The International Union of Psychological Science, abbreviated IUPsyS, is the global umbrella organization for psychology.

History

Starting in 1889, an International Congress of Psychology has been held every few years. The International Congress of Psychology committee was established to organize this. A few years after a statement by the United Nations which encouraged the establishment of international scientific societies, the 1948 International Congress in Edinburgh agreed to establish an international society similar to those which existed for other sciences. At the 1951 International Congress in Stockholm, the IUPsyS was officially established and statutes for it were accepted.

Current functions

IUPsyS represents around one million psychologists worldwide. It is composed of 93 National Members (national psychology organizations or coalitions of national psychology organizations, one per country), 7 regional members, and 19 affiliate or special liaison organizations. Together, these organizations represent the large majority of organized psychology today.

The overall mission of IUPsyS, as specified in its statutes,http://www.iupsys.net/images/archive/statutes/iupsys-statutes-rules-2010.pdf is the development, representation and advancement of psychology as a basic and applied science regionally, nationally, and internationally. This is accomplished through a variety of activities, including quadrennial international congresses (the IUPsyS is the sponsor of the International Congress of Psychology), regional conferences and workshops; publications; capacity building; development of standards; promulgation of policy; and information dissemination.

IUPsyS operates according to a strategic plan.http://www.iupsys.net/images/archive/strategicplan/2008-strategicplan.pdf IUPsyS is a member of the International Council for Science (ICSU),http://www.icsu.org www.icsu.org the International Social Science Council (ISSC), and is accredited with the World Health Organization (WHO), and the United Nations (ECOSOC and DPI).

The International Journal of Psychology (IJP) is the official journal of the IUPsyS, published by Psychology Press. It provides articles and reviews in every domain of psychology and informs the international community about issues of common interest in its International Platform Section.

The IUPsyS website provides information about IUPsyS and its activities. IUPsyS hosts Psychology Resources Around the World, a web portal with information on the organizations and structure of psychology in 190 countries, and links to psychology information and resources around the world. Other publications include a news Bulletin, Newsletter, informational brochures, and books, including a History of the Union, the International Handbook of Psychology, and an international compendium of Psychological Concepts.

The activities undertaken by the IUPsyS are generally organized through its three Standing Committees: Strategic Planning, Capacity Building, Publications and Communications, and their associated Work Groups.

The IUPsyS also continues to run the International Congress of Psychology.

Capacity Building Programs The IUPsyS sponsors a variety of capacity building programs. These include:

The Biennial Advanced Research Training Seminar (ARTS) program that provides training opportunities for scholars from low-income countries, to learn about new and up-to-date methodologies that they can carry forward to their own research programs and to other psychologists in their home communities; Capacity Building Workshops at Regional Conferences of Psychology, and topic-driven capacity building workshop series.

In 2012, the IUPsyS sponsored a capacity building workshop on the Asian-Pacific region.

The IUPsyS supports cooperation and exchange among members of the world community of psychologists through regular communication with its National Member organizations, in the biennial meetings of the Assembly of the Union, and through its web and print publications.

International congresses and leadership

+ International congresses and leadership Year International Congress Chair Term Secretary-General President 32 2020+ Prague () Stanislav Štech 2022-2026 Ava Thompson () Germán Gutiérrez () 31 2016 Yokohama () Kazuo ShigemasuIUPsyS About Us. Retrieved 01 Apr 2015. 2016-2022Ann Watts () Pam Maras () 30 2012 Cape Town () Saths Cooper 2012-2016 Ann Watts () Saths Cooper () 29 2008 Berlin () Peter A. Frensch2008-2012 Pierre L.-J. Ritchie ()Rainer K. Silbereisen () 28 2004 Beijing () Quicheng Jing 2004-2008 Pierre L.-J. Ritchie ()Bruce J. Overmier () 27 2000 Stockholm () Lars-Göran Nilsson 2000-2004 Pierre L.-J. Ritchie () Michel Denis () 26 1996 Montréal () David Bélanger 1996-2000 Pierre L.-J. Ritchie ()Géry d'Ydewalle () 25 1992 Brussels () 1992-1996 Géry d'Ydewalle () Kurt Pawlik () 24 1988 Sydney () Peter Sheehan 1988-1992 Kurt Pawlik ()Mark R. Rosenzweig () 23 1984 Acapulco () Rogelio Diaz-Guerrero 1984-1988 Kurt Pawlik ()Wayne H. Holtzman () 22 1980 Leipzig () Friedhart Klix 1980-1984 Wayne H. Holtzman ()Friedhart Klix () 21 1976 Paris () Paul Fraisse 1976-1980 Wayne H. Holtzman ()A. Summerfield () 20 1972 Tokyo () Moriji Sagara 1972-1976 Wayne H. Holtzman ()J. Nuttin () 19 1969 London () George C. Drew 1969-1972 Eugene Jacobsen ()Roger Russell () 18 1966 Moscow () Aleksei N. Leontiev 1966-1969 Noël Mailloux ()Paul Fraisse () 17 1963 Washington, D.C. () Otto Klineberg 1963-1966 Roger Russell ()James Drever () 16 1960 Bonn () Wolfgang Metzger 1960-1963 Roger Russell ()Otto Klineberg () 15 1957 Brussels () Albert Michotte 1957-1960 Otto Klineberg () Albert Michotte () 14 1954 Montréal () 1954-1957 Otto Klineberg ()Jean Piaget () 13 1951 Stockholm () David Katz 1951-1954 Herbert Langfeld ()Henri Piéron () 12 1948 Edinburgh () James Drever IUPsyS not yet formedWorld War II 11 1937 Paris () Henri Pieron 10 1932 Copenhagen () 9 1929 New Haven () James McKeen Cattell 8 1926 Groningen () Gerardus Heymans 7 1923 Oxford () Charles S. MyersWorld War I 6 1909 Geneva () Théodore Flournoy 5 1905 Rome () Giuseppe Sergi 4 1900 Paris () Théodule-Armand Ribot 3 1896 Munich () Carl Stumpf 2 1892 London () Henry Sidgwick 1 1889 Paris ()

Executive Committee (2020-2022)

Source:

Germán Gutiérrez, Presidente, Pam Maras, Expresidente, Ava Thompson, Secretaria General, Amanda Clinton, Tesorera, Gregoire Borst, Member, Simon Crowe, Member, Rozainee Khairudin, Member, Brigitte Khoury, Member, Martina Klicperová, Member, Prakash Padakannaya, Member, Robertas Povilaitis, Member Marizaida Sanchez-Cesareo, Member, Hanako Suzuki, Member, Andrew Ezadueyan Zamani, Member,

References

Further reading Mark R. Rosenzweig et al., History of the International Union of Psychological Science (IUPsyS), Psychology Press Ltd (2000),

External links

IUPsyS' International Journal of Psychology