Marxism & Psychology Research Group (MPRG)

Call for Papers

The First International Conference of Indigenous and Cultural Psychology

Understanding people in culturally diverse contexts

Center for Indigenous and Cultural Psychology &

Faculty of Psychology, University of Gadjah Mada

Yogyakarta, Indonesia, July 24-27, 2010 

Recently, psychology celebrated its 120^th anniversary of the founding of psychology by Wilhelm Wundt in 1879. Wundt helped to establish the experimental method in psychology and emphasized the importance Völkerpsychologie (i.e., cultural psychology). He regarded cultural psychology to be a "more important branch of psychological science which was destined to eclipse experimental psychology" (Danziger, 1983). He devoted the latter part of his life documenting sociocultural influences in his 10 volume work, Völkerpsychologie (Wundt, 1916).

The goal of the First Conference is to understand people in culturally diverse contexts, continuing the legacy established by Wundt. The second goal is to examine the content of human thoughts, emotions and actions in local and cultural context. The third goal is to examine the role of agency, intentions and goals in explaining behavior. The fourth goal is to integrate arts and humanities with social sciences. The fifth goal is to contribute to development of psychological knowledge that is relevant, useful and universal

Indonesia is ideally suited to host the First Conference, with its diverse cultures, religions and way of life: Indonesia has more than 100 languages, 250 dialects and five officially recognized religions (i.e., Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Christianity and Confucianism). Indigenous way of life is dominant and culture provides a basis for achieving unity in diversity.

The conference will cover the following topics:

1. Psychological analysis of local knowledge and indigenous concepts.
2. Indigenous and cultural analysis of psychological theories, concepts and knowledge.
3. Development of indigenous methods and research design.
4. Life-span development in indigenous and cultural context.
5. Application of psychological knowledge in family, education, organizations, and health.
6. Application of indigenous and cultural knowledge to promote societal development.
7. Cultural diversity as a source of creativity, knowledge and innovation.
8. Intergroup relations, intercultural contact and acculturation.
9. Cross-indigenous research and application.
10. Linkages of art, music, and humanities with scientific understanding of human behavior.

 

 

During the opening ceremony of the conference, the Asian Association of Indigenous and Cultural Psychology will be launched and the selected presentations from the conference will be published in the Asian Journal of Indigenous and Cultural Psychology (2011).

Schedule 

July 24  Registration:    14:00 – 18:30

Opening ceremony:   18:30 – 20:00 

Reception and dinner:   20:00 – 21:00  

July 25  Scientific sessions:   09:00 – 18:00

Optional dinner:    19:00 – 21:00

Traditional Indonesian

July 26  Scientific sessions:   09:00 – 16:00

Business Meeting  17.00 – 18.00

Closing ceremony:   18:30 – 19:30 

Reception and dinner:   19:30 – 21:00  

July 27  Optional tour of Borobudur:  09:00 – 17:00 

Abstract submission:

First round: March 1 – April 30, 2010

• Proposals invited for symposia and abstracts
• Abstract for first round for oral and poster presentations

Notification of acceptance: May 15, 2010

Second round: May 16 – June 15, 2010

• Abstract for second round for oral and poster presentations

Notification of acceptance: June 20, 2010 

Registration: from March 1, 2010 and latest would be June 30, 2010. 

Pre-conference activities

July 19-24 Graduate course in Indigenous Psychology (Instructor: Uichol Kim)

July 19-24 Pre-conference cultural tour of Bali (Coordinator: Supriadi Paup) 

1,500,000 IDR (US$165) Regular: Economically developed countries

(Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Singapore, Taiwan, North America, Europe) 

1,000,000 IDR (US$110) Student: Economically developed countries

(Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Singapore, Taiwan, North America, Europe) 

1,000,000 IDR (US$110) Discount: Economically developing countries 

500,000 IDR (US$55)  Student discount: Economically developing countries

Registration fee includes:

1. Lunch
2. Dinner (opening and closing ceremony)
3. Coffee, tea, snack
4. Attendance of all scientific sessions, opening and closing ceremony
5. Program and book of abstracts

 

 

