istanbul)

ISPP 2010-11 President: 

Leonie Huddy, Stony Brook University

This year's conference theme reflects growing interdisciplinary evidence of cooperation as a critical foundation for the development of human societies. Frequently, political psychology has focused on the negative aspects of human nature, examining the political implications of intergroup conflict, violence, nationalism, prejudice, and discrimination. Yet across numerous social science subfields including evolutionary psychology, developmental psychology, political economy, political theory, and social psychology there is growing awareness of the pervasiveness of human cooperation and its centrality to group life. Conflict and cooperation are opposing but omnipresent and often co-existing features of human societies.

Istanbul provides an excellent setting in which to examine this theme, straddling Asia and Europe, blending the secular and religious, and serving as a reminder of much consequential world history (both cooperative and conflictual). In a globalized world, human cooperation has the potential to minimize religious, geographic and cultural differences. What better place to examine these issues than in cosmopolitan Istanbul?

To address this year's theme, the program committee hopes to create a setting in which diverse scholars can come together to discuss the ways in which positive aspects of human nature influence political phenomenon. We are particularly interested in bringing together different perspectives and new findings from the fields of anthropology, biology, economics, philosophy, political science, and psychology to create an exciting intellectual forum in which scholars can exchange views and work towards the development of a political psychology that focuses on both positive and negative facets of human behavior.

Format

Paper and Panel proposals: Each panel normally includes up to four papers addressing a common substantive topic, a chair, and up to two discussants. We accept individual paper submissions, which subsequently will be grouped into panels with similar papers, and will be assigned a chair and (possibly) discussants. We also accept proposals for complete panels that include all papers and identify the chair and discussant (if you choose to utilize discussants), which can be submitted by the panel chair as a complete session.

Posters: Poster sessions are designed to present research projects in all their phases. Posters can include information on data, results, conclusions, applications, or implementation of instruments and techniques. The aim of poster sessions is to be interactive and to provide exchange and discussion of ideas between the poster's author and the people viewing the posters. We accept individual poster proposals, which should be submitted to the appropriate section chairs.

Discussants and Chairs: Because every panel will have a chair and many will have discussants who will help to stimulate discussion and valuable feedback, all presenters at the conference will most likely be assigned the role of discussant or chair at a panel on which they are not presenting a paper. If you would like to serve in this role for a specific area of study that fits your interests and expertise, you can submit a request through the online submission system.

Roundtables: Roundtables involve two or more presenters who articulate their views on a particular topic. This can be a research area, a particular book, a method, or some other topic. We accept only proposals for whole roundtables, including the participants and a chair, which can be submitted by the roundtable chair. We do not accept individual proposals to join a roundtable.

Workshops: Workshops serve to instruct or give the audience practice in methods for political psychological research or might focus on practical program training relevant to political psychology. Workshops not charging additional fees will be given the same time slots as the other formats. Those who wish to require a fee for materials and/or need a longer time slot to conduct a workshop should contact the program chairs. We accept proposals for workshops, which can be submitted by the workshop chair. We do not accept individual proposals to join a workshop.

There will also be 60-minute keynote addresses as well as 60-minute keynote discussions where two or more people will debate an issue of importance. These will be solicited for the program by invitation only.

Sections

Individual papers and posters, as well as entire panels, roundtables, and workshops can be submitted to a maximum of two of the 11 sections listed below, with one designated as the presenter's first choice and the other designated as second. Each section is marked with keywords associated with its most relevant topics, to assist participants in identifying the sections that best match their research interests. A list of section chairs is posted on our conference website: http://ispp.org/meet.html.

2011 - Istanbul Sections Key Words

1. Political conflict, violence, and crisis Political crises, natural disasters, conflict, violence, genocide, ethnic cleansing, war, peace.
2. Intergroup relations Stereotyping, prejudice, belonging, othering, solidarity, cohesion, social dominance, legitimacy, permeability.
3. Leadership and political personality Political leaders, elites, political personality, accountability, reputation.
4. Electoral behavior and public opinion Voting, political campaigns, vote choice, political beliefs and values
5. Political communication Mass media, Internet, framing, priming, persuasion, advertising, propaganda, deliberation.
6. Political culture, identity, and language Political and national identities, political discourse, cultural memory and identity, political narratives
7. Political decision making Cognition, affect, motivation, information processing, heuristics, biases, impression formation, political learning
8. Civic engagement and civic development Citizenship, civic engagement, participation, democratic values, civic education
9. International relations, globalization, macropolitical issues Globalization, transitional politics, global and local economy, societal and environmental change, international negotiation
10. New theoretical and methodological developments New areas of study and application, methodological developments, theoretical developments, critiques and controversies
11. Social inequality and social change Tyranny, poverty, social justice, political alienation, social movements, collective action

The International Society of Political Psychology and the Chairs for the 2011 conference emphasize methodological and theoretical plurality in all participations and welcome all approaches and all topics.

Proposal Submission

Submission of proposals opens in October 2010. To submit your proposal, visit the ISPP Annual Meeting website at: http://convention2.allacademic.com/one/ispp/ispp11 where you will be able to submit your proposal electronically. In order to contain the size of the conference and limit the number of parallel sessions, participants will be limited to no more than two presentations of a given type (paper, poster, roundtable, workshop). The deadline for submissions of proposals is February 4, 2011.

Please note that all presenters, panel chairs, and discussants will need to register and pay for conference attendance. Also, if your paper submission is accepted, you will be expected to electronically upload a copy of your research paper online for panel chairs, discussants, and public archives. You are also expected to distribute it by email to all members of your panel (other presenters, chair, and discussant). Finally, if your submission is accepted, you may be assigned a presentation time on any of the days of the conference.

We look forward to your participation. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at ispp.conference@yahoo.com