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John Drury
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Social psychologist @Sussex.ac.uk. Collective behaviour, crowds, emergencies, Covid http://tinyurl.com/anw6sxrs Member behavioural sub-group @independentsage.bsky.social Views my own.

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John Drury is a Professor of Social Psychology at the University of Sussex. His core research is in the area of crowd psychology.

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John Drury @profjohndrury.bsky.social · Nov 15

Crowds & Identities -- a starter pack.

Please share.

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John Drury @profjohndrury.bsky.social · 9h
‘They saved my life’: Grenfell Athletic create hopeful future despite pain of loss in tower fire

www.theguardian.com/football/202...
‘They saved my life’: Grenfell Athletic create hopeful future despite pain of loss in tower fire
A new documentary shows community unity helping a football club rise against a backdrop of a tragedy-hit building that is only now coming down
www.theguardian.com

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John Drury @profjohndrury.bsky.social · 12h
The Role of Subjective Power Dynamics in Far-Right Collective Action: The “Unite the Right” Rally and the Capitol Insurrection

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The Role of Subjective Power Dynamics in Far-Right Collective Action: The “Unite the Right” Rally and the Capitol Insurrection| Journal of Social and Political Psychology
jspp.psychopen.eu

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John Drury @profjohndrury.bsky.social · 14h
The Psychology of Crowds and Leadership in the 2021 Capitol Insurrection

www.researchgate.net/publication/...

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John Drury @profjohndrury.bsky.social · 16h
New: 'Handbook of Social Identity Research'

www.e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/han...

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Bournemouth University UCU @bournemouthucu.bsky.social · 16h
Vote! #wearetheuniversity #bournemouthuni #getthevoteout #savethesector @ucu.org.uk

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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 20h
There are hundreds and hundreds of similar examples in the REF Impact Case Studies and Environment statements from 2014 and 2021 of contributions such as this--to medicine, science, social policy, mental health & wellbeing, culture & more. They're local, regional, national & international. 7/8
Impact database : Results and submissions : REF 2021
results2021.ref.ac.uk

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John Drury @profjohndrury.bsky.social · 1d
Not new but topical, from @alexhaslam.bsky.social & colleagues

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John Drury @profjohndrury.bsky.social · 1d
'it is Trump’s willing participation in a mutual process of identity enactment, rather than any instructions contained in his speech, that should be the basis for assessing his ... responsibility for, the assault on the Capitol building'

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Examining the role of Donald Trump and his supporters in the 2021 assault on the U.S. Capitol: A dual-agency model of identity leadership and engaged followership
This article develops a dual-agency model of leadership which treats collective phenomena as a co-production involving both leaders and followers who …
www.sciencedirect.com

Reposted by John Drury

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Johanna Ray Vollhardt @jrvollhardt.bsky.social · 1d
Tomorrow! On the social psychology of disruptive, confrontational protests and the shift in resistance tactics in repressive contexts. Still time to register, here: tinyurl.com/disruptive-p...
psychresist.bsky.social Resistance Psychology Network @psychresist.bsky.social · 7d
The next session of Psychology of Resistance Virtual Meetings is next Monday, November 10:

We do a peer review as conversation with @metesefauysal.bsky.social on confrontational-disruptive protests,
@yasemingacar.bsky.social and Carmen Marazzi as discusants

