The second Political Psychology Symposium will be organized by Istanbul Medeniyet University, Police Academy and Istanbul University on 24 October 2024. The subtitle of the symposium is “Democracy and Active Citizenship”. In this framework, it is aimed to address issues such as the effects of democratic form of government on individual and social psychology, the evolution of political attitudes and behaviors in the democratization process, and the psychological factors behind the awareness of being an effective citizen. In addition to these, the relationship between democratic culture and civic consciousness; the reflections of the functioning of media and political institutions in democratic societies on civic virtue; the impact of party systems on democratic processes and many similar topics are within the scope of this symposium.