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Fergus Neville

@fergusneville.bsky.social

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Studies social identity, group/crowd behaviour, social influence and leadership. Senior lecturer at University of St Andrews Business School. Organsises gigs at BigRockNewport.

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Fergus Neville @fergusneville.bsky.social · Nov 18

Our new paper "Engaged Onlooking: How Organisational Identification Shapes Public Condoning of Corporate Corruption" is published in EJSP. DM for a copy if you can't access.

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#corruption #organizationalpsychology #socialpsychology

Engaged Onlooking: How Organisational Identification Shapes Public Condoning of Corporate Corruption

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John Drury @profjohndrury.bsky.social · 8h

Today's lecture on crowd behaviour: Mass gatherings and live events.
Key reading this week is this by @fergusneville.bsky.social & Reicher:

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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Fergus Neville @fergusneville.bsky.social · Sep 5

It was also a treat on Wednesday to cross the Danube to Buda to see my great friend and colleague @daniell0ck.bsky.social present our work at the European Association of Sport Managment on the complexities of club and national team identities during international football matches.

Fergus Neville @fergusneville.bsky.social · Sep 5

It was great to meet so many interesting people at the event who are applying the ESIM principles in various European football contexts. I look forward to continuting our conversations and collaborating on crowd mangement.

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Fergus Neville @fergusneville.bsky.social · Sep 5

Key messages were to a) understand fans' social identities, b) empower supporters to express these identities in safe/legal ways, c) communicate with crowds to facilitate positive interactions and maintain dialogue, d) differentiate policing to only intervene against individuals who pose a threat.

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Fergus Neville @fergusneville.bsky.social · Sep 5

What a wonderful trip to Budapest this week for the UEFA Safety and Security Conference! I presented research on ESIM (the Elaborated Social Identity Model) to explain the social identity processes of crowd disorder escalation and de-escalation.

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Fergus Neville @fergusneville.bsky.social · Aug 20

Did you attend Radio 1's Big Weekend 2023 and watch Royal Blood? If so, please consider taking part in a focus group organised by my PhD student Calum Cook. Further details below. Please share with anyone relevant!

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John Drury @profjohndrury.bsky.social · May 21

New pre-print - the first empirical study of the 2024 summer riots, case studies of Bristol, Stoke, & Tamworth detailing the sequence of events, who was involved, and targets

Funded by @ukri.org

www.qeios.com/read/17ASAP

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John Drury @profjohndrury.bsky.social · May 8

Providing support to increase adherence to self-isolation requirements during a public health emergency

@ukri.org funded research from @fergusneville.bsky.social @markdatkinson.bsky.social @evangelospsych.bsky.social

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Providing support to increase adherence to self-isolation requirements during a public health emergency

Isolating infected individuals plays a crucial role in controlling highly infectious diseases. However adherence to self-isolation mandates can be low…

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Fergus Neville @fergusneville.bsky.social · Apr 17

Many thanks to Ross and Yannis for welcoming the class to Tannadice on Saturday, and for delivering such an engaging and innovative session!

Fergus Neville @fergusneville.bsky.social · Apr 17

This year I was delighted to welcome Ross Starke (Head of Football Operations) and Yannis Marr (Digital Content Lead) to lead the practical class, with a focus on social identity in leadership and communications.

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Fergus Neville @fergusneville.bsky.social · Apr 17

Our Masters students a) learn the theory of the Social Identity Approach to Leadership, b) attend a Dundee United match to observe forms of leadership during matchdays, and c) participate in a practical workshop with club staff on how social identity processes are applied in their leadership roles.

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Fergus Neville @fergusneville.bsky.social · Apr 17

Today was the culmination of my favourite class of the year which is a collaboration I lead between @uniofstandrews.bsky.social Business School and Dundee United Football Club, in which we examine the role of Social Identity processes for Leadership in a professional sports club. 🧵

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Evangelos Ntontis @evangelospsych.bsky.social · Mar 19

Nice! 😊
@klara-jurstakova.bsky.social
@fergusneville.bsky.social
Alex Haslam
Steve Reicher

Find the article here:
doi.org/10.1111/bjso...

#TopCitedArticle

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Fergus Neville @fergusneville.bsky.social · Dec 13

🧵Please share!

🎓 PhD studentship for August 2025 entry

The @uniofstandrews.bsky.social Business School is offering fully funded PhD studentships for August 2025 entry.

www.st-andrews.ac.uk/business-sch...

PhD studentship - University of St Andrews Business School - University of St Andrews

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UK Constitutional Law Association @ukcla.bsky.social · Jan 27

John Drury: Get the psychology right for the law: Public and policy responses to the Covid-19 pandemic ukconstitutionallaw.org/2025/01/27/j...

John Drury: Get the psychology right for the law: Public and policy responses to the Covid-19 pandemic

Across 2020 and 2021, the UK government introduced a large number of policies, rules, and guidance for the public in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. Most of these sought to limit in-person conta…

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John Drury @profjohndrury.bsky.social · Jan 20

At this month's Crowds & Identities @crowdsidentities.bsky.social seminar, expertly convened by @freyamills.bsky.social, Rhea Haddad presents her new work with @drannetempleton.bsky.social on how collective sound-making at live sports events expressed shared identity.

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Fergus Neville @fergusneville.bsky.social · Jan 18

For colleagues in Business Schools, the British Journal of Social Psychology was recently ranked as a 3* journal in the AJG2024 list, so it's a fantastic place to publish research on organisational and other relevant social processes.

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Fergus Neville @fergusneville.bsky.social · Jan 18

I'm delighted to begin as an Associate Editor at the British Journal of Social Psychology! Many thanks to Sammyh Khan and Shelley McKeown Jones for the invitation and trust.

You can find out more about the journal and submit papers here: bpspsychub.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/2044...

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Fergus Neville @fergusneville.bsky.social · Jan 9

President Carter even once indulged me in some banter about Scottish football which still makes me chuckle.

They were remarkable people, and I was proud to work with and know them.

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Fergus Neville @fergusneville.bsky.social · Jan 9

Sometimes these would be at offical events, but often they would stop for a chat and a joke in the corridor or by the coffee machine. They were very warm people, and were interested in both the work and the backgrounds of their interns.

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Fergus Neville @fergusneville.bsky.social · Jan 9

The work was fascinating, energising, and it was a privilege to work with a collection of such diverse and interesting people. One of the highlights of working at @TheCarterCenter were the regular interactions with both Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter.

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Fergus Neville @fergusneville.bsky.social · Jan 9

Both internships focussed on the first free and fair Presidential elections in Liberia. I also had the opportunity to have an hour-long meeting with him as part of the Bobby Jones Scholarship.

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Fergus Neville @fergusneville.bsky.social · Jan 9

On the day of Predident Jimmy Carter's funeral, I wanted to record the impact he had on my life. In 2005-2006 I completed two internships at The Carter Center, first in Conflict Resolution and then in the Democracy Program.

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Fergus Neville @fergusneville.bsky.social · Dec 19

The article stars with a quote on "pack mentality". Describing complex human behaviour as animalistic isn’t helpful for explaining behaviour or offering solutions for effective management. Only by recognising how group actions reflect shared identities/norms can we understand collective behaviour.

Fergus Neville @fergusneville.bsky.social · Dec 19

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