Dear ISRE members,
It is an honour to write this message to you as the new president of ISRE. This is particularly humbling because ISRE has been my intellectual home ever since I attended my first ISRE conference in Leuven 2009. I was blown away by the wealth of fascinating interdisciplinary presentations, the lively disagreements, and the friendly atmosphere. Since then, I’ve attended many ISRE conferences – including co-organising the one in Amsterdam in 2019 – and continue to enjoy the stimulating exchanges of this vibrant community
Of course, ISRE does much more than hold conferences. Another flagship activity is our society journal, Emotion Review, which publishes theoretical work on emotion from any and all disciplines. I have been fortunate to be associate editor at Emotion Review since 2014, and have learned a great deal from the excellent papers we receive. If you have theoretical work relating to emotion in the pipeline, do consider submitting it to Emotion Review. It is essential for our society to continue to provide a platform for interdisciplinary scholarly exchange and to offer a top outlet for theorising.
Another key part of ISRE is our young scholars. In recent years, the dedicated group for early career researchers has grown into a thriving community that has created many great initiatives. Among other things, ISRE’s Early Career Researcher Section (ECRS) has hosted several webinar series with leading scholars in the field, set up a mentoring program, and initiated the ISRE PhD dissertation award, which is given out every two years. If you’re an early career researcher, go ahead and connect to ISRE’s Early Career Researchers Section – you can find out more on the dedicated early career section of our website.
Looking ahead, the new board is already in the early planning stages of the 2026 conference as well as a number of other initiatives. I look forward to sharing more with you in due course as these plans come together. But perhaps most importantly, I would like to hear from you: what would you like ISRE to do or to offer? Are there things you’ve encountered through other groups, institutions, or societies that we could learn from? I’d be very interested to hear any thoughts you have. Two domains particularly close to my heart are issues relating to diversity, equity and inclusion and sustainability. Are there ways in which we can better reach and integrate scholars from underprivileged groups and locations? What can we do to facilitate a transition to a just, sustainable world? Please send me your reflections and suggestions at d.a.sauter@uva.nl.
I look forward to working together with you all to strengthen and grow our community.
Your president,
Disa
