About Us

The International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology (IACCP) was founded in 1972 and has a membership of over 800 persons in more than 65 countries. The aims of the Association are to facilitate communication among persons interested in a diverse range of issues involving the intersection of culture and psychology. IACCP is affiliated with the International Union of Psychological Science (IUPsyS).

IACCP Constitution 2022 (PDF file)

Conferences

IACCP holds international Congresses every two years and regional conferences in most years. The next international Congress will be August, 2024.

Publications

We are associated with several publications, including the bimonthly Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, the online teaching resource Online Readings in Psychology and Culture, and conference proceedings. Membership fees are based on annual gross income.

Awards

The IACCP sponsors the Harry and Pola Triandis Doctoral Thesis Award, given for outstanding dissertations in any area of culture and psychology, and the Early Career Award.

Research Grants

IACCP gives research grants for small projects conducted by members. For information, click here.

Code of Conduct

The new IACCP Code of Conduct is here.

Meeting Minutes

Executive Council

The Executive Council constitutes the governing body of IACCP, and includes officers and regional representatives. The officers are the board of directors of IACCP, Inc. Regional representatives are elected to 4-year terms from 10 regions: 1) Europe; (2) North Africa and Middle East; (3) Central and Southern Africa; (4) South Asia; (5) South East Asia; (6) East Asia; (7) Insular Pacific; (8) North America; (9) Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean, and (10) South America.

Officers

Officers

The Membership Committee deals with issues related to membership, is driven by the Deputy Secretary General and includes all the Regional Representatives and the MENA Observer.

Grants Committee

Enables members to apply for small grants from IACCP

Conference Committee

Investigates whether our conferences can be improved even more

The Knowledge Exchange Committee

Initiates online acitivies, e.g., chats, webinars, seminars, support groups

See our current webinars here and contact the chair if you'd like to organise a webinar

The Language Committee

Works on making IACCP supportive in other languages

The Social Media Team

Publishes IACCP content via IACCP.org, YouTube and Twitter

Contact us if you have any questions or you are interested in joining the team