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Social Sciences and the System: Challenging or Upholding the Status Quo?

Semester

Semester 2, 2024-2025

Type of course

Methodological and Practical Courses

Date

February 18, 2025

Location

University of Amsterdam

Duration

1 day

Maximum number of participants

20

ECTS

0.5 EC will be appointed for participation in the complete course

Staff

John T. Jost, Vukašin Gligorić (UvA)

Content

This workshop consists of two parts. First, PhD students will attend a symposium (the program can be found here) on the topic (speakers include Vukašin Gligorić, Marija B. Petrović, Enzo Rossi, John T. Jost). In the second part, PhD students will present and discuss how their own research relates to overarching social systems. Being able to present your work to and receive feedback from John T. Jost, one of the most prominent political psychologists, is a valuable opportunity for you.  

Presenters: please send your abstracts (max 200 words) by 1st Februrary. In case of more applicants than slots, we will need to make a selection of presenters. Presenters will be notified by 7th February.

 

Time schedule: 12:00 – 16:45

12:00 – 14:00 symposium

14:15 – 16:45 student presentations (10min presenting + 10min discussion = 20 minutes per student)

Discussion will be primarily led by John T. Jost.

 

Learning goals

Critical thinking, practical and social relevance of research, presenting skills.

 

Preparation 

Reading the literature. Presenters should prepare the presentation of their research and how it aligns with the questions asked at the symposium. How does the wider system shape the student’s research? Would the research questions exist in other political or social systems? Does their research support or challenge the status quo? Is their research Eurocentric?

 

Literature

Students should read about system justification theory and decolonial psychology.

Papers:

  • Jost, J. T., & Van der Toorn, J. (2012). System justification theory. Handbook of theories of social psychology, 2, 313-343.
  • Readsura Decolonial Editorial Collective. (2022). Psychology as a site for decolonial analysis. Journal of Social Issues, 78(2), 255-277.
  • Adams, G., & Estrada-Villalta, S. (2017). Theory from the South: A decolonial approach to the psychology of global inequality. Current Opinion in Psychology, 18, 37-42.