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Orientation Why study crowds, masses and movements? It is tempting to imagine that as socialists we must know a great deal about crowds, masses, and in medieval thought individual meant inseparable, that is indivisible. People were defined as individuals by reference to the groups of which they were members. Group membership defined their very identity
Article: Crowds, Masses and Movements: Right Wing and Left Wing Macro Social Psychology - What are the characteristics that make a crowd different from a group? Are crowds any more emotional than groups or individuals? Are crowds any more manipulatable than groups? Are crowds any more destructive than groups or individuals? How do we account for our suspicions about crowds? Why do people join movements? What might exist to keep people from joining movements even when it may serve their self-interests?
Article: Crowds, Masses and Movements: Right Wing and Left Wing Macro Social Psychology - What are the characteristics that make a crowd different from a group? Are crowds any more emotional than groups or individuals? Are crowds any more manipulatable than groups? Are crowds any more destructive than groups or individuals? How do we account for our suspicions about crowds? Why do people join movements? What might exist to keep people from joining movements even when it may serve their self-interests?
<strong>The long read</strong>: From Brazil to Egypt, Turkey to Hong Kong, the 2010s saw a series of huge public uprisings. Yet many of them led to the opposite of what they asked for. I spoke to more than 200 participants across 10 countries to find out why
Scientific American Getty Images Protest expert Aldon Morris explains how social justice movements succeed By: close Aldon Morris Aldon Morris is Leon Forrest Professor of Sociology and African American Studies at Northwestern University and president of the American Sociological Association. His landmark books include AUTHOR Aldon Morris Aldon Morris is Leon Forrest Professor of Sociology and African American Studies at Northwestern University and president of the American Sociological Association. His landmark books include Credit: Nick Higgins One evening nine years ago 17-year-old Tra...