Representations of crowd behaviour in the management of mass emergencies (Leverhulme project)
See how we are examining the representations of crowd psychology held by crowd managers, including event organisers, emergency planners and the police.
The project
Negative views of the crowd, such as ‘mass panic’, rationalise and legitimise forms of crowd management that have been shown to undermine informal collective resilience.
This survey, document analysis and case study examines the extent to which different crowd professionals endorse negative (or positive) views of the crowd, and how these operate in practice.
- Publications
Drury, J., Novelli, D., & Stott, C. (2015). Managing to avert disaster: Explaining collective resilience at an outdoor music event. European Journal of Social Psychology. doi:10.1002/ejsp.2108. Open access version.
Drury, J., Novelli, D., & Stott, C. (2013). Psychological disaster myths in the perception and management of mass emergencies. Journal of Applied Social Psychology.43, 2259–2270. doi:10.1111/jasp.12176. Open access version.
Drury, J., Novelli, D., & Stott, C. (2013). Representing crowd behaviour in emergency planning guidance: ‘Mass panic’ or collective resilience?. Resilience: International Policies, Practices and Discourses, 1(1), 18–37. doi:10.1080/21693293.2013.765740. Open access version.
- Press coverage
British Psychological Society research digest, 22nd October 2013
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