Society of Self and Identity

The International Society for Self and Identity (ISSI): An Interdisciplinary Association for Social and Behavioral Scientists

The International Society for Self and Identity (ISSI) is a scholarly association dedicated to promoting the scientific study of the human self. The Society members come from all over the globe, representing many different academic and professional disciplines. The members of ISSI share an interest in cognitive, emotional, and behavioral processes related to the self-system. These include the ability for people to think consciously about themselves, to form images and concepts of what they are like, to evaluate their characteristics and capabilities, to plan deliberately for the future, to worry about how they are being perceived by others, and to direct their own behavior in line with personal standards. Because this ability to self-reflect has important implications for understanding behavior, the self has emerged as a central focus of theory and research in many domains of social and behavioral science.

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MEMBERSHIP

Congratulations!

Dr. Andrew T. Elliot (2026 Distinguished Lifetime Career Award) and Dr. Kim Chaney and Dr. Tonglin Jiang (Oustanding Early Career Award)

AWARDS

2026 Mini Research Grant

The deadline for mini grant applications is Friday, September 25, 2026 by 12:00 am (PDT). Applications: Google form

MINI RESEARCH GRANT

ISSI President: Dr. Michael Hogg

Professor Michael Hogg of Claremont Graduate University began his three-year term as ISSI president on January 1, 2025. A Fellow of the British Academy and the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia, Dr. Hogg is a professor of social psychology and director of the Social Identity Lab at Claremont Graduate University. He is also an honorary professor at the University of Kent, a former Australian Research Council professorial fellow, and a past president of the Society of Experimental Social Psychology.

Dr. Hogg has received numerous career honors, including the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues’ 2022 Kurt Lewin Award, the Society for Personality and Social Psychology’s 2021 Campbell Award and 2010 Carol and Ed Diener Mid-Career Award, ISSI’s 2020 Distinguished Lifetime Career Award, and the Australian Psychological Society’s 1989 Early Career Award. His current research examines social identity, influence, and leadership; the role of social identity in radicalization, populism, and social disintegration; and how self-uncertainty can contribute to orthodoxy, societal extremism, and intergroup conflict.

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