International Society for 
Theoretical Psychology 


About the international society for theoretical psychology

The International Society for Theoretical Psychology (ISTP) is an international forum for theoretical, meta-theoretical and philosophical discussions in psychology, with a focus on contemporary psychological debates. Founded in the early 1980s, its objective is to stimulate theoretical arguments and innovations, to foster integration across areas and traditions of research, and to promote interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary approaches to psychological questions. It aims to serve as the stage for the discussion of new theoretical ideas and conceptual frameworks, for the critical engagement of different theoretical approaches, and for discussions concerning the relation of theoretical psychology to other disciplines, to the history of psychology and to the philosophy of knowledge. Conferences are held biennially, and since its first, founding conference in Plymouth (England), ISTP conferences have been held in the West, e.g., Worcester (USA) and Bierville (France), the east, e.g., Nanjing (China), the north, e.g., Banff (Canada) and Berlin (Germany), and the south, e.g., Cape Town (South Africa) and Santiago (Chile), with the next conference being in Tokyo (Japan) in 2017. The interests of the ISTP span sub-areas of psychology. It has members whose primary interests pertain to cognitive, social, feminist, postcolonial, developmental, clinical, perceptual, biological and evolutionary psychology. The ISTP has about 200 paying members, spread across six continents. While currently the majority of its members are located in Europe and North America, one of the Society’s aspirations is to further widen its global representation and membership. Full members automatically receive Theory & Psychology. The journal's editorial policy converges with the objectives of ISTP.


The ISTP Executive

The ISTP Executive is elected every two years.

From June 2022 till June 2024 the members of the ISTP Executive are:


President: 

Ernst Schraube, Roskilde University, Denmark

President Elect: 

Tania Zittoun, Université de Neuchâtel, Switzerland

Past President: 

Antonia Larrain, Universidad Alberto Hurtado, Chile

Secretary: 

Martin Dege, Pratt Institute, United States of America

Treasurer: 

James Cresswell, Ambrose University, Canada

Members at Large:

Kyoko MurakamiKøbenhavns Universitet, Denmark

Marie-Cecile Bertau, University of West Georgia, United States of America

Ditte Winther-Lindquist, Aarhus Universitet, Denmark

Basia Elis, California State University, Sacramento, United States of America

Floor van Alphen, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain

Gordana Jovanovic, Универзитет у Београду [University of Belgrade], Serbia

Ex-officio members:

Michael ArfkenEditor of International Review of Theoretical Psychology, University of Prince Ed. Island, Canada

Rachel Falmagne, Clark University, United States of America

Kieran O'Doherty, Editor, Theory & Psychology, University of Calgary, Canada

Ramiro TauCommunications officer, Université de Genève, Switzerland

Student representatives:

Hana Hawlina, Université de Neuchâtel, Switzerland

Christopher ZieskeUniversity of West Georgia, United States of America




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