RED(es) participated in the 2026 International Congress of the International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology (IACCP) in Leuven, Belgium, through the symposium "Colonialism/Coloniality in and from Cross-Cultural Psychology: Epistemic, Cultural, and Political Articulations," co-chaired and organized by Eduardo J. Rivera Pichardo (The New School for Social Research) and Geetha Reddy (The Open University).

The invited symposium featured the following presentations:

• Geetha Reddy (The Open University), Applying Decolonial Principles to Psychological Research Practices: The EXCAPE URMI Way
• Glenn Adams (University of Kansas), Toward a Decolonial Psychology of Well-being
• Eduardo J. Rivera Pichardo (The New School for Social Research) & Zoe Bertenshaw (University of Auckland), Coloniality as a Political Ideology: Psychometric Assessment and Political Significance of a Novel Ideological Construct

Bringing together participatory, qualitative, and quantitative approaches, the symposium showcased research examining how colonialism and coloniality continue to shape psychological processes, cultural knowledge, and political realities across diverse contexts.

Together, the presentations highlighted the value of decolonial perspectives for advancing cross-cultural and political psychology while fostering dialogue across disciplines, methodological approaches, and geographic contexts.

For more information about this symposium or to get involved in ongoing research initiatives and collaborations, please contact RED(es): Decolonial & Political Psychology Research Group.

RED(es) participated in the 2026 International Congress of the International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology (IACCP) in Leuven, Belgium, through the symposium "Colonialism/Coloniality in and from Cross-Cultural Psychology: Epistemic, Cultural, and Political Articulations," co-chaired and organized by Eduardo J. Rivera Pichardo (The New School for Social Research) and Geetha Reddy (The Open University).

The invited symposium featured the following presentations:

• Geetha Reddy (The Open University), Applying Decolonial Principles to Psychological Research Practices: The EXCAPE URMI Way
• Glenn Adams (University of Kansas), Toward a Decolonial Psychology of Well-being
• Eduardo J. Rivera Pichardo (The New School for Social Research) & Zoe Bertenshaw (University of Auckland), Coloniality as a Political Ideology: Psychometric Assessment and Political Significance of a Novel Ideological Construct

Bringing together participatory, qualitative, and quantitative approaches, the symposium showcased research examining how colonialism and coloniality continue to shape psychological processes, cultural knowledge, and political realities across diverse contexts.

Together, the presentations highlighted the value of decolonial perspectives for advancing cross-cultural and political psychology while fostering dialogue across disciplines, methodological approaches, and geographic contexts.

For more information about this symposium or to get involved in ongoing research initiatives and collaborations, please contact RED(es): Decolonial & Political Psychology Research Group.