Summit
2025 APS Global Psychological Science Summit · 2025
Prospects for African Representation In Global Psychological Science
- Kevin Durrheim
University of Johannesburg
Abstract
Africa contributes less than 1% of global psychological research, despite its growing youth population. Reliance on WEIRD (Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich, and Democratic) samples makes psychology incomplete. Beyond asymmetrical Northern partnerships, real transformation requires South–South collaboration and open science. The UJ Methods Lab advances African-led representation, building equitable infrastructures for globally relevant psychological science.
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