Steering Committee

Faturochman, Chair, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta

Wilman Dahlan Mansur, Universitas Indonesia, Jakarta

Juke Roosjati Siregar, Universitas Padjadjaran, Bandung

Seger Handoyo, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya 

Organizing committee

Helly Soetjipto, Chair, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta

Neila Ramdhani, Cultural Program, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta

Kwartarini Yuniarti, Local Arrangements, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta

Indrayanti, Secretariat, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta

Tutti Sodjakusumah, Universitas Padjadjaran, Bandung 
Hamdi Muluk, Universitas Indonesia, Jakarta

Supriyadi, Udayana University, Denpasar 
Suryanto, Airlangga University, Surabaya 

Scientific committee

Djamaludin Ancok, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia

Kwang-Kuo Hwang, National University of Taiwan

Uichol Kim, Chair, Inha University, Korea

Girishwar Misra, University of Delhi, India

Kusdwiratri Setiono, Universitas Padjadjaran, Bandung 
Subandi, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia

Susumu Yamaguchi, University of Tokyo, Japan 

Keynote Speakers

Djamaludin Ancok, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia

Kwang-Kuo Hwang, National Taiwan University, Taiwan

Uichol Kim, Inha University, Korea

Girishwar Misra, University of Delhi, India

Madelene A Sta-Maria, De La Salle University, Philippines

Susumu Yamaguchi, The University of Tokyo, Japan

Registration fee*: Please select one 

(   ) 1,500,000 IDR (US$165) Regular: Economically developed countries

(   ) 1,000,000 IDR (US$110) Student: Economically developed countries

(   ) 1,000,000 IDR (US$110) Discount: Economically developing countries

(   ) 500,000 IDR (US$55) Student discount: Economically developing countries

* Registration fee deadline: June 30, 2010 

Accommodation*: Please select one 

(    ) 5-star hotel: Hyatt Regency (around $100/night inclusive, including breakfast for 2)

http://yogyakarta.regency.hyatt.com/hyatt/hotels/index.jsp 

(    )  5-star hotel: Mercure Phoenix  (around $80/night inclusive, including breakfast for 2)

http://www.accorhotels.com/gb/hotel-5451-the-phoenix-hotel-yogyakarta/index.shtml 

(    )  4-star hotel: Jogya Plaza Hotel (around $60/night inclusive, including breakfast for 2)

http://www.jogja.pphotels.com 

(    )  3-star hotel: Abadi Hotel (around $50/night inclusive, including breakfast for 2)

http://www.abadihotel.co.id 

(    )  MM UGM guesthouse 1 (around $30/night inclusive) 

(    )  UGM guesthouse 2   (around $30/night inclusive) 

Pre-conference activities

(    ) July 19-24 Graduate course in Indigenous Psychology (Instructor: Uichol Kim)

(    ) July 19-24 Pre-conference cultural tour of Bali (Coordiator: Supriadi Paup) 

Post-conference optional tour

 (    ) July 27 Optional tour of Borobudur 

More Information: http://cicp.psikologi.ugm.ac.id

Contact: cicp@ugm.ac.id or Prof. Kwartarini Yuniarti <kwartarini_yuniarti@yahoo.com>

 

Park Jung-heun Young Scholar Award

The Park Jung-heun Young Scholar Award is established to provide young Indonesian psychologists conducting research in the field of indigenous and cultural psychology financial support to attend the Asian Association of Indigenous and Cultural Psychology Conference. The recipients will receive a certificate and 1,500,000 IDR to cover the cost of attending the AAICP conference. Applicants should be a doctoral student below the age of 40. Interested applicants should submit a 5-page summary of their research paper, CV and a letter of recommendation.

Deadline for submission for the Park Jung-heun Young Scholar Award is May 15, 2010. Applicants will be notified of the final decision by June 15, 2010. Applications should be sent to Prof. Uichol Kim, Inha University. E-mail: uicholk@yahoo.com or uichok@inha.ac.kr.

 

Registration Form 

Last Name:                        First Name:

Institutional Affiliation and Address: 
 

E-mail: 

Type of presentation: (  ) Invited (  ) Oral presentation    (  ) Poster presentation  

Title of the presentation: 

Abstract (150 words):