The special issue Social Psychology around the World: Orgins and Subsequent Development originated out of research on indigenous psychologies, i.e., psychologies culturally adapted to better fit the national context to which the discipline had been imported. Indigenous psychologies in majority-world countries generally focus on social psychological research topics and issues. But there is also a need in developed world countries to adapt the discipline of social psychology imported from the U.S. to its new context and culture. In this special issue we consider the development of social psychology in three developed-world countries/regions: Australia (N.Feather), Canada (J.G. Adair), and Europe (P.B.Smith) and in three majority-world countries/regions India (J. Pandey& P. Singh), Taiwan (K.K. Hwang), and Latin America (R.Diaz-Loving). Each author examines how social psychology has uniquely evolved from an imported discipline just introduced to their country or region into a mature, autochthonous science regularly contributing to the world's research literature. Whether arising from a focal indignization process or simply adapting and shaping the discipline to address the special issues arising within each country, insights are revealed about the special form and process the discipline has taken within geographically diverse countries. These articles reveal both commonalities and unique features within the discipline around the world and provide insights into the indigenization and discipline-development processes. Although shaped by indigenous influences, the special issue suggests the discipline will continue to evolve toward an enriched international discipline of social psychology less constrained or defined by natural or regional boundaries. Copyright (C) Muze Inc. 2005. For personal use only. All rights reserved.