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Annual Scientific Meeting of the International Society of Political Psychology (ISPP) July 6th - 9th, 2012 Chicago, USA

'Identity Politics and Politicized Identities. Political Psychology in Times of Contention'

Program Chairs:
Jacquelien van Stekelenburg (VU University Amsterdam) and Nicholas Valentino (University of Michigan)

Conference Chair:
Linda Skitka (University of Illinois, Chicago)

ISPP 2011-12 President:
Bert Klandermans, VU University Amsterdam

Call for Papers

Syria, Libya, Greece, Norway, and the Tea Party, riots in Berlin, central squares occupied in Egypt, Spain and Tel Aviv. Our times are contentious. Politics concerns the distribution of scarce resources and the working of power relations in society, and the conflicts that arise often pit social groups against one another. The major players often represent cleavages along lines of race, ethnicity, class, religion, and language. When they engage in identity politics, do they trigger the formation of politicized identities, which in turn instigate more contentious politics? Or are they merely exploiting existing cleavages, representing one side in a long-standing dispute for political gain? Finally, how can we explain and thus hope to minimize the wrenching human suffering and loss of life that often accompany these conflicts? The goal of the conference will be to apply political psychology in these important questions. Chicago with a political history full of conflict and reconciliation provides an excellent setting in which to examine this theme. Jacquelien van Stekelenburg and Nicholas Valentino will be the program chairs for this conference assisted by 13 section chairs and the ISPP president, Bert Klandermans. The theme will serve as a lead for keynotes and thematic sessions. The keynote addresses will be solicited for the program by invitation only. But proposals for the envisioned thematic sessions on Identity Politics and Politicized Identities are welcomed, as are proposals for individual papers related to the theme. Anca Minescu will program this chain of thematic sessions throughout the conference. Of course, we welcome panels, papers, posters, roundtables and workshops on any topic in political psychology. Look at the 13 sections listed below. The program chairs are interested in bringing together new findings from the fields of anthropology, biology, communication studies, economics, philosophy, political science, and psychology. We hope to create an exciting intellectual exchange that will enrich political psychology and help us better understand the dynamics of our contentious times.

Sections

Individual papers and posters, as well as entire panels, roundtables, and workshops can be submitted to a maximum of two of the 13 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. 2012 - Chicago Sections Key Words and Section Chairs

Thematic session: Identity Politics and Politicized Identities. Identity politics, empowerment, politicization, cleavages, politicized identities, social movement, collective actions. Section chair: Anca Minescu.
Political conflict, violence, and crisis. Political crises, natural disasters, conflict, violence, genocide, ethnic cleansing, war, peace. Section chair: Davide Morselli.
Intergroup relations. Stereotyping, prejudice, belonging, othering, solidarity, cohesion, social dominance, legitimacy, permeability. Section chair: Chris Cohrs.
Leadership and political personality. Political leaders, elites, political personality, accountability, reputation. Section chair: Chris Federico.
Public opinion. Opinion formation, attitude change, vote choice, political beliefs and values. Section chair: Mike Wagner.
Political communication. Mass media, Internet, framing, priming, persuasion, advertising, propaganda, deliberation. Section chair: Lene Aarhoe.
Political culture, identity, and language. Political and national identities, political discourse, cultural memory and identity, political narratives. Section chair: Catarina Kinnvall.
Political behavior and electoral participation. Campaign effects, turnout, cognition, affect, motivation, information processing, heuristics, biases, impression formation, political learning. Section chair: Jason Barabas
Civic engagement and civic development. Citizenship, civic engagement, participation, democratic values, civic education. Section chair: Michael Morrell
International relations, globalization, macropolitical issues. Globalization, transitional politics, global and local economy, societal and environmental change, international negotiation. Section chair: Cameron Thies.
New theoretical and methodological developments. New areas of study and application, methodological developments, theoretical developments, critiques and controversies. Section chair: Michael Quayle.
Social inequality and social change. Tyranny, poverty, social justice, social inequality, social change, political alienation. Section chair: Jojanneke van der Toorn.
Migration and acculturation. Immigration, host society, cultural adaptation, integration, assimilation, separation, marginalization. Section chair: Eva Green.

The International Society of Political Psychology and the Chairs for the 2012 conference emphasize methodological and theoretical plurality in all participations and welcome all approaches and all topics.

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.

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.

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.

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. Proposal Submission

Submission of proposals opens in November 1, 2011. To submit your proposal, visit the ISPP Annual Meeting website at: http://convention2.allacademic.com/one/ispp/ispp12 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 Monday February 13, 2012.

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. At last year's conference in Istanbul we worked with Michael Streeter at Wiley-Blackwell, the publisher of our society's journal, to record several interviews highlighting some of the work being done by young scholars in political psychology. One of these is available for viewing on the ISPP YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/ISPPconference?feature=mhee. Please take a look, it is a tradition we plan on continuing this coming year.

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

Best Wishes,
Jacquelien and Nicholas