Regional Workshops

ISSBD Regional Workshops advance behavioural development research and strengthen research capacity across regions of the world. Since the programme began in 1972, ISSBD has supported more than 60 workshops across Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, and North America — click here to see the full list.

The workshops bring together early career scholars and established researchers to explore emerging topics, develop methodological and professional skills, exchange knowledge, and build sustainable international and regional collaborations.

Historical Overview of ISSBD Regional Workshops

Africa

1992Yaoundé, Cameroon — Organizer: Bame Nsamenang
1994Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire — Organizers: Jean Tano and Tape Goze
1996Lusaka, Zambia — Organizers: Robert Serpell and Gertrude Mwape
1998Windhoek, Namibia — Organizer: Roderick Zimba
2000Kampala, Uganda — Organizer: Peter Baguma
2003Yaoundé, Cameroon — Organizer: Bame Nsamenang
2005Johannesburg, South Africa — Organizer: Mambwe Kasese-Hara
2009Kisumu, Kenya — Organizer: Paul Oburu
2011Lagos, Nigeria — Organizer: Esther Akinsola
2013Pretoria, South Africa — Organizer: Nareadi Phasha
2015Nairobi, Kenya — Organizers: Kofi Marfo, Maureen Mweru, Nyakwara Begi, John Ng’asike, and Peter Mwaura
2017Winneba, Ghana  — Organizers: Rev. Kwesi Nkum Wilson, Christina Ammah, and Patricia Amos
2021Virtual workshop — Organizer: Pamela Wadende
2023Kampala, Uganda — Organizer: Godfrey Ejuu
2024Pretoria, South Africa — Organizer: Linet Imbosa Muhati-Nyakundi

Asia

1972Kyoto, Japan — Organizer: Prof. Takase
1978Jakarta, Indonesia — Organizer: Singgih Gunarsa
1982Bangkok, Thailand — Organizer: Chancha Suvannathat
1984Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia — Organizer: Chiam Heng Keng
1986Singapore — Organizer: Sim Wong Koei
1987Beijing, China — Organizer: Liu Fan
1989Manila, The Philippines — Organizer: Elizabeth Ventura
1990Bangkok, Thailand — Organizer: Chancha Suvannathat
1993Jakarta, Indonesia — Organizer: Singgih Gunarsa
1993Bandung, Indonesia — Organizer: Kusdwiratri Setiono
1994Beijing, China — Organizer: Meng Zhaolan
1995Chandigarh, India — Organizers: R. Mulidharan and Suman Verma
1995Singapore — Organizer: Ho Wah Kam
1998Baroda, India — Organizers: T.S. Saraswathi and Suman Verma
1998Brunei Darussalam — Organizer: Sim Wong Kooi
2003Seoul, South Korea — Organizer: Ock Boon Chung
2003Bombay, India — Organizers: Rajini Konantambigi and Suman Verma
2009Nanjing, China — Organizers: Zuhong Lu, Huichang Chen, and Xinyin Chen
2011Chandigarh, India — Organizers: Suman Verma and Deepali Sharma
2017Badung, Indonesia — Organizers: Doran French, Charissa Cheah, and Xinyin Chen
2017Hat Yai, Thailand — Organizer: Ruthaychonnee Sittichai
2025Jinan, China — Organizers:Yuanjie Zheng, Wenxin Zhang, & Liqi Zhu

Australia

1998Sydney, Australia — Organizer: Jacqueline Goodnow
2009Adelaide, Australia — Organizers: Julie Robinson and Ann Sanson

Europe

1977Toruń, Poland — Organizer: Janusz Reykowski
1983Esztergom, Hungary — Organizer: Magda Kalmar
1984Groningen, the Netherlands — Organizer: Sandy Jackson
1986Rome, Italy — Organizer: Grazia Attili
1986Prague, Czechoslovakia — Organizers: Jarmila Kotaskova and Hellgard Rauh
1988Budapest, Hungary — Organizer: Magda Kalmar
1990Stirling, Scotland, United Kingdom — Organizer: George Butterworth
1992Seville, Spain — Organizers: Harry McGurk, Jesus Palacios, and Sandra Scarr
1993Moscow, Russia — Organizers: S. Meshcheryakova and Tatiana Yermolova
1993Bonn, Germany — Organizer: Georg Rudinger
1994Pühajärve, Estonia — Organizer: Jari-Erik Nurmi
1994St. Moritz, Switzerland — Organizers: Margie E. Lachman and Ursula M. Staudinger
1995Kraków, Poland — Organizer: Adam Niemczynski
1996Moscow, Russia — Organizers: Tatiana Yermolova, E. Sergienko, and M. Egorova
1999Keuruu, Finland — Organizers: Brett Laursen and Jari-Erik Nurmi
2003Moscow, Russia — Organizer: Tatiana Yermolova
2005Moscow, Russia — Organizers: Tatiana Yermolova and N. Avdeva
2013Moscow, Russia — Organizers: Sergey Kornilov, Natalia Rakhlin, and Elena Grigorenko
2013Budapest, Hungary — Organizer: Márta Fülöp
2017Syros, Greece — Organizers: Frosso Motti-Stefanidi, Katariina Salmela-Aro, and Ingrid Schoon
2017Geneva, Switzerland — Organizers: Anik de Ribaupierre, Matthias Kliegel, and Nathalie Mella
2018Milan, Italy — Organizers: Antonella Marchetti and David Massaro

 

Middle East

2005Jerusalem, Israel — Organizers: Ziad Abdeen, Avi Sagi-Schwartz, and Rachel Seginer
2026Beirut, Lebanon — Organizers: Sawsan Abdulrahim & Martine Elbejjani

Latin America

1980São Paulo, Brazil — Organizer: Maria Rosetti Ferreira
1989Recife, Brazil — Organizer: Analucia Schliemann
2001Lima, Peru — Organizers: Brett Laursen, Margarita Azmitia, and Mary Louise Claux
2007Gramado, Brazil — Organizers: Brett Laursen, William M. Bukowski, and Silvia Koller
2019Mendoza, Argentina — Organizers: Mirta Ison and Carolina Greco

North America

1991Michigan, USA — Organizer: Harold W. Stevenson
1991Pennsylvania, USA — Organizer: Richard Lerner
1991Washington, DC, USA — Organizers: Patricia M. Greenfield and Rodney Cocking
Regional Workshop, Nairobi, Kenya, 2015.

 

1994 Beijing workshop, participants discussing a seminar.
9th ISSBD Africa Regional Workshop, 2011.
Graduate Student Summer Institute held in July, 1987 at the Academia Sinica in Beijing. The faculty is pictured in the second row, left to right, Harold Stevenson; unknown; Kees van Lieshout; Bill Hartup; Warner Schaie; Franz Weinert; Sandra Scarr; Robert Seigler; Paul Baltes; and Liu Fan.