The Association of European Qualitative Researchers in Psychology (EQuiP) is a society that aims 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. In doing this, we also want to contribute to (re-)think about psychology as a discipline. Our specific aims are to:

• Provide researchers from different geographical parts of Europe opportunities to increase their visibility
• Serve as a ‘hub’ that fosters dialogue among researchers engaged in qualitative research
• Represent clearly the multiplicity of qualitative research approaches (or/and ‘schools’) and providing a platform for constructive exchange between colleagues working in different qualitative research traditions
• Promote qualitative research practices from plural institutional and sociocultural backgrounds (beyond but not excluding Anglo-Saxon organisations)
• Advance innovation in qualitative methodologies in psychology and enhance the understanding of how qualitative research can contribute specifically to psychology
• Create dialogue with other disciplines and interdisciplinary areas
• Overcome possible linguistic barriers and enable scholarly exchange across linguistic communities in Europe (and beyond)

This may be achieved by:

• Providing researchers and practitioners opportunities to reinforce links with concrete applications and higher education, such as our Biennial international conference and opportunities for publication.
• Providing information on possible links with other national and international societies worldwide pursuing similar aims.
• Providing a platform for sharing information on ongoing events, job opportunities, workshops and trainings, etc. relevant for qualitative researchers
• (Supporting early career researchers in participating in advanced research method trainings and helping them getting connected with more experienced scholars)

The association is managed by an Executive Committee which includes the President, the President elect, the Past president, the Treasurer, the Secretary, an Honorary President, 3-7 Members at large, a Communications officer, an Early Career representative, and a Representative of QMiP:

Honorary President: Marie Santiago-Delefosse, Université de Lausanne, Switzerland

President: Eleftheria Tseliou, University of Thessaly, Greece

Co-president Elect:  Simon Goodman, De Montfort University, UK

Co-President Elect: Marco Gemignani, Loyola University Andalucia, Spain

Treasurer: Nikos Kalampalikis, University Lumière Lyon 2, France

Secretary: Angelo Benozzo, University of Valle d'Aosta, Italy

EC Members at large:
Thémis Apostolidis, Aix-Marseille University, France
María del Río Carral, University of Lausanne, Switzerland
Eugenie Georgaca, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
Simon Goodman, De Montfort University, UK
Brendan Gough, University of Leeds Beckett, UK
Abigail Locke, Keele University, UK
Lorenzo Montali, Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, Italy
QMiP representative: Elida Cena, Queen's University Belfast, UK & Candice Whitaker, Leeds Beckett University, UK

Early Career representative: Anastasia Rousaki, University of Manchester, UK

Communications officer: Vojana Obradović,  University of Novi Sad, Serbia

EQuiP Founding members:
Thémis Apostolidis, Aix-Marseille University, France
Angelo Benozzo, University of Valle d'Aosta, Italy
Jan De Mol, University of Louvain, Belgium
Carolin Demuth, Univesity of Aalborg, Denmark
María del Río Carral, University of Lausanne, Switzerland
Nollaig Frost, University College Cork, Ireland
Marco Gemignani, Loyola University Andalucia, Spain
Brendan Gough, University of Leeds Beckett, UK
Nikos Kalampalikis, University Lumière Lyon 2, France
Abigail Locke, Keele University, UK
Sarah Riley, Massey University, New Zealand
Marie Santiago-Delefosse, University of Lausanne, Switzerland
Eleftheria Tseliou, University of Thessaly, Greece

Previous presidents:
2018-2: María del Río Carral, University of Lausanne, Switzerland
2021-24: Carolin Demuth, Univesity of Aalborg, Denmark
 

1^st Conference of the Association of European Qualitative Researchers in Psychology 2021 (EQuiP): Creating Bridges (ONLINE) - June 16-19 ("Greece")

2^nd Conference of the Association of European Qualitative Researchers in Psychology 2024 (EQuiP): "Doing qualitative research in the age of uncertainty" University of Milano-Bicocca, 26-28 June 2024