The International Society of Cultural-historical Activity Research
About ISCAR
ISCAR is a global organization that brings together scholars and practitioners across disciplines and walks of life, engaged in just transitions to sustain life on the planet.
It fosters the century-old tradition of cultural-historical and activity-theoretical research in educational settings, work and communities.
It operates at three levels of governance with country representatives, regional coordinators and an executive board.
Members meet in national events as well as in regional conferences and a triennial international conference.
Welcome!
Berlin, Germany, 24-25 September 2026
ISCAR 2026 Central Europe Regional Conference
Theme: Development, acceleration and alienation: Cultural-historical Activity Research on Temporality and Intersubjectivity
In a highly automated social world in which countless interactions take place simultaneously, communication and decisions are optimized by algorithms and everyone and everything appears to be constantly accessible and available,
the conference will examine the connection between temporality and intersubjectivity.
Membership
Individuals and institutions can join ISCAR as via Ordinary Membership or Institutional Membership with a regular or reduced (student) fee.
The fees are instrumental to generate grants for members who could otherwise not join ISCAR International and Regional Conferences to present their work.
News
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ISCAR Newsletter December 2025
We are pleased to present the latest ISCAR Newsletter. Please download the PDF version. Southern Europe and West Asia Regional Conference, Universitat Internacional de Catalunya, Barcelona The latest newsletter contains:...
ISCAR Newsletter December 2025
We are pleased to present the latest ISCAR Newsletter. Please download the PDF version. Southern Europe and West Asia Regional Conference, Universitat Internacional de Catalunya, Barcelona The latest newsletter contains:...
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ISCAR Central Europe Regional Conference 2026
Development, acceleration and alienation: Cultural-historical Activity Research on Temporality and Intersubjectivity When: September 24 & 25, 2026Where: Humboldt University of Berlin Development is movement and therefore takes time. It takes...
ISCAR Central Europe Regional Conference 2026
Development, acceleration and alienation: Cultural-historical Activity Research on Temporality and Intersubjectivity When: September 24 & 25, 2026Where: Humboldt University of Berlin Development is movement and therefore takes time. It takes...
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ISCAR Southern Europe and West Asia Conference ...
The ISCAR Southern Europe and West Asia 2025 Conference (#ISCAR2025BCN), hosted at the Universitat Internacional de Catalunya (UIC) in Barcelona, has successfully concluded. Held under the theme “Towards Equity, Peace,...
ISCAR Southern Europe and West Asia Conference ...
The ISCAR Southern Europe and West Asia 2025 Conference (#ISCAR2025BCN), hosted at the Universitat Internacional de Catalunya (UIC) in Barcelona, has successfully concluded. Held under the theme “Towards Equity, Peace,...
Events
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Virtual world tour of ISCAR during Spring 2026
ISCAR Executive Committee is committed to a "virtual world tour of ISCAR regions" this first semester of 2026. The plan in progress is presented below. The ISCAR President aims to...
Virtual world tour of ISCAR during Spring 2026
ISCAR Executive Committee is committed to a "virtual world tour of ISCAR regions" this first semester of 2026. The plan in progress is presented below. The ISCAR President aims to...
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Cultural Historical and Activity Theory Summer ...
Face-to-faceFriday 5th to Monday 8th December 2025University of Newcastle, Nihon City Campus, Australia The Summer School is an opportunity for Doctoral and Early Career Researchers interested in Cultural Historical and...
Cultural Historical and Activity Theory Summer ...
Face-to-faceFriday 5th to Monday 8th December 2025University of Newcastle, Nihon City Campus, Australia The Summer School is an opportunity for Doctoral and Early Career Researchers interested in Cultural Historical and...
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Online webinar: Mediating the Political: Cultur...
The AERA Cultural Historical SIG presents a webinar entitled "Mediating the Political: Cultural Historical Theory and Research in Times of Authoritarianism" with Drs. Carol Lee, Anna Stetsenko, and Aydin Bal....
Online webinar: Mediating the Political: Cultur...
The AERA Cultural Historical SIG presents a webinar entitled "Mediating the Political: Cultural Historical Theory and Research in Times of Authoritarianism" with Drs. Carol Lee, Anna Stetsenko, and Aydin Bal....
Messages from ISCAR
ISCAR, its President and members of its executive committee will never contact members directly asking for money. Please be aware that fake messages claiming to be from ISCAR have been circulated. We strongly advise all our members and partners to stay vigilant. Always double check the validity of any communication that appears suspicious. Please only use the contact channels listed on our website.