March 17-19, 2010, The Graduate Center, CUNY, New York City, USA
Joint SPSSI-EASP Meeting On Forgotten Alternatives: Denaturalizing Injustice and Exclusion
Organisers: Michelle Fine, Susan Opotow, Xenia Chryssochoou, and Dario Spini
Contact: Kristi Gamarel at kgamarel@gc.cuny.edu

We welcome applications to attend a small group meeting, Forgotten Alternatives: Denaturalizing Injustice and Exclusion , organized by Michelle Fine, Susan Opotow, Xenia Chryssochoou, and Dario Spini. This joint meeting of the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (SPSSI) and European Association of Social Psychology (EASP) will be held at The Graduate Center of the City University of New York from 17 to19 March 2010.

At this meeting, we will address the naturalization of unjust conditions, the process of revealing injustice, and moves that stir change and activate resistance to injustice. We seek to convene participants whose research on injustice is situated in a variety of social contexts and who will bring well articulated and diverse methodological approaches and theoretical orientations to this meeting. The conference will include seminar papers and discussions, lectures by key public intellectuals, the exploration of similar questions in the arts, and a cultural event.

To apply, send a 500 word abstract about a central concept you have been investigating. Instances of injustice may be historical or contemporary; gross or banal; intimate or state sponsored; violent or symbolic. Your abstract should develop the concept theoretically and introduce your research program. The conference application should also include a published article or chapter that speaks to the methodological and/or theoretical approaches in your work and a brief CV or bionote (1-2 pp) that includes your contact information and SPSSI and/or EASP membership status.

Send your application to Kristi Gamarel at kgamarel@gc.cuny.edu by 27 October 2009.

July 5-8, 2010, Lisbon University Institute (ISCTE-IUL), Centre for Social Research and Intervention (CIS), Portugal
Small Group Meeting On Developmental Perspectives on Intergroup Prejudice: Advances in Theory, Measurement, and Intervention
Contact: Allard Feddes (a.r.feddes@iscte.pt)
Maria Benedicta Monteiro (mbbm@iscte.pt)
Juliane Degner (j.degner@uva.nl)
Yarrow Dunham (ydunham@ucmerced.edu)

Participants are invited to submit abstracts for a small group meeting on the theme of Developmental Perspectives on Intergroup Prejudice: Advances in Theory, Measurement, and Intervention. Lisbon University Institute (ISCTE-IUL), Centre for Social Research and Intervention (CIS), Portugal, Monday July 5 - Thursday July 8, 2010.

Over the last decade, research on the development of prejudice in childhood has combined researchers from both the fields of social and developmental psychology. This work has proven to be important for understanding how the development of prejudice in childhood and adolescence is related to prejudice in adulthood, and has also informed intervention research.

The development of explicit prejudice has a long history in social psychology. In addition, social psychological research in the 80s and 90s focused on ”subtle” prejudice due to anti-racist norms in western societies (i.e., Pettigrew & Meertens, 1995). And more recently new work on subtle 'implicit' prejudice within children has emerged (i.e., forthcoming special issue on "Origins of Intergroup Bias: Developmental and Social Cognitive Research on Intergroup Attitudes " in the European Journal of Social Psychology). This meeting will serve as a unique opportunity for experts to share their knowledge and experience regarding these issues. In addition, the conference will be a forum for discussing to what extent existing measures addressing implicit prejudice in adults are capable of capturing implicit prejudice in children. Finally, new methods of measurement of implicit and explicit prejudice in children will be discussed.

The meeting will bring together researchers and PhD students from different backgrounds (particularly developmental psychology and social psychology) both within and outside Europe. The aim is to get an overview of the theoretical and methodological advances in the social-developmental study of prejudice and, in addition to initiate new collaborations for current and future researchers in this field.

The format of communication will include keynotes and presentations by senior and junior researchers followed by discussions initiated by discussants, as well as posters (including a five minute presentation of the poster). The focus may be on measurement of explicit and implicit attitudes (i.e., do they match?), development of new methods and metatheoretical frameworks to guide the research questions (i.e., social identity developmental theory, socio-normative theory, theory on moral reasoning, etc.). In addition, a main aim of the meeting is to identify key questions and to set out future research lines. It should be noted that this will be a small group meeting with around 30 participants which facilitates interaction.

The deadline for applications is Monday February 15, 2010. Potential participants can send an abstract of maximum 250 words by email to one of the organizers:

Allard Feddes (a.r.feddes@iscte.pt)
Maria Benedicta Monteiro (mbbm@iscte.pt)
Juliane Degner (j.degner@uva.nl)
Yarrow Dunham (ydunham@ucmerced.edu)

July 12-16, 2011, Stockholm International Fairs, Sweden
16th EASP General Meeting
Organiser: Torun Lindholm
Contact: Torun Lindholm