1. Introduction E. Saskia Kunnen, Harke A. Bosma, Cor van Halen and Matty van der Meulen; 2. Developments in self-concept theory and research: affect, context, and variability Matty van der Meulen; Commentary: the self-concept is dead, long live... which construct or process? Differentation and organization of self-related theories Annerieke Oosterwegel; 3. The self and emotions Nico H. Frijda; Commentary: the self and emotions Seymour Epstein; 4. Fish, foxes and talking in the classroom: introducing dynamic systems concepts and approaches Paul L. C. van Geert; Commentary: fish, foxes, identity and emotion Linda A. Camras and George F. Michel; 5. A rational perspective on the development of self and emotion Alan Fogel; Commentary: the personal experience of coherence Jeroen Jansz; 6. Affective processes in a multivoiced self Hubert J. M. Hermans and Els Hermans-Jansen; Commentary: affective processes in a multivoiced self in action Leni Verhofstadt-Denève; 7. Old-new answers and new-old questions for personality and emotion: a matter of complexity Jeanette Haviland-Jones, David Beaulifard and Carol Magai; Commentary: emotions as sources of information about the self Peter Heymans; 8. Cognitive-emotional self-organization in personality development and personal identity Marc Lewis and Michel Ferrari; Commentary: two faces in identity Carol Magai; 9. A self-organizational approach to identity and emotions: an overview and implications E. Saskia Kunnen, Harke A. Bosma, Cor van Halen and Matty van der Meulen.