REPORT ON THE 1991 OHIO-STATE-UNIVERSITY SUMMER INSTITUTE IN POLITICAL PSYCHOLOGY

In July and August 1991, the Ohio State University hosted the first an nual Summer Institute in Political Psychology. This program brought 57 scholars (including graduate students, faculty, and professionals) to Ohio State University to study theory and methods for examining the p sychological processes involved in political phenomena and political i nfluences on psychological processes. Their one-month intensive traini ng included lectures in basic psychology, basic political science, res earch techniques, and approaches for successful integration of politic al science and psychology. Lecturers included faculty from OSU and nea rby universities, as well as guest specialists from across the country . Formal and informal evaluations indicated that the institute achieve d a variety of its goals and that participants considered it to be a s timulating learning experience. Currently, plans are in place to offer the institute for the next several summers.