Valery Chirkov received his Ph.D. in social psychology from the University of Rochester, Rochester NY. He is an associate professor in Culture and Human Development and Applied Social Psychology programs in the Department of Psychology at the University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK. His research interests concern the application of self-determination theory of human motivation in cross-cultural research, psychology of immigration and acculturation, culture and well-being.

• Introduction. The Struggle for Autonomy in Personal and Cultural contexts: An Overview, Valery I. Chirkov, Kennon M. Sheldon, and Richard M. Ryan.- Part 1. A Theoretical Context of Human Autonomy, People’s Well-Being, and Happiness.- 1. Positive Psychology and Self-Determination Theory: A Natural Interface, Kennon M. Sheldon and Richard M. Ryan.- 2. A Self-Determination Theory Perspective on Social, Institutional, Cultural, and Economic Supports for Autonomy and their Importance for Well-being, Richard M. Ryan and Edward L. Deci.- 3. Dialectical Relationships among Human Autonomy, the Brain, and Culture, Valery I. Chirkov.- Part II. Human autonomy across cultures and domains of life: health, education, interpersonal relationships, and work.- 4. The Role of Autonomy in Promoting Healthy Dyadic, Familial, and Parenting Relationships across Cultures.- C. Raymond Knee and Ahmet Uysal.- 5. Do Social Institutions Necessarily Suppress Individuals’ Need for Autonomy? The Possibility of Schools as Autonomy Promoting Contexts across the Globe, Johnmarshall Reeve and Avi Assor.- 6. Well-being, Physical Health, and Personal Autonomy, Geoffrey Williams, Pedro J. Teixeira, Eliana Carraca, and Ken Resnicow .- 7. Autonomy in the Workplace: An Essential Ingredient to Employee Engagement and Well-Being in Every Culture, Marylène Gagné and Devasheesh Bhave.- Part III. Human autonomy in modern economy, democracy development, and sustainability.- 8. Capitalism and Autonomy, Tim Kasser.- 9. Economy, People’s Personal Autonomy, and Well-Being, Maurizio Pugno.- 10. The Development of Conceptions of Personal Autonomy, Rights and Democracy and their Relation to Psychological Well-Being, Charles C. Helwig and Justin McNeil.- 11. Personal Autonomy and Environmental Sustainability, Luc G. Pelletier, Daniel Baxter, and Veronika Huta.

Valery Chirkov received his Ph.D. in social psychology from the University of Rochester, Rochester NY. He is an associate professor in Culture and Human Development and Applied Social Psychology programs in the Department of Psychology at the University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK. His research interests concern the application of self-determination theory of human motivation in cross-cultural research, psychology of immigration and acculturation, culture and well-being.

• Introduction. The Struggle for Autonomy in Personal and Cultural contexts: An Overview, Valery I. Chirkov, Kennon M. Sheldon, and Richard M. Ryan.- Part 1. A Theoretical Context of Human Autonomy, People’s Well-Being, and Happiness.- 1. Positive Psychology and Self-Determination Theory: A Natural Interface, Kennon M. Sheldon and Richard M. Ryan.- 2. A Self-Determination Theory Perspective on Social, Institutional, Cultural, and Economic Supports for Autonomy and their Importance for Well-being, Richard M. Ryan and Edward L. Deci.- 3. Dialectical Relationships among Human Autonomy, the Brain, and Culture, Valery I. Chirkov.- Part II. Human autonomy across cultures and domains of life: health, education, interpersonal relationships, and work.- 4. The Role of Autonomy in Promoting Healthy Dyadic, Familial, and Parenting Relationships across Cultures.- C. Raymond Knee and Ahmet Uysal.- 5. Do Social Institutions Necessarily Suppress Individuals’ Need for Autonomy? The Possibility of Schools as Autonomy Promoting Contexts across the Globe, Johnmarshall Reeve and Avi Assor.- 6. Well-being, Physical Health, and Personal Autonomy, Geoffrey Williams, Pedro J. Teixeira, Eliana Carraca, and Ken Resnicow .- 7. Autonomy in the Workplace: An Essential Ingredient to Employee Engagement and Well-Being in Every Culture, Marylène Gagné and Devasheesh Bhave.- Part III. Human autonomy in modern economy, democracy development, and sustainability.- 8. Capitalism and Autonomy, Tim Kasser.- 9. Economy, People’s Personal Autonomy, and Well-Being, Maurizio Pugno.- 10. The Development of Conceptions of Personal Autonomy, Rights and Democracy and their Relation to Psychological Well-Being, Charles C. Helwig and Justin McNeil.- 11. Personal Autonomy and Environmental Sustainability, Luc G. Pelletier, Daniel Baxter, and Veronika Huta.

Valery Chirkov received his Ph.D. in social psychology from the University of Rochester, Rochester NY. He is an associate professor in Culture and Human Development and Applied Social Psychology programs in the Department of Psychology at the University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK. His research interests concern the application of self-determination theory of human motivation in cross-cultural research, psychology of immigration and acculturation, culture and well-being.

• Introduction. The Struggle for Autonomy in Personal and Cultural contexts: An Overview, Valery I. Chirkov, Kennon M. Sheldon, and Richard M. Ryan.- Part 1. A Theoretical Context of Human Autonomy, People’s Well-Being, and Happiness.- 1. Positive Psychology and Self-Determination Theory: A Natural Interface, Kennon M. Sheldon and Richard M. Ryan.- 2. A Self-Determination Theory Perspective on Social, Institutional, Cultural, and Economic Supports for Autonomy and their Importance for Well-being, Richard M. Ryan and Edward L. Deci.- 3. Dialectical Relationships among Human Autonomy, the Brain, and Culture, Valery I. Chirkov.- Part II. Human autonomy across cultures and domains of life: health, education, interpersonal relationships, and work.- 4. The Role of Autonomy in Promoting Healthy Dyadic, Familial, and Parenting Relationships across Cultures.- C. Raymond Knee and Ahmet Uysal.- 5. Do Social Institutions Necessarily Suppress Individuals’ Need for Autonomy? The Possibility of Schools as Autonomy Promoting Contexts across the Globe, Johnmarshall Reeve and Avi Assor.- 6. Well-being, Physical Health, and Personal Autonomy, Geoffrey Williams, Pedro J. Teixeira, Eliana Carraca, and Ken Resnicow .- 7. Autonomy in the Workplace: An Essential Ingredient to Employee Engagement and Well-Being in Every Culture, Marylène Gagné and Devasheesh Bhave.- Part III. Human autonomy in modern economy, democracy development, and sustainability.- 8. Capitalism and Autonomy, Tim Kasser.- 9. Economy, People’s Personal Autonomy, and Well-Being, Maurizio Pugno.- 10. The Development of Conceptions of Personal Autonomy, Rights and Democracy and their Relation to Psychological Well-Being, Charles C. Helwig and Justin McNeil.- 11. Personal Autonomy and Environmental Sustainability, Luc G. Pelletier, Daniel Baxter, and Veronika Huta.