2014 Awards ceremony
• Jos Jaspars
• Kurt Lewin
• Jean-Paul Codol
• Early-career
Award
• Mid-career
Award
• Service to European
Social Psychology
• Henri Tajfel
Jaspars Medal 2014
The Jaspars Medal is awarded to
young scholars who have made
an outstanding research
contribution to European social
psychology.
As a tribute to Jos Jaspars'
influential editorship of the
European Journal of Social
Psychology, the award is
sponsored by the publishers of
the journal (Wiley–Blackwell).
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The selection panel
– Aarti Iyer
(Queensland)
– Torun Lindhom
(Stockholm)
– Thomas Mussweiler
(Koeln)
Chair: Mara Cadinu
(Padova)
Ron Dotsch
Radboud University, Nijmegen
• PhD research topic:
– Pictures in our heads: Visual stereotypes affect social categorization
• Supervisor(s):
– Daniël Wigboldus & Ad van Knippenberg
• Key publications:
– Dotsch, R., Wigboldus, D. H. J., Langner, O., & Van Knippenberg, A. (2008). Ethnic out-group
faces are biased in the prejudiced mind. Psychological Science, 19, 978-980.
– Dotsch, R., Wigboldus, D. H. J., & van Knippenberg, A. (2011). Biased allocation of faces to
social categories. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 100, 999-1014.
• curious, enthusiastic, computer nerd
Francesca Righetti
VU University Amsterdam
• PhD topic:
– Self-regulation in interpersonal interactions
• Supervisor(s):
– Catrin Finkenauer & Caryl Rusbult
• Key publications:
– Righetti, F., Finkenauer, C., & Rusbult, C. E. (2011). The benefits of interpersonal regulatory fit
for individual goal pursuit. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 101, 720-736.
– Righetti, F., & Finkenauer, C. (2011). If you are able to control yourself I will trust you: The role
of self-control in interpersonal trust. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 100, 874886.
• determined, sociable, passionate
Shaul Shalvi
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
• PhD topic:
– Ethical decision making: On balancing right and wrong
• Supervisor(s):
– Carsten de Dreu, Michel Handgraaf
• Key publications:
– Shalvi, S., Dana, J., Handgraaf, M.J.J & De Dreu, C.K.W. (2011). Justified Ethicality:
Observing Desired Counterfactuals Modifies Ethical Perceptions and Behavior. Organizational
Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 115, 181-190.
– Shalvi, S., Eldar, O., & Bereby-Meyer, Y. (2012). Honesty requires time (and lack of
justifications). Psychological Science, 23, 1264-1270.
• creative, independent, dedicated.
Jaspars laureates 2014
Ron Dotsch
Francesca Righetti
Shaul Shalvi
Lewin Medal 2014
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The Kurt Lewin medal is a midcareer award that acknowledges
outstanding scientific contributions
made by a full member of the
Association. Nominees will typically
have completed their PhD more
than 10 and less than 25 years
previously.
The medal is awarded to a full
member of the Association who has
made a substantial contribution to
European social psychology
through excellence in individual
scholarship and through support for
the scholarship of others.
The selection panel
- Susan Fiske
(Princeton)
- Jorge Vala
(Lisbon)
- Eddy Van Avermaet
(Leuven)
Chair: Xenia Chryssochoou
(Panteion-Athens)
Carsten de Dreu
University of Amsterdam
• Research areas:
– Social decision-making, cooperation and conflict within and between social
groups, group processes and performance, creativity and innovation
• Key collaborators:
– Van Kleef, Manstead, Nijstad, Shalvi, Beersma
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Ground-breaking publications:
- De Dreu, C.K.W., Greer, L.L., Handgraaf. M.J.J., Shalvi, S., Van Kleef, G.A., Baas, M., Ten
Velden, F.S., Van Dijk, E., & Feith, S.W.W. (2010). The neuropeptide oxytocin regulates parochial
altruism in intergroup conflict among humans. Science,
- De Dreu, C.K.W., & Weingart, L.R. (2003). Task Versus Relationship Conflict, Team Perfomance
and Team Member Satisfaction: A Meta-analysis. Journal of Applied Psychology
- De Dreu, C.K.W., Greer, L.L., Van Kleef, G.A., Shalvi, S., & Handgraaf, M.J.J. (2011). Oxytocin
promotes human ethnocentrism. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA,
• Professional service:
– Scientific Director of the K. Lewin Institute, President EASP, Co-founder of SPPS
• Innovative, instrumental, effective leader, integrative
Jolanda Jetten
University of Queensland
• Research areas:
– Social identity, Group processes and intergroup relations
• Key collaborators:
– Spears, Manstead, Postmes, Hornsey, Branscombe, Ellemers
• Ground-breaking publications:
- Jetten, J., Spears, R., & Manstead, A. S. R. (1996). Intergroup norms and intergroup discrimination:
Distinctive self-categorization and social identity effects. Journal of Personality and Social
Psychology, 71, 1222-1233.
