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Sara Vestergren
@swedishprotests.bsky.social
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PhD, social psychologist at University of Reading, UK, specialising in the Psychology of crowds, collective action, and climate action. Views my own. Born at 338.7ppm
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Nix Rust @nixrust.bsky.social · 7d
Kemi Badenoch has vowed to repeal the UK’s Climate Change Act, a move so reckless it demands more scrutiny than polite debate. This matters not just for polar bears or coral reefs, but for our people, our economy, our very future.

#ClimateChange #ClimateEmergency
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Kemi Badenoch vows to repeal Climate Change Act
Tory leader says she would replace it with ‘cheap energy’ strategy, ending decades-long consensus on climate
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Selin Tekin @drselintekin.bsky.social · 7d
@merveozturkey.bsky.social & I are organizing an event with the @bps-social-psych.bsky.social
Rising Together: How Collective Action Emerges in the Face of an Emergency
Our wonderful speakers:
Dr. Nihan Albayrak-Aydemir
Dr. Rim Saab
Prof. @lucygobag.bsky.social
Prof. @profjohndrury.bsky.social
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Crowds & Identities @crowdsidentities.bsky.social · 14d
Public behaviour in response to perceived hostile threats: An evidence base and guide for practitioners and policymakers

Funded by @ukri.org

doi.org/10.20919/VJV...
Public behaviour in response to perceived hostile threats: An evidence base and guide for practitioners and policymakers
Background: Public behaviour and the new hostile threats • Civil contingencies planning and preparedness for hostile threats requires accurate and up to date knowledge about how the public might beha...
doi.org
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John Drury @profjohndrury.bsky.social · 8d
New book just arrived in the post! Includes chapter by me & @evangelospsych.bsky.social on collective resilience as a process in emergent groups in emergencies.
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Philippa Carr @philippacarr.bsky.social · 10d
Great series of events planned by @bps-social-psych.bsky.social on collective action and emergencies. It's free to attend and online!

www.bps.org.uk/event/rising...
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BPS Social Psychology Section @bps-social-psych.bsky.social · 9d
Rising together: how collective action emerges in the face of an emergency

Thursday (2nd Oct) 12-2pm

Attendance is free, but you need to register.

www.bps.org.uk/event/rising...

This is the first (of 3) session in our free online series designed as an open space to come together and share ideas
Rising Together: How Collective Action Emerges in the Face of an Emergency | BPS
The first 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
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John Drury @profjohndrury.bsky.social · 9d
A @bpsofficial.bsky.social @bps-social-psych.bsky.social free online event, organized by @drselintekin.bsky.social :
'Rising Together: How Collective Action Emerges in the Face of an Emergency'

www.bps.org.uk/event/rising...
Rising Together: How Collective Action Emerges in the Face of an Emergency | BPS
The first 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
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Frida Hylander @fridahylander.bsky.social · 10d
Godmorgon alla som är intresserade av klimatpsykologi, vad som skapar storskalig beteendeförändring, vad som påverkar att känna hopp & vad man bäst kan göra för klimatet - tycker ni ska anmäla er till den här endagskonferensen 22 november som Psykologer för Hållbar Utveckling ordnar. Öppen för alla!
Klimatpsykologi 2025
Psykologer för Hållbar Utveckling bjuder äntligen in till andra upplagan av klimatpsykologikonferensen. Välkomna till en dag full med spännande föreläsningar, möjligheter att knyta nya kontakter, och ...
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John Drury @profjohndrury.bsky.social · 12d
Remaining in or leaving climate activism –
insights from current and former activists on
sustained engagement

New from @swedishprotests.bsky.social & colleagues

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Remaining in or leaving climate activism – insights from current and former activists on sustained engagement
This study examines factors influencing sustained engagement and disengagement in climate activism, specifically within Extinction Rebellion. Through interviews with 26 current and former activists...
www.tandfonline.com
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John Drury @profjohndrury.bsky.social · 17d
Re-reading this chapter by Carina Hoerst, @alexhaslam.bsky.social @evangelospsych.bsky.social @swedishprotests.bsky.social @fergusneville.bsky.social et al. for lecture preparation for the coming term.