To register: tinyurl.com/disruptive-p...
Beyond Dichotomies: Rethinking Protest Tactics and How They Shape Allyship by Mete Sefa Uysal (university of Exeter) Peer Review as Conversation (90 Minutes) Reviewers: Yasemin Gülsüm Acar (St Andrews University) and Carmen Marazzi (Clark University) Abstract: Allyship in social movements does not emerge in a vacuum. It unfolds in contested political and moral contexts where the tactics used by marginalised groups play a critical role in shaping support from the general public. Yet, existing scholarship often collapses diverse protest forms into binary categories like normative vs. nonnormative or conventional vs. radical. Recent studies on confrontational collective action (Uysal et al., 2024,2025) challenge existing categorisations that treat protest tactics as fixed and morally preferable over one another. It sees protest tactics as a continuum in which they coexist within activists’ repertoires of resistance and shifts the focus to the conditions under which individuals transition between tactics against repression. Following this critique, I aim to discuss when confrontational and disruptive actions hinder and catalyse solidarity and allyship, rather than treating them as inherently alienating. Register here: http://tinyurl.com/disruptive-protest Monday, November 10, 2025 Vancouver, Canada: 9:00; New York, United States: 12:00; London, United Kingdom: 17:00; Ramallah, Palestine: 19:00 The picture includes a headshot of Mete Sefa Uysal wearing glasses and a vertically striped shirt in a green leafy background. The picture also includes a QR code for the registration link also added to the original post.

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John Drury @profjohndrury.bsky.social · 1d
'The biggest day of protest in US history as an estimated 7 million people showed up for No Kings on 18 October in small towns and red counties as well as big blue cities.'

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John Drury @profjohndrury.bsky.social · 1d
Also the 'mass society' thesis of early crowd psychologists (and others)

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John Drury @profjohndrury.bsky.social · 1d
This study of the 2005 London bombings was the first in which we proposed that supportive behaviour among survivors in an emergency is due to extension of the boundary of the self-category, which occurs in such events due to perceived common fate.

www.researchgate.net/publication/...

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Old man Griffin @oldhuman2.bsky.social · 1d
Every emergency situation I've ever witnessed, ordinary people gathered to help. Mountain rescue, RNLI, all volunteers.

Reposted by John Drury, Susan Strasser

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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 1d
Cross-posted at the Guardian.
A year on from Trump’s victory, resistance is everywhere | Rebecca Solnit
Americans have shown a tremendous amount and variety of opposition – more than some may realize
www.theguardian.com

Reposted by Peter Jacobs

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John Drury @profjohndrury.bsky.social · 2d
'Human nature' is the capacity to categorize others as part of self. Extending the boundaries of concern, people often help strangers in emergencies.

www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
‘Heroic actions are a natural tendency’: why bystander apathy is a myth
Modern research shows the public work together selflessly in an emergency, motivated by a strong impulse to help
www.theguardian.com

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John Drury @profjohndrury.bsky.social · 2d
Of interest @gilliansocial.bsky.social

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John Drury @profjohndrury.bsky.social · 2d
People talk to strangers and make friends in football crowds

www.theguardian.com/football/202...
‘We could be winning or losing – it doesn’t matter as long as we’re together’: the friendships forged on football terraces
It starts with singing, banter or enthusiastic goal celebrations – and leads to so much more. Six groups of fan friends share how they met
www.theguardian.com

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Tom Western @tomwestern.bsky.social · 2d
Petition to save Geography at the University of Leicester

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Save Geography at the University of Leicester
Can you spare a minute to help this campaign?
c.org

Reposted by John Drury, Paul Nightingale, Michael Larkin

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University of Sussex @sussex.ac.uk · 3d
We are delighted to announce the appointment of Dr Caroline Lucas, former leader of the Green Party and MP for Brighton Pavilion, as the University's first Professor of Practice in Environmental Sustainability at the Sussex School for Progressive Futures (SSPF).
Caroline Lucas appointed as new Professor of Practice at the University of Sussex
Caroline Lucas has been appointed by the University of Sussex as its first Professor of Practice in Environmental Sustainability.
www.sussex.ac.uk

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John Drury @profjohndrury.bsky.social · 4d
Lewes bonfire -- in pictures

www.theargus.co.uk/news/2560206...
In pictures: Thousands flock to Lewes bonfire celebrations
Thousands of people turned out for one of the country’s largest bonfire celebrations
www.theargus.co.uk

Reposted by John Drury, Elizabeth Stokoe, Ruairidh Milne

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Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · 4d
The early flu season in England continues to build, while the latest Covid wave continues to recede.

Latest UKHSA hospital admission data up to 27 Oct.

