3rd conference of the Association of European Qualitative Researchers in Psychology

Dear colleagues ,

We will be delighted to welcome you to the third conference of the Association of European Qualitative Researchers in Psychology, to be held at the University Lumière Lyon 2 in Lyon, France, from 8 to 10 July 2026. The call for abstracts is now open until 17.10.2025 : https://www.equip2026.inviteo.fr/

Following the association's inaugural conference, which sought to create bridges among qualitative researchers in psychology across Europe - bridges between researchers from different European countries but also bridges between different research traditions of qualitative inquiry in psychology - the Lyon conference will build upon the Milan conference, which proposed to address the following question: "What does qualitative psychological research become in the age of uncertainty? 

In Lyon, we propose to explore how qualitative research can contribute to the development of a psychology of and for world-making.

Indeed, the world is undergoing radical transformation in the context of contemporary crises, whether political, ecological, health-related, social or economic. Qualitative research can describe and understand these upheavals, but it also participates in the transformation of the world to a greater or lesser extent. The current crises and the profound changes they are bringing about therefore encourage psychology to embrace qualitative research 'of and for world-making' (Power et al., 2023). In other words, it is crucial to fully develop the potential of qualitative research to help create a fairer and more equitable world. These questions will be addressed at the conference along four lines:

• ethical issues and reflections on the changes to which researchers can contribute
• the circulation of knowledge between participants and researchers
• the challenges of capturing and articulating the content and processes of the phenomena being studied
• the quality of qualitative research.

We look forward to seeing many of you in Lyon in July 2026!