Arie Kruglanski Awarded Honorary Doctorate from the University of Buenos Aires
Department of Psychology (PSYC) Distinguished University Professor Arie Kruglanski has been awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Buenos Aires, the institution's highest honorary recognition.
“I feel humbled, privileged and excited by this honorary doctorate,” said Kruglanski. “It represents an opportunity to forge scientific connections with the community of Latin American colleagues and plan scientific exchanges and collaborations with them to which I am very much looking forward.”
The University of Buenos Aires selected Kruglanski in recognition of his numerous achievements and contributions to his area of expertise: the psychology behind uncertainty, motivation, radicalization, and terrorism.
The university specifically praised Kruglanski for having authored numerous books—“Uncertain: How to Turn Your Biggest Fear Into Your Greatest Power,” “The Three Pillars of Radicalization: Needs, Narratives, and Networks,” and “The Motivated Mind,” among others—and numerous articles published in journals such as Psychological Review, Psychological Bulletin, American Psychologist, the European Journal of Social Psychology, and more.
Kruglanski’s efforts to share his expertise on a global scale were also recognized in the university’s award letter. Kruglanski has participated in numerous national and international congresses, conferences, symposia, seminars and scientific meetings, including the Annual Meeting of the Polish Social Psychological Society, and the XXIX International Congress of Psychology held in Berlin, Germany. He has also been a visiting professor at several universities abroad, including Germany’s University of Heidelberg, Italy’s University of Rome, Netherlands’ University of Amsterdam and Canada’s University of Waterloo.
The university also lauded Kruglanski for being a scientific reviewer of multiple international journals—like Psychological Review, Advances in Experimental Social Psychology, American Psychologist, and the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology—and being a member of the editorial boards of Psychological Review, the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, and the European Review of Social Psychology, among others.
The honorary doctorate is the latest in Kruglanski’s long list of career accomplishments. Among other distinctions, he has received the Humboldt Prize, which recognizes recipients for their research and invites them to conduct a research project of their own choice in Germany; the Donald Campbell Award, a senior career award from the Society for Personality and Social Psychology that recognizes distinguished scholarly achievement and sustained excellence in research in social psychology; and Distinguished Scientific Contribution awards from the Society of Experimental Social Psychology, the Society for Motivation Science, and most recently the American Psychological Association. Kruglanski also recently received the William James Fellow Award of the Association of Psychological Science.
Kruglanski is a member of both the American Psychological Association and the Association of Psychological Science.
“This honor is representative of Arie's life's work and his impact on the field,” said PSYC Professor and Chair Michael Dougherty. “We couldn't be prouder.”
Published on Fri, Oct 24, 2025 - 4:39PM