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I study psychosocial support among refugees of conflict in developing countries and the role of social identity in these mechanisms, and large chunk of my PhD project data is qualitative. I did some interviews for a pilot study and I

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7/7 and the promise of community resilience

On the morning of July 7th 2005, we were on the platform at Waterloo East tube station. We were our way to the Royal Society’s Summer Science Exhibition to present our research on crowd behaviour in emergencies. But, before we

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Η ψυχολογία των μαζικών αναλήψεων

Η σημερινή ανακοίνωση πως οι ελληνικές τράπεζες θα παραμείνουν κλειστές τουλάχιστον έως το δημοψήφισμα της Κυριακής, προφανώς ωθήθηκε από την απόφαση της Ευρωπαϊκής Κεντρικής Τράπεζας (ΕΚΤ) να διακόψει την οικονομική υποστήριξη που επέτρεψε στις ελληνικές τράπεζες να λειτουργούν, παρόλο που

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أزمة اليونان المالية وخرافة الذعر

أزمة اليونان المالية وخرافة الذعر   بمجرد الإعلان عن إغلاق البنوك اليونانية غداة تصويت البنك المركزي الأوربي على قرار إنهاء المساعدات المالية التي مكّنت البنوك اليونانية من الاستمرار في العمل على الرغم من إقبال الناس على سحب أموالهم من تلك

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The psychology of bank runs

The announcement today that Greek banks will be closed at least until the referendum on Sunday was apparently prompted by the decision of the European Central Bank (ECB) to end the financial support that has allowed the banks to function

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Walking as collective behaviour: Developing computer simulations of pedestrians and crowds

We act as and are confronted with pedestrians and crowds everywhere in our daily routine. As Vuchic (1999) says in his book Transportation for Livable Cities: “Every trip begins and ends on foot, even if only to and from a

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