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The origins of ISRA: Notes from the archives of the international society for research on aggression
Author(s) -
Rosenzweig Saul
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
aggressive behavior
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.223
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 1098-2337
pISSN - 0096-140X
DOI - 10.1002/1098-2337(1987)13:2<53::aid-ab2480130202>3.0.co;2-o
Subject(s) - constitution , aggression , political science , law , criminology , library science , psychology , social psychology , computer science
A synoptic history of the founding of the International Society for Research on Aggression (ISRA) and its early administrative history is presented on the basis of documents in the archives of the Society. Details are given regarding the organizing sessions in Tokyo (1972), the preparation of its Constitution, the election of first officers, and the recruitment and growth of the membership roster. A list of ISRA presidents and the places of the biennial conferences during the first decade is appended.