International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology

International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology
Name	International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology
Abbreviation	IACCP
Formation	1972
Type	Learned society
Headquarters	Rotating
Region served	Worldwide
Leader title	President

International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology is an international learned society that promotes comparative psychological research across cultures and supports a global community of scholars. The association connects researchers, educators, and practitioners through conferences, publications, and awards while interacting with related organizations and institutions across continents. It situates work on cultural variation and universals in psychological processes alongside contributions from scholars linked to major universities, research institutes, and professional bodies.

History

The association was founded in the early 1970s with influences from scholars active at University of California, Berkeley, Harvard University, University of Oxford, University of Cambridge, and Max Planck Society, and drew participation from figures associated with American Psychological Association, British Psychological Society, Canadian Psychological Association, Australian Psychological Society, and Japanese Psychological Association. Early milestones paralleled developments at conferences such as the International Congress of Psychology and meetings of the Society for Research in Child Development, and intersected with projects funded by agencies like the National Science Foundation, Economic and Social Research Council, and European Research Council. Founders and early officers included academics with ties to Stanford University, Yale University, University of Michigan, University of Toronto, and University of Hong Kong, and the association’s governance evolved alongside comparable organizations such as the International Social Science Council and the International Union of Psychological Science.

Mission and Objectives

The association’s mission emphasizes comparative inquiry promoted through linkages with institutions such as Columbia University, Princeton University, University of Pennsylvania, University of Chicago, and London School of Economics and Political Science. Objectives include fostering research collaborations with centers like the Max Planck Institute for Human Development, the National Institute of Mental Health, the Brookings Institution, the Population Studies Center (University of Michigan), and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. It seeks to advance methods and theory in line with work by scholars from University of Leiden, University of Amsterdam, Humboldt University of Berlin, Peking University, and Tsinghua University.

Membership and Governance

Membership spans individuals affiliated with universities and institutes such as University of Sydney, Monash University, University of Cape Town, University of Nairobi, and Aarhus University, and includes student, professional, and institutional members connected to bodies like American Educational Research Association, European Association of Social Psychology, Society for Personality and Social Psychology, International Sociological Association, and International Council of Psychologists. Governance is conducted by an elected Executive Committee with officers drawn from places such as King’s College London, Queen Mary University of London, Universidade de São Paulo, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, and National University of Singapore, and operates through standing committees akin to those of Royal Society and Academy of Social Sciences.

Conferences and Meetings

The association organizes biennial conferences that rotate among host institutions including University of Barcelona, University of Heidelberg, Seoul National University, University of Cape Town, and University of Buenos Aires, often in coordination with societies such as the International Academy for Intercultural Research and events like the European Congress of Psychology. Program committees have included chairs associated with University of Zurich, Ecole Normale Supérieure, McGill University, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and National Taiwan University. Satellite workshops frequently take place at venues linked to Smithsonian Institution, World Health Organization, World Bank, Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, and regional consortia.

Publications and Awards

The association sponsors a flagship journal and newsletters bolstering dissemination alongside periodicals produced by publishers such as Sage Publications, Oxford University Press, Cambridge University Press, Routledge, and Springer Science+Business Media. It administers awards for lifetime achievement, early career scholarship, and best paper that echo honors from Guggenheim Fellowship, MacArthur Fellowship, Fulbright Program, Royal Society Wolfson Research Merit Award, and discipline-specific prizes administered by American Psychological Foundation. Recipients often hold appointments at University of Helsinki, Trinity College Dublin, University of Oslo, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, and Indian Institute of Technology campuses.

Research and Educational Activities

The association promotes methodological training and curriculum development through workshops and summer schools hosted at centers such as Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, University of Freiburg, Kyoto University, and Pontificia Universidad Javeriana. Research networks span topics reflected in projects at RAND Corporation, Pew Research Center, Economist Intelligence Unit, Institute of Development Studies, and International Food Policy Research Institute. Training initiatives align with graduate programs at University College London, Duke University, Northwestern University, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, and University of Edinburgh.

Collaborations and Impact

Collaborative links connect the association to international agencies and academic consortia including United Nations, World Health Organization, European Commission, African Union, and Inter-American Development Bank, and to scholarly partnerships with Association for Psychological Science, International Association of Applied Psychology, Society for Cross-Cultural Research, International Sociological Association, and Global Development Network. Impact is evidenced by contributions to policy dialogues with think tanks such as Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Chatham House, Atlantic Council, Center for Strategic and International Studies, and citation networks in major journals associated with Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Human Behaviour, American Psychologist, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, and Developmental Psychology.

Category:Psychology organizations