John Drury

@profjohndrury.bsky.social

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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 · 6h

'What’s going on with measles in England?'
New from @chrischirp.bsky.social

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What’s going on with Measles in England?

An explanation of where we are, how we got here and what we can do

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John Drury @profjohndrury.bsky.social · 1d

When survival becomes politics: Necessity activism
and identity work under precarity

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When survival becomes politics: Necessity activism and identity work under precarity

Collective action is essential for tackling social, institutional, and environmental challenges, often fueled by shared identities, common norms, and a belief in the possibility of change. However, t...

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Prof Aleksandra Cichocka @alekscichocka.bsky.social · 1d

Kent Psychology is hiring 🎓We have two posts: 1) open area and 2) cog neuro. More details can be found here: jobs.kent.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx... Feel free to reach out with questions!

Job Opportunity at the University of Kent: Lecturer in Psychology

The School of Psychology is seeking to appoint a Lecturer in Psychology and a Lecturer in Psychology focusing on Cognition and Neuroscience to join a collegial, supportive, and intellectually vibrant...

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Harry Lewis @harrymlewis.bsky.social · 1d

Interested in the psychology of disruptive behaviour at music events? Well have a read of this. Highlights include me, @lewisdoyle.bsky.social & @sanjeedah.bsky.social throwing ourselves around in mosh pits for science (plus in-depth interviews & a big old survey). dx.doi.org/10.1111/asap...

John Drury @profjohndrury.bsky.social · 1d

@moiranics.bsky.social -- have you seen work by Lise Jans at Groningen? www.rug.nl/staff/l.jans...

prof. dr. L. (Lise) Jans

Bekijk de profielpagina van prof. dr. L. (Lise) Jans, verbonden aan de Rijksuniversiteit Groningen.

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John Drury @profjohndrury.bsky.social · 1d

@harrymlewis.bsky.social @sanjeedah.bsky.social @hannaeldarwish.bsky.social @lewisdoyle.bsky.social @freyamills.bsky.social

John Drury @profjohndrury.bsky.social · 1d

Understanding the “new” disruptive behavior at live music events: Group normative (mis)alignment and collective self-regulation
Now published in ASAP journal.

Please share.

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Mark Pendleton @markpendleton.bsky.social · 2d

Full recordings of the #ucu VP hustings will (I think) be up this week, but with the voting deadline looming I’m going to be posting my clips myself over the next few days.

First, some introductory comments in two short clips (2 mins each).

More about me also at: ucucommons.org/mark4vp/

John Drury @profjohndrury.bsky.social · 3d

'Applause usually begins promptly and its onset is coordinated primarily by audience members acting independently in response to prominent junctures in a speech. Booing is usually delayed and is coordinated primarily by audience members monitoring each other's conduct so as to respond together.'

wordmerchant @thalkowski.bsky.social · 4d

For some real science on the topic of booing.... clayman.scholar.ss.ucla.edu/wp-content/u...

clayman.scholar.ss.ucla.edu

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Charles Antaki @charlesantaki.bsky.social · 4d

Astounding that anyone, let alone a (presumably qualified) psychologist, produce such codswallop..

"85-90% of our decisions are ..... completely emotionally driven."

"DNA".

For shame.

Clip from a piece in the garden in which an evolutionary psychologist explains crowds booing by appeal to "our DNA"

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wordmerchant @thalkowski.bsky.social · 4d

For some real science on the topic of booing.... clayman.scholar.ss.ucla.edu/wp-content/u...

clayman.scholar.ss.ucla.edu

John Drury @profjohndrury.bsky.social · 4d

See the replies for fascinating comments from real experts.

John Drury @profjohndrury.bsky.social · 4d

'To boo, or not to boo? Why do fans do it?'

Disappointing evolutionary explanation in the article. I'm sure others on here - @adokerrison.bsky.social @markdoidge.bsky.social @profgeoffpearson.bsky.social - can say something more interesting about football fans booing.

www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...

Football: Are fans booing their own team and manager more?

Booing at football is an accepted part of the game. It's been around since time began, but are fans increasingly booing their own team?

www.bbc.co.uk

John Drury @profjohndrury.bsky.social · 4d

Looking forward to citing your work!

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John Drury @profjohndrury.bsky.social · 4d

Cliche-ridden pop psychology :(

John Drury @profjohndrury.bsky.social · 4d

Oh dear indeed...

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Adrian Kerrison @adokerrison.bsky.social · 4d

And along those lines of 'villainy', there are plenty of instances where booing is used to mark and acknowledge a history with a player. Like if a player commited a dirty play or left a club they'll get booed every time they touch the ball as a collective acknowledgement that "we know what you did"

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Adrian Kerrison @adokerrison.bsky.social · 4d

I also enjoy how wrestling fans needed different methods for voicing critique. If they just booed then the 'bad guy' might seem to be doing his job of being booed well. So instead they'd chant "boring" or "you're can wrestle" to align the criticism to the match quality or a wrestler's skill vs. plot

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Mark Doidge @markdoidge.bsky.social · 4d

Oh dear, indeed. Since when are emotions infectious? Le Bon argued that over 100 years ago, and it's been disproven. I've been at football and some people booed and others criticised them for booing. Clearly we're all animals who just follow the herd... 🙄

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John Drury @profjohndrury.bsky.social · 4d

Football: Are fans booing their own team and manager more?

Booing at football is an accepted part of the game. It's been around since time began, but are fans increasingly booing their own team?

www.bbc.co.uk

John Drury @profjohndrury.bsky.social · 4d

'UK ban on Palestine Action unlawful, high court judges rule'

In line with public opinion, as our survey suggests?

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

John Drury @profjohndrury.bsky.social · 4d

Primroses, crocuses, and carpet of snowdrops on @sussex.ac.uk campus today

John Drury @profjohndrury.bsky.social · 5d

New papier mache sculptures on @sussex.ac.uk campus today

John Drury @profjohndrury.bsky.social · 5d

Important findings given how much weight many organizations put on bias training rather than other interventions.

Jay Van Bavel, PhD @jayvanbavel.bsky.social · 6d

A meta-analysis on reducing discrimination finds:
1) passive interventions, such as short-term education or bias reminders, are ineffective
2) targeting behavior directly to inhibit bias (eg making individuals accountable or changing social norms) is helpful
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