History

In the 1980s, the national Psychologists for Social Responsibility (PsySR) was formed.
PsySR developed a rapid response capability for applying the best psychological insight on key peace issues and for making its voice heard in the public arena.

PsySR and Division 48 are sister organizations

members of Division 48 work to define the division’s role in regard to public policy
division’s work = more proactive than reactive
should reflect a collectively constructed vision informed by a careful analysis of the values underlying its programs, and it should link peace and social justice concerns in the pursuit of a sustainable world
Within this framework, the working group membership proposed educational programs for policy makers, media programs to educate the public, and the construction of a proactive code of ethics supportive of public interest science.

Peace Psychology

If WWI and WWII had activated large numbers of psychologists concerning war, then it was the nuclear threat that activated large numbers of psychologists for peace.