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pacjournal.bsky.social @pacjournal.bsky.social · Apr 30

🚨CALL FOR PAPERS🚨

@PACjournal.bksy.social is an #APA journal that welcomes global research on #peace #psychology

Let us share your work! www.apa.org/pubs/journal...

@apajournals.bsky.social @lauraktaylorPHD.bsky.social

#AcademicSky #socialpsych #PhDSky

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pacjournal.bsky.social @pacjournal.bsky.social · Jul 8

What an achievement, Izzy! #ISPP2025

Isabelle Nic Craith 🌻⭕️ @iniccraith.bsky.social · Jul 6

Excited, honoured & still a bit amazed to have received the prestigious @polpsyispp.bsky.social Siegel Award at #ISPP2025 in Prague.

A huge thanks to my wonderful supervisor @lauraktaylorphd.bsky.social, @helpingkidslab.bsky.social co-authors & the awards committee☺️

🔗: doi.org/10.1002/casp...

Award certificate, reading: “Roberta Sigel Early Career Scholar Paper Award
Isabelle Nic Craith
for
"Supraordinate identity integration in childhood: Intergroup implications of ethno-national and supraordinate identification in three divided societies"

Presented in Prague, Czech Republic - July 2025
International Society of Political Psychology (ISPP)”

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Laura K Taylor @lauraktaylorphd.bsky.social · Jul 8

Just read this 🗞️, thanks to a post from @michelletwali.bsky.social

@rezartabilali.bsky.social tells is straight:

Without context, we can be exacerbating conflict

@helpingkidslab.bsky.social folks, a great read

@pacjournal.bsky.social welcomes articles with this context embedded!

rezartabilali.bsky.social @rezartabilali.bsky.social · Jun 25

In this commentary in Nat. Rev. Psych, I reflect on the need to bring sociopolitical/historical contexts more centrally into soc. psych research on conflict. Reflections draw on tensions I've faced in my work, and critical feedback from participants, practitioners, and colleagues: rdcu.be/etk1f

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pacjournal.bsky.social @pacjournal.bsky.social · Jul 6

Congrats, Emily! 👏

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Laura K Taylor @lauraktaylorphd.bsky.social · Jul 2

FYI for #ISPP2025 folks

We welcome global and diverse research at @pacjournal.bsky.social

Have a great talk?

Submit your paper to PAC!

pacjournal.bsky.social @pacjournal.bsky.social · Jul 3

Did you attend #ISPP2025? 🔆

We are blown away by the caliber of content at the @ispp-pops.bsky.social conferences in Prague.

Considered submitting your paper to PAC? We'd love to hear from you! 😊 www.apa.org/pubs/journal...

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pacjournal.bsky.social @pacjournal.bsky.social · Jul 3

We are so excited by this! Have you considered publishing any of the outputs to PAC? We’d love to hear from you! Hope you had a great time in Prague!

pacjournal.bsky.social @pacjournal.bsky.social · Jul 3

Looks like a great session. Have you considered publishing any of the outputs to PAC? We’d love to hear from you! Have a great time in Prague. :)

pacjournal.bsky.social @pacjournal.bsky.social · Jul 3

Congratulations, Gijs!

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Gizem Arikan @gizemarikan.bsky.social · Jul 1

The last session of the day featured ‪@lauraktaylorphd.bsky.social‬'s research on the developmental peacebuilding model and all the exciting work happening at her Helping Kids Lab:
🔗 helpingkidslab.com

📢 Laura is also hiring two postdocs! More info here:
bsky.app/profile/laur...

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Laura K Taylor @lauraktaylorphd.bsky.social · Jul 1

Traveling to #ISPP2025 today!

Can’t wait to reconnect with colleagues and meet new folks… starting with the #ISPPacademy led by @gizemarikan.bsky.social

@polpsyispp.bsky.social

ISPP @polpsyispp.bsky.social · Jun 26

The countdown is on—just 1 week until #ISPP2025 in beautiful Prague! 🎉

173 sessions, networking events, and more await.

Wishing everyone safe, smooth travels. We can’t wait to kick off an exciting and enriching meeting together! ✨

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ISPP @polpsyispp.bsky.social · Jun 16

Many academics advocate for equity & inclusion in publishing, yet progress is slow. Why does the gap between intent & action persist?

Join our expert panel to explore the challenges & solutions to dismantling racism & global exclusion in academic publishing.

📅May 20|🔗: ethz.zoom.us/j/6574805393...

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pacjournal.bsky.social @pacjournal.bsky.social · Jun 19

⏰ Catch up on more great research from the #PAC February Issue thread!

@apajournals.bsky.social

pacjournal.bsky.social @pacjournal.bsky.social · Mar 10

ANNOUNCEMENT: The #PAC February journal issue is now live! 🎉

We are delighted to share the invaluable #research our colleagues have completed 📚

Please keep an eye on our @pacjournal.bsky.social in the upcoming weeks for more research content ☀️

#PACfeb2025

pacjournal.bsky.social @pacjournal.bsky.social · Jun 19

☀️ Thanks @apajournals.bsky.social for the #PAC journal spotlight !