www.researchgate.net/publication/...
The Psychology of Crowds and Leadership in the 2021 Capitol Insurrection | Request PDF
Request PDF | On Aug 11, 2025, Carina Hoerst and others published The Psychology of Crowds and Leadership in the 2021 Capitol Insurrection | Find, read and cite all the research you need on ResearchGa...
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Dr Samuel Finnerty @samuelfinnerty.bsky.social · 19d
The session that stood out for me, “What Can Social Psychology Do”—chaired by @swedishprotests.bsky.social—brought us together to explore how we can respond to urgent crises, for example by challenging journals, associations, and institutions complicit in, or failing to act on, the genocide in Gaza.
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Dr Samuel Finnerty @samuelfinnerty.bsky.social · 19d
Also great to catch up with @metesefauysal.bsky.social auysal.bsky.social @swedishprotests.bsky.social hprotests.bsky.social and hear about their work on Greta Thunberg’s climate leadership with @yasemingacar.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
The Making of a Movement (Together): How Climate Activists Perceive Greta Thunberg's Leadership
Drawing on the Social Identity Theory of Leadership, this study explores how Greta Thunberg's influence emerges through group processes where her leadership is sustained among climate activists by pe...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
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Dr Samuel Finnerty @samuelfinnerty.bsky.social · 19d
Last week I was at the BPS Social Psych Conference @bps-social-psych.bsky.social in Oxford @ox.ac.uk The theme was Beyond Tribalism—bringing different traditions together organised by @shelleymckeown.bsky.social @swedishprotests.bsky.social @nascherme.bsky.social
Some reflections in a thread 👇
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John Drury @profjohndrury.bsky.social · 23d
Just arrived in the post! The new book on crowds & leadership, from @metesefauysal.bsky.social @swedishprotests.bsky.social & Yasemin Acar
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Marc Scully @marcscully.bsky.social · 23d
New Book Monday! With a few weeks to spare before this year’s Social Psychology of Crowds lecture.

@metesefauysal.bsky.social @swedishprotests.bsky.social @yasemingacar.bsky.social
A copy of the book “Social Psychology of Leadership and Crowds”. The black and white cover photo depicts Angela Davis addressing a crowd.
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Dr Charlie Gardner @charliejgardner.bsky.social · 27d
Does civil disobdedience work?

Fascinating report on the effectiveness of the Swedish Restore Wetlands campaign, which "successfully transformed a relatively unknown environmental issue into a national talking point through strategic civil disobedience"

www.socialchangelab.org/restore-wetl...
Impact of the Restore Wetlands Campaign | Social Change Lab
From 2022-24 Sweden’s Restore Wetlands (Återställ Våtmarker) civil-disobedience drive turned drained wetlands—11 Mt CO₂e yearly, 20 % of national emissions—into a top-tier issue. Highway, TV and museu...
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John Drury @profjohndrury.bsky.social · 28d
On the anniversary, what do the events of #9-11 tell us?

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John Drury @profjohndrury.bsky.social · 28d
At @bps-social-psych.bsky.social, @samreenchhabra.bsky.social presents her important PhD research on the psychological effects of youth climate activism in India
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Sara Vestergren @swedishprotests.bsky.social · 28d
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BPS Social Psychology Section @bps-social-psych.bsky.social · 29d
Now @samreenchhabra.bsky.social presenting her research on the psychological impacts of climate activism in Indian youths
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BPS Social Psychology Section @bps-social-psych.bsky.social · 28d
In the climate activist session @metesefauysal.bsky.social turns to leadership in the climate movement by discussing the making of a movement and how climate activists perceive Greta Thunberg’s leadership
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BPS Social Psychology Section @bps-social-psych.bsky.social · 29d
Last sessions for this years conference have started. In the Talbot room @samuelfinnerty.bsky.social starts off the Climate Activism session outlining identity and ethical tensions among environmentally engaged scientists in climate advocacy
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BPS Social Psychology Section @bps-social-psych.bsky.social · 29d
@profjohndrury.bsky.social opening the symposium exploring how social psychology can enhance our understanding of the
2024 anti-immigrant riots 🧵1/6
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John Drury @profjohndrury.bsky.social · 29d
At @bps-social-psych.bsky.social the @behaviourresuk.bsky.social funded symposium on our 2024 riots project @swedishprotests.bsky.social @drannetempleton.bsky.social
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BPS Social Psychology Section @bps-social-psych.bsky.social · 29d
Next up is our section chair @swedishprotests.bsky.social discussing the 2024 anti-immigrant riots in England in terms of group and identity dynamics 🧵3/6
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