- Swann, W.B. Jr., Jetten, J., Gómez, Á., Whitehouse, H., & Bastian, B. (2012). When group
membership gets personal: A theory of identity fusion. Psychological Review, 119, 441-456.
- Jetten, J., & Hornsey, M.J. (in press). Deviance and dissent in groups. Annual Review of Psychology. .
• Professional service:
– President SASP, Editor BJSP, Chair of SPSP’s Theoretical Innovation Prize
• Visible, inspirational, generous, role model, with scientific curiosity
Paul van Lange
Free University Amsterdam
• Research areas:
– Trust and cooperation, social dilemmas, social interdependence
• Key collaborators:
– Balliet, Kruglanski, Joireman, Karremans, Van Vugt, Meertens
• Ground-breaking publications:
- Van Lange, P. A. M., Otten, W., De Bruin, E. M. N., & Joireman, J. A. (1997). Development of
prosocial, individualistic, and competitive orientations: Theory and preliminary evidence. Journal of
Personality and Social Psychology, 73, 733-746.
- Balliet, D., Mulder, L. B., & Van Lange, P. A. M. (2011). Reward, punishment, and cooperation: A metaanalysis. Psychological Bulletin, 137, 594-615 ,
- Van Lange, P. A. M. Joireman, J., Parks, C. D., & Van Dijk, E. (2013). The psychology of social
dilemmas: A review. Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 120, 125-141.
• Professional service:
– Program Chair EASP, Scientific Director of the K. Lewin Institute, President SESP,
Ass. Editor JPSP, EJSP, Psych Science
• Productive, influential, forward looking thinker, admired mentor
Lewin laureates 2014
Carsten de Dreu
Jolanda Jetten
Paul van Lange
Codol Medal 2014
In memory of the work of JeanPaul Codol for the European
Association, the Codol Award
recognizes a member (or group)
who has significantly advanced
the cause of social psychology in
Europe by means of their service
to the field (e.g., advancing the
standing and prominence of
social psychology in one or more
member countries).
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The selection panel
– EASP Executive Committee
European Review of
Social Psychology
• Founded By Wolfgang Stroebe and Miles Hewstone
• Published by Psychology Press / Routledge
• Service to European Social Psychology:
– 25 volumes between 1990 and 2014
– 219 papers published
– 5-Y IF: 4.86 (2012)
– Ranked 4th in Social Psychology (5-Y IF)
János László
Hungarian Academy of Sciences
• Service to European Social Psychology:
– EAESP Executive Committee (1990-1996)
– Organiser of the General Meeting in Budapest, 1990
– Co-organiser of several Small Group meetings, 2001, 2002, and 2003
– Contributed to the rise of Social Psychology in Hungary by his scholarship
and leadership
Susan Fiske
Princeton University
• Service to European Social Psychology:
– Summer school teacher in San Sebastian (2001)
– Co-organiser of a Joint EASP-SPSSI meeting (2014)
– Member of the Lewin Award Committee (2014)
– Intense and inspirational collaboration with several European research
groups,
– as celebrated by
• Doctorate Honoris Causa by the Catholic University of Louvain-la-Neuve (1995)
• Doctorate Honoris Causa by the University of Leiden (2009)
Codol laureates 2014
European Review of
Social Psychology
János László
Susan Fiske
Tajfel lecture 2014
Rupert Brown
University of Sussex