Invitation
We would like to invite you to participate as a contributor in our next, Twenty-Fifth Annual Sydney Symposium of Social Psychology. This time the Symposium will be held in Europe, outside Budapest, in the romantic and historical small town of Visegrad on the Danube, Hungary, on 3-8th July 2023.These meetings are held every year on a different topic, and bring together leading international researchers covering a major topic in social psychology (see www.sydneysymposium.unsw.edu.au for details, programs, pictures of past symposia, etc. See also https://www.crcpress.com/Sydney-Symposium-of-Social-Psychology/book-series/TFSE00262 for information about pour book series). The Sydney Symposia have a reputation of being among the most stimulating, enjoyable and fun small group conferences in our field - feel free to check with our past participants (for a list, see here). The topic of next year's symposium is
THE TRIBAL MIND: UNDERSTANDING THE PSYCHOLOGY OF COLLECTIVISM
Aims. The conference seeks to bring together researchers who are interested in understanding how long-established evolutionary characteristics of the human mind shaped by the needs of intense group cooperation and collectivism continue influence contemporary psychological, social, political and cultural phenomena. We hope to invite researchers working in any area of psychology and related fields who can contribute to our understanding of the nature, functions, origins and psychological and cultural consequences of human collectivism, with special emphasis on the various evolutionary, psychological, cultural and civilizational strategies humans have invented to manage these tendencies. Given the recent rise of increasingly polarized collectivist social and political movements on both ends of the political spectrum, this topic seems particularly interesting and relevant at this time.
We believe that many substantive areas of psychology and related fields have an important contribution to make to understanding how humans manage the inevitable conflicts between collectivism and the kind of individualism emphasized by liberal democracies, although this topic is rarely placed formally in the focus of research, We would like the get contributions from leading international researchers like yourself whose work has some interesting implications for understanding the psychological processes underlying how humans cope with these challenges including research from areas such as evolutionary psychology, political psychology, social cognition, social influence processes, conformity, social norms, group processes, social identity, social motivation, communication, emotionality, power, persuasion, morality and many others. As always the topic is broadly defined and we are interested in contributions from a wide variety of empirical and theoretical backgrounds that can contribute to our understanding of the nature and role of the psychological processes underlying collectivism and tribalism.
Financial support. Given your important contribution to this field, we really hope that you will be able to accept our invitation to participate. As with all previous Sydney Symposia,
We will cover the total cost of accommodation and meals for invited participants for four days on a twin-share basis in our four-star hotel for the duration of the Symposium.
(Spouses are also very welcome to attend but will incur a small extra cost. Single rooms are also available at a small extra charge).
The location. The Hotel Visegrad http://www.hotelvisegrad.hu/en/ is a four star resort hotel located near Budapest, on the banks of the Danube, in a spectacular and historic setting. The hotel has luxurious wellness facilities, and an outstanding restaurant. Visegrad was Hungary’s medieval capital in the 15th century and is the site of the remains of a renaissance palace and a fortress. The Symposium will also feature many exciting social activities and excursions free to invited participants, including a sunset cruise on the Danube, a Renaissance feast, castle visits, and excursion to neighbouring scenic and historical attractions in the Danube Bend area.
Publication. As in previous years, contributions to the Symposium will be published in a book form by Routledge / Psychology Press, New York. Invited contributions should be first authors on the paper, presenting an overview of a significant area of theory and research relevant to the psychological processes relevant to understanding the social psychology of insecurity in all its forms (max. 6000 words, without references).
Your response. We very much hope that you will be able to accept our invitation; if so, please
1. Indicate by email your acceptance or rejection of our invitation in the next few days
2. Please send us a title and abstract of your proposed paper within the next ten days
3. We will also expect to receive a draft of your contribution by the 30th March 2023.
Thank you for considering this, and we look forward to hearing from you!
Joe Forgas
Organiser