🔍 @metesefauysal.bsky.social & co explored how #ingroup identity relates to #outgroupattitudes, perceptions of #discrimination & support for #minorityrights in the context of Turkish–Kurdish #conflict

📖 doi.org/10.1037/pac0000764

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pacjournal.bsky.social @pacjournal.bsky.social · Jun 19

🚨 APA Article Spotlight 🚨

We are so proud to see the work from @metesefauysal.bsky.social ‬& colleagues out in @pacjournal.bsky.social 🎉

📚 Read more here: doi.org/10.1037/pac0000764

Thank you @apajournals.bsky.social for highlighting valuable research from #PAC 💭

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Laura K Taylor @lauraktaylorphd.bsky.social · Apr 17

Post-doc in #peace #science
@ucddublin.bsky.social

Work with me on GENERATION PEACE to develop a global #Youth Peacebuilding Indicator 🌍☮️

Deadline 11 July

Details 👇
Search Ref #018451 at
my.corehr.com/pls/ucdrecru...

Thx for reposts
@isanet.bsky.social
@ispp-pops.bsky.social

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pacjournal.bsky.social @pacjournal.bsky.social · Jun 12

📚 Charles P. Webel provides a review of some key works by Johan Galtung on #peace & #conflict research. An excellent review to commemorate Galtung's contrubtions, we highly recommend this as your next read.

🔗 doi.org/10.1037/pac0000793

#PeacePsych #AcademicSky #SocialPsych @unyp.bsky.social

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pacjournal.bsky.social @pacjournal.bsky.social · Jun 12

🕊️ Charles P. Webel discusses the contributions of three pieces of work on #peace and war, and how they contribute to our understanding of how to move closer to #WorldPeace

🔗 doi.org/10.1037/pac0000784

#Peacebuilding #Conflict #PeacePsychology #AcademicSky @unyp.bsky.social

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pacjournal.bsky.social @pacjournal.bsky.social · Jun 11

📖 A fantastic review from Séamus Power on Moghaddam's work on #psychology of #Omniculturalism. Essential read for #InterculturalRelations, #SocialPsych, & #conflict transformation

We'd love to hear your thoughts!

🔗 doi.org/10.1037/pac0000796

#Peacebuilding #AcademicSky #UniversityCopenhagen

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pacjournal.bsky.social @pacjournal.bsky.social · Jun 11

👥 This research explores the #psychology of #territorial rights in #conflicts. With key insights on #collective psychological ownership, #socialidentitytheory, shared memory & #peaceandconflict

🔗 doi.org/10.1037/pac0000775

@ateneodemanilau.bsky.social

#PeacePsych #AcademicSky #SocialPsych

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pacjournal.bsky.social @pacjournal.bsky.social · Jun 9

🌎 Keen to learn about the intersection of #ClimateChange & #PeacePsych? This LitReview by Padilla Malca et al. provide insights into links between climate-related disaster & #conflict

🔗 doi.org/10.1037/pac0000802

#SocialPsyc #PontificiaUniversidadCatólicadelPerú #UniversidadAntonioRuizdeMontoya

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pacjournal.bsky.social @pacjournal.bsky.social · Jun 6

🧩 Castro-Abril et al., used the multidimensional model of #peace to examine the interplay of distributive justice, indiv, and collective dynamics in the Colombian context

🔗 doi.org/10.1037/pac0000772

#resilience #wellbeing #biopsychosocial #socialpsyc #UniJaveriana #UniOfTheBasqueCountry

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pacjournal.bsky.social @pacjournal.bsky.social · Jun 6

👥 Cheung-Blunden investigated how #threats can impact individuals' voter preference, with specific insight to the migrant crises and #Covid-19 in the Canadian context.

🔗 doi.org/10.1037/pac0000749

#USF #UniversityOfSanFranciso #Politics #PoliticalPsyc #SocialPsych #AcademicSky

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Danna Galván Hernández (she/her) @dannagalher.bsky.social · Jun 6

Now in pride month more than ever, it is key to remind the commonalities that we share as disadvantaged group members 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

So proud to see this article published, which contains qualitative data from focus groups!

pacjournal.bsky.social @pacjournal.bsky.social · May 19

🌈 This study explored how LGBTIQA+ & heterosexual feminist cis women define feminism & view collaboration amid Spain’s trans rights progress

🔗https://doi.org/10.1037/pac0000778

#SocialPsych #AcademicSky #GenderStudies

@universidadgranada.bsky.social #UniofGdansk @jagiellonskiuni.bsky.social

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pacjournal.bsky.social @pacjournal.bsky.social · Jun 6

☀️ If you’re interested in learning about how strategies grounded in #SystemsThinking can advance #PeacePsych in #academia, have a look at this research by Wibisono et al!

🔗 doi.org/10.1037/pac0...

#PeacePsychology #Education #SystemsThinking #Interdisciplinary

pacjournal.bsky.social @pacjournal.bsky.social · May 25

Our associate editor @gmvelez.bsky.social & team share a restorative, #trauma-informed alternative to punitive discipline in urban schools. A #mustread for rethinking school discipline through #peacebuilding.

🔗 doi.org/10.1037/pac0...

#AcademicSky #SocialPsych #PeacePsych #MarquetteU

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