In 2016, Japan proposed “Society 5.0”, a concept in which innovation and technology are used to solve social problems. The core elements of Society 5.0 include problem-solving and value creation, interdisciplinary skills, diverse opportunities, resilience, and environmental harmony. This concept also highlights the United Nations' 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which all individuals and organizations need to face. The promotion of the SDGs from a psychological perspective is believed to be beneficial and aligns with the intention of the United Nations. Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) can be examined from a microscopic level to understand individuals' mental processes and attitudes toward them. Investigating the relationships between the SDGs and social and positive psychology can benefit their promotion. Discussing the SDGs from a psychological perspective aligns with the intention of the United Nations.
The United Kingdom has advocated for "responsible science and technology" in recent years. This initiative argues that humans are in the midst of a technological revolution that is having a major impact on society. The rapid development of new science and technologies has led to rapid and enormous changes, and the failure to design and implement these advances wisely and sustainably could lead to unintended consequences. Therefore, balanced and responsible thinking is needed to face and develop new science and technologies. Under the overall global trend and context, this research topic integrates the current important international values and concepts across domains. We hope to invite experts and scholars who study new science and technologies to conduct more in-depth research on current and future science and technology, and respond to the social issues in the key medium of the United Nations’ SDGs. Scholars in behavioral and social science are invited to study new science and technologies from an environmental psychological perspective, such as individual and social responsibility and people-environment interactions. Contemporarily, not only do companies emphasize their social responsibilities, but even universities are also thinking about their social responsibilities. In the next stage, going back to the most critical science and technologies that affect human beings, it is necessary to explore their social responsibilities more deeply. A field termed “social responsibility of technology” may also be formed.
We welcome submissions on a variety of themes, including (but not limited to):
1. Sustainable development and human-environment interactions;
2. Personality psychology and human sustainable development;
3. Developmental psychology and human sustainable development;
4. Social psychology and human sustainable development;
5. Mindfulness psychology and human sustainable development;
6. Psychological research in education for sustainable development (ESD);
7. Innovative science and technology related to the SDGs;
8. Other topics related to sustainable development and psychology.
In 2016, Japan proposed “Society 5.0”, a concept in which innovation and technology are used to solve social problems. The core elements of Society 5.0 include problem-solving and value creation, interdisciplinary skills, diverse opportunities, resilience, and environmental harmony. This concept also highlights the United Nations' 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which all individuals and organizations need to face. The promotion of the SDGs from a psychological perspective is believed to be beneficial and aligns with the intention of the United Nations. Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) can be examined from a microscopic level to understand individuals' mental processes and attitudes toward them. Investigating the relationships between the SDGs and social and positive psychology can benefit their promotion. Discussing the SDGs from a psychological perspective aligns with the intention of the United Nations.
The United Kingdom has advocated for "responsible science and technology" in recent years. This initiative argues that humans are in the midst of a technological revolution that is having a major impact on society. The rapid development of new science and technologies has led to rapid and enormous changes, and the failure to design and implement these advances wisely and sustainably could lead to unintended consequences. Therefore, balanced and responsible thinking is needed to face and develop new science and technologies. Under the overall global trend and context, this research topic integrates the current important international values and concepts across domains. We hope to invite experts and scholars who study new science and technologies to conduct more in-depth research on current and future science and technology, and respond to the social issues in the key medium of the United Nations’ SDGs. Scholars in behavioral and social science are invited to study new science and technologies from an environmental psychological perspective, such as individual and social responsibility and people-environment interactions. Contemporarily, not only do companies emphasize their social responsibilities, but even universities are also thinking about their social responsibilities. In the next stage, going back to the most critical science and technologies that affect human beings, it is necessary to explore their social responsibilities more deeply. A field termed “social responsibility of technology” may also be formed.
We welcome submissions on a variety of themes, including (but not limited to):
1. Sustainable development and human-environment interactions;
2. Personality psychology and human sustainable development;
3. Developmental psychology and human sustainable development;
4. Social psychology and human sustainable development;
5. Mindfulness psychology and human sustainable development;
6. Psychological research in education for sustainable development (ESD);
7. Innovative science and technology related to the SDGs;
8. Other topics related to sustainable development and psychology.
