Representación social

Papers on Social Representations
Peer Reviewed Online Journal
A HALF CENTURY OF SOCIAL REPRESENTATIONS: Discussion on some recommended papers – call for papers Special issue editors CarolineHowarth (LSE), Nikos Kalampalikis (University of Lyon) and Paula Castro (Lisbon University Institute) 2011 marks a symbolic anniversary for Social Representations Theory as it is 50 years since thepublication of Serge Moscovici’s seminal book La psychanalyse, son image et son public. In this last half century there has been a vast amount of work published on the theory, empirical studies using SRT aswell as methodological debates and critiques all over the world, both inside and outside the academic era of social psychology. Some publications have provoked a lot of debate, developed a significantaspect of the theory or suggested a particular methodological approach. Some are read and cited widely. Others are not. We feel this is an opportune moment to ask for some reflection and debate onthese publications. Which ones have we found thought-provoking, useful for our students, or at odds with our own understanding? Which ones warrant further discussion? Specifically we invite shortcommentaries that discuss one journal paper or book chapter and its significance to the field of SR in general. There may be empirical papers that are excellent illustrations of the theory and presentstudents with a good model of how to do good SRT research. Strong theoretical papers may demonstrate the capacity of this interdisciplinary approach to connect research in social psychology and in thesocial sciences in general. There will be papers that invariably create a lively debate and demonstrate the central tenets and challenges of the theory. Some papers push the frontiers of SRT forward,extending theory and/or making new applications. We invite commentaries on papers that are widely cited but that readers feel need further discussion or clarification, but we also encourage people to...