Formed in 2002, the International Association for Jungian Studies (IAJS) is a
learned society
A learned society (; also learned academy, scholarly society, or academic association) is an organization that exists to promote an academic discipline, profession, or a group of related disciplines such as the arts and science. Membership m ...
for
Jungian
Analytical psychology ( de , Analytische Psychologie, sometimes translated as analytic psychology and referred to as Jungian analysis) is a term coined by Carl Jung, a Swiss psychiatrist, to describe research into his new "empirical science" ...
scholars and clinicians.
Background
The IAJS differs in its focus from the international Jungian organisation, the
International Association for Analytical Psychology
The International Association for Analytical Psychology (IAAP) is the international accrediting and regulatory body for all Jungian societies and groups of analytical psychology practitioners, trainees and affiliates. Analytical psychology was ...
(IAAP), in that the IAAP is a professional regulatory body for member societies and developing groups of clinicians, and those in training, whereas the IAJS concentrates on professional or scholarly interest in Jungian and post-Jungian theory. Both are open to clinicians, scholars, scientists, clergy, artists, and others.
The IAJS organises semi-annual to annual conferences, at which academic papers are presented.
The IAJS formerly had a stake in the Jungian journal ''Harvest'', until it was announced in February 2007 that IAJS had amicably parted with ''Harvest'' and would be publishing the ''International Journal for Jungian Studies''. As of July 2006, the IAJS had 408 members from various countries around the world.
See also
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Carl Jung
Carl Gustav Jung ( ; ; 26 July 1875 – 6 June 1961) was a Swiss psychiatrist and psychoanalyst who founded analytical psychology. Jung's work has been influential in the fields of psychiatry, anthropology, archaeology, literature, phi ...
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Depth Psychology
Depth psychology (from the German term ''Tiefenpsychologie'') refers to the practice and research of the science of the unconscious, covering both psychoanalysis and psychology. It is also defined as the psychological theory that explores the rel ...
External links
International Association for Jungian Studies''International Journal for Jungian Studies''
(Official)
''International Journal for Jungian Studies''
(Publisher)
International Association for Analytical Psychology
Analytical psychology
Learned societies of the United Kingdom
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