Reposted by John Drury, Gordon Hodson, Madeleine Pownall

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Elizabeth Stokoe @lizstokoe.bsky.social · 4d
Come and work with my wonderful colleagues @lsepbs.bsky.social!

Assistant Professor in Social #Psychology / Environmental Psychology

#AcademicSky

jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...
PBS homepage screenshot https://www.lse.ac.uk/pbs

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Sara Vestergren @swedishprotests.bsky.social · 4d
Join us for the second free session (of 3) in our Collective Action series today 2-4pm GMT, hosted by @bps-social-psych.bsky.social and brilliantly organised by @drselintekin.bsky.social & @merveozturkey.bsky.social

See the speakers and register to get the link here: www.bps.org.uk/event/relief...
From Relief to Resistance: Sustaining Collective Action for Structural Change | BPS
The second in a three part event series from the Social Psychology Section, gathering emergency practitioners and researchers in the social psychology field.
www.bps.org.uk

Reposted by John Drury, Gordon Hodson, Mark J. Brandt , and 2 more

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Mark Rubin @markrubin.bsky.social · 4d
-- Call for Papers --

Special issue on "Intersectionality in Social Psychology: Perspectives, Methods, and Applications" in the British Journal of Social Psychology.

Abstract submission deadline: 15 December 2025
<em>British Journal of Social Psychology</em> | Wiley Online Library
<em>British Journal of Social Psychology</em> is an international journal publishing impactful basic and applied social psychological research from all parts of the world.
bpspsychub.onlinelibrary.wiley.com

Reposted by Lupicínio Íñiguez-Rueda

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John Drury @profjohndrury.bsky.social · 4d
In today's session in The Psychology of Crowd Behaviour, we address the question 'how does a peaceful crowd become violent?'

We are watching the video of the 1990 poll tax riot, The Battle of Trafalgar (ESIM provides a better explanation than police conspiracy):

www.rebelvideo.ch/en/portraits...
Battle of Trafalgar | Rebel Video
1990, 52 mins, U-matic, color, 14 mins (excerpts), original available through www.spectacle.co.uk The film is an account of the anti-poll tax demonstration on March 31, 1990 in London and raises…
www.rebelvideo.ch

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John Drury @profjohndrury.bsky.social · 5d
One of Sussex's special crowd events -- the Lewes bonfire: Live stream

www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OcI...
Lewes Bonfire 2025 Live
YouTube video by Rocket FM Lewes
www.youtube.com

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John Drury @profjohndrury.bsky.social · 5d
Vote!
#WeAreTheUni
solgamsu.bsky.social Sol Gamsu @solgamsu.bsky.social · 9d
Bought some ice cream from the cornershop & posted my @ucu.org.uk ballot.

As my dept rep said this week, pensions took 5 years to win, we've got to be dogged & stubborn even when we're tired.

There's no way (higher) education will get better without education workers fighting for it
#WeAreTheUni

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John Drury @profjohndrury.bsky.social · 6d
I've had a few queries about people running into danger in threatening emergencies, so here is a summary of the response. More information can be found in our practitioner guide:

@ukri.org funded

sussex.figshare.com/articles/rep...

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Selin Tekin @drselintekin.bsky.social · 6d
Thanks to @bps-social-psych.bsky.social for bringing my notes together from the event that @merveozturkey.bsky.social & I organized.

Reflections came from the responses of: @profjohndrury.bsky.social @lucygobag.bsky.social Dr Rim Saab and Dr Nihan Albayrak-Aydemir

www.bps.org.uk/news/rising-...
Rising together: How collective action emerges in the face of an emergency | BPS
Dr Selin Tekin reflects on the first event in the Rising Together series, hosted by the BPS Social Psychology Section.
www.bps.org.uk

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John Drury @profjohndrury.bsky.social · 6d
Today's lecture -- the Elaborated Social Identity Model (ESIM for short)
Essential reading is @cliffstott.bsky.social @pjsaaved.bsky.social et al on the Hong Kong 'disorder' of 2019: How did a peaceful protest become violent?

academic.oup.com/policing/art...