Abstract

In this article, we reflect on 50 years of the journal Social Psychology. We interviewed colleagues who have witnessed the history of the journal. Based on these interviews, we identified three crucial periods in Social Psychology’s history, that are (a) the early development and further professionalization of the journal, (b) the reunification of East and West Germany, and (c) the internationalization of the journal and its transformation from the Zeitschrift für Sozialpsychologie to Social Psychology. We end our reflection with a discussion of changes that occurred during these periods and their implication for the future of our field.

Katja Corcoran/Michael Häfner/Mathias Kauff/Stefan Stürmer: A Reflection on Crucial Periods in 50 Years of Social Psychology (in Germany). Social Psychology (2019), 50(1), S. 1–6, https://econtent.hogrefe.com/doi/10.1027/1864-9335/a000372