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

John Drury
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by John Drury

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Global Crowd Management Alliance® @globalcrowds.bsky.social · 5d
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London's Fire Brigade has recorded its busiest wildfire summer since the record-breaking 2022 heatwave, tackling more than 80 incidents across England's capital city between June and August.

The figures highlight the growing risks of hotter, drier summers for communities,
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by John Drury

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Itaewon crowd crush from the perspective of the disaster victims: topic modelling based on news articles

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Itaewon crowd crush from the perspective of the disaster victims: topic modeling based on news articles
On October 29, 2022, the crowd crush incident in Itaewon, Seoul, South Korea, was an unprecedented disaster that occurred on Halloween—the first celeb…
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by John Drury — Reposted by: John Drury

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Today's lecture: Personal space and crowding.

Key reading for the week is Neville & Reicher (2011) 'The experience of collective participation', but key reading for today is this classic from David Novelli:
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Restricting eligibility as a wave is growing...

One of the reasons used for dropping coverage in younger age groups, especially kids, was a lack of demand...for a medicine they told everyone wasn't necessary...🤦‍♂️
Not an issue nowadays, it seems...
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Reposted by: John Drury, Brian A. Nosek, Mohammad Atari

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I am hoping to recruit a Ph.D. student to join the SPARC (Social Psychology of Activism, Resistance, & Change) Lab at @UVAPsyc in Fall 2026! You can find more info about my research on my website (ericshuman.com), and the program here (psychology.as.virginia.edu/social-psych...).
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📄 Social Cure and Savouring: Attending Live Music Events Is Associated with Wellbeing and Behaviour Changes
By Harry Lewis, Hanna Eldarwish, Fiona Green, John Drury & team (University of Sussex)
🔗 Access the preprint, here: osf.io/preprints/ps...
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Research Confirms It: Live Events Are Good for You! 🎶

Freshly accepted for publication, this revised paper from researchers at the University of Sussex provides robust evidence that attending live music events boosts wellbeing and can even inspire positive behaviour change.
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by John Drury — Reposted by: John Drury

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Our survey of over 2000 attendees, from both UK and USA, and across a wide variety of genres and events (both gigs and festivals) found this:
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by Johanna Ray Vollhardt — Reposted by: John Drury, Laura K. Taylor, Andrew Livingstone

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The Psychology of Resistance (in violent, repressive contexts) Virtual Meeting Series and network is now here on Blue Sky, please follow for our updates on upcoming talks, recordings from sessions, papers from our presenters, etc.! bsky.app/profile/psyc...
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by John Drury — Reposted by: John Drury

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And here's our own study of the normative limits of the 'new' disruptive behaviour at live events, with @harrymlewis.bsky.social @sanjeedah.bsky.social @lewisdoyle.bsky.social @hannaeldarwish.bsky.social

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by John Drury

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And by the way, hardly any serious researchers today would off 'de-individuation' as an explanation for anything!
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by John Drury — Reposted by: John Drury

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Disruptive crowd behaviour back in the news again!
This time it's journalists saying it's a thing.
But crowd safety professionals say 'The overwhelming majority of events take place safely & securely, with no disruption, but those stories rarely make the news.”

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Swearing, booing and spitting: is crowd behaviour out of control?
There was dismay after Rory McIlroy’s wife was hit by a beer at the Ryder Cup. But have crowds always been badly behaved, or is antisocial behaviour getting worse?
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by Aurélien Mondon — Reposted by: John Drury, Aurélien Mondon

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This short piece co-authored with Alex Yates shows why the misuse of populism plays right in the hands of the far right

(Annoyingly, the app is not allowing me to tag colleagues, but follow them!)

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The word ‘populism’ is a gift to the far right – four reasons why we should stop using it
Extremists benefit when we use euphemisms that confer on them an air of legitimacy.
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London's Fire Brigade has recorded its busiest wildfire summer since the record-breaking 2022 heatwave, tackling more than 80 incidents across England's capital city between June and August.

The figures highlight the growing risks of hotter, drier summers for communities,
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by John Drury — Reposted by: John Drury

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Revisiting Brian Parkinson’s demolition of ‘emotional contagion’ (BPS social psych conference Sept 2025) for preparation for one of my lectures:
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Before the professional first responders arrive, there are 'zero responders', including amongst the survivors themselves, who respond to each others' needs

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Manchester synagogue: PM praises rabbi and security staff who blocked attacker
Two killed and four remain in hospital after a man, shot dead by police, carried out the attack.
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by John Drury — Reposted by: John Drury

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Covid Situation Report: Oct 2, 2025, from @bob-hawkins.bsky.social

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by John Drury

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'Bravery of worshippers and security stopped attacker entering Manchester synagogue'

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Bravery of worshippers and security stopped attacker entering Manchester synagogue, police chief says
Two people died in the synagogue attack; a third person, the attacker, was shot dead by police. The attack happened on Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar.
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by John Drury — Reposted by: John Drury

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Today's lecture -- introduction to The Psychology of Crowd Behaviour

This week's essential reading: Reicher et al (2010) The Social Identity Approach
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@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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by John Drury — Reposted by: John Drury

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'our finding of the role of staff support in audience wellbeing complements previous research on the role of organizational factors in positive crowd experiences and is in line with research on emergency responder interactions with members of the public (Carter et al., 2014).'
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John Drury @profjohndrury.bsky.social · 7d
'Social cure and savouring: Attending live music events is associated with wellbeing and behaviour changes'
From @harrymlewis.bsky.social @hannaeldarwish.bsky.social & team
A revised version of this paper now accepted for publication!

osf.io/preprints/ps...
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by John Drury — Reposted by: John Drury

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'Social cure and savouring: Attending live music events is associated with wellbeing and behaviour changes'
From @harrymlewis.bsky.social @hannaeldarwish.bsky.social & team
A revised version of this paper now accepted for publication!

osf.io/preprints/ps...
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The Psychology of Crowd Behaviour

This review by @profjohndrury.bsky.social describes the social identity approach to crowd behavior. Research based on the social identity approach to crowds has grown significantly in the last 20yrs, both quantitatively and qualitatively.

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The Psychology of Crowd Behaviour
This review describes the social identity approach to crowd behavior. Research based on the social identity approach to crowds has grown significantly in the last 20 years, both quantitatively and qua...
www.qeios.com
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by John Drury — Reposted by: Andrew Livingstone

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The Power of Collective Resilience -- more about the book here

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by John Drury — Reposted by: John Drury

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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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by John Drury

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Crowds & Identities and friends welcome Becky Davies, who’s starting her PhD with us @sussex.ac.uk this term
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by John Drury — Reposted by: John Drury

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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'

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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.
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When disaster strikes it is encouraging that humans behave well towards each other - as though they are made in the image of someone loving and altruistic. In an emergency, we act with creativity and compassion.

Reading Rebecca Solnit's, A Paradise Built in Hell.
Cover of the book showing 4 human figures with drawings of leaves behind them.
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by John Drury

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Almost all popular use of the term 'cognitive dissonance' that I have seen get it completely wrong, but at the same time they tell us what's wrong with the theory: people in fact regularly tolerate contradiction (and only attempt to 'resolve' it when held to account).
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