SPSP participates in the European Association of Social Psychology Summer Schools by co-sponsoring up to 5 students enrolled in a Ph.D. program in the United States or Canada. In 2010 the session will be held from August 23 (arrival day) to September 6 (departure) in Aegina, Greece at the 1st Primary School of Aegina in collaboration with the Department of Psychology at the Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences and the Municipality of Aegina.
The summer school, a long-time EASP tradition, is held every two years. The main goal is to familiarize students with the latest theoretical, methodological, and empirical developments in specific subfields of social psychology. This in turn should help them plan and execute their own research projects in the future. An equally important function is to facilitate contact among young scholars from different countries, encouraging collaborative relationships and research. Previous summer schools have been very successful in this regard.
Summer School Workshops
Five parallel workshops are planned, each with about 12 student participants working with two instructors. The names of instructors and their topics are:
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Implicit Social Cognition (Bertram Gawronski, University of Western Ontario and Rainer Banse, University of Bonn) |
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Social Influence in Learning (Fabrizio Butera,University of Lausanne Antonis Gardikiotis University of Thessaloniki and Gerassimos Prodromitis, Panteion University) |
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Social Psychological Approaches to Intractable Intergroup Conflicts and their Peace-making (Daniel Bar Tal, Tel Aviv University and Karen Trew, Queen's University Belfast) |
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Societal Psychology and Social Representations (Christian Staerkle, University of Lausanne and Xenia Chryssochoou, Panteion University) |
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The Emotional Side of Intergroup Relations (Nyla Branscombe, Kansas University, Tilemachos Iatridis, University of Crete, Alexandra Hantzi, Panteion University) |
Each workshop will meet daily for the full period. Professor Willem Doise (University of Geneva) will take part in some of the summer school activities. In addition, this year, again, the Social Cognition workshop will be sponsored by the European Social Cognition Network (ESCON), continuing the close collaboration with EASP.A significant amount of pre-workshop reading is expected. The official language of the workshops will be English.
Application Information
Those eligible to apply are social and personality psychology doctoral students currently enrolled in a Ph.D. program in the United States or Canada and who have not participated in a prior EASP or SPSP Summer School. Students who expect to complete their dissertation research by the end of summer, 2010, are not eligible.
Five places have been reserved for SPSP members, and SPSP will contribute to board, lodging, and registration for these participants. (Participants will be expected to pay the student fee of 550 Euros.) SPSP will also contribute up to $750 per participant toward travel costs to the school. (We expect that participants will cover the rest of their travel expenses themselves.)
To be considered, you must be a dues-paid student member of SPSP for the year 2010 at the application deadline (to pay dues or join SPSP, please see the Membership page). Applicants should send electronic copies of the following to spsp@cornell.edu:
- A cover page with your name; date of birth; home and work address; email address; home and work phone numbers; year in graduate program; expected date when Ph.D. will be completed; and name, position, and home institution of primary advisor
- A statement verifying that you have not participanted in a previous EASP or SPSP summer school program
- A rank-ordering of the five workshops listed above from most to least preferred
- A one-page description of your research interests
- Your curriculum vitae
- A one-page letter of recommendation (preferably from your research supervisor), which can be sent separately to spsp@cornell.edu. (Please have your letter writer put your name in the subject line of the email.)
Completed applications must be received no later than January 31, 2010. Notification will be made in February.
Further Details
For more information about the summer school or location, please visit:
Questions about SPSP applications and funding for this program should be directed to the SPSP Executive